Coordinators
This section of the website outlines the claims process and provides resources to Worker’s Compensation Coordinators. You can navigate the pages using the links below, or the sidebar menu on the left.
Initial actions of coordinator
- Initial documentation, prioritizing the claim, and acknowledging receipt of claim.
- Provides a summary and guidance to administer the UW System Administrative Policy 635, Return to Work: Worker’s Compensation.
- Useful tips on OSHA recordkeeping, including summary sheets, guides, the OSHA recordable decision tree, and WC vs. OSHA summary.
Role of coordinator
The role of the campus Worker’s Compensation Coordinator is to coordinate involvement of the supervisor, risk manager, and safety officer on each worker’s compensation claim by assuring:
- the accident or disease is well documented,
- confidentiality of all information related to an injured worker’s claim is maintained,
- the injured employee is assisted and supported,
- risk and safety factors are responded to appropriately, and
- all documentation is provided to the Claims Examiner.