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April 22, 2002 | Christine Baker |
(415) 703-4220 |
CHSWC Approves Development of Comprehensive Guide to Workers' Compensation
SAN
FRANCISCO -- The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
(CHSWC) approved plans to develop additional information materials for at its public
meeting on April 18, 2002 in Los Angeles.
Because the workers compensation system in California is so complicated, CHSWC has undertaken several research and educational projects to understand and address problems faced by injured workers trying to navigate the system. This latest effort will consolidate and coordinate information into a Comprehensive Guide to Workers Compensation, designed to be given to workers at the time of injury.
CHSWC, created by the workers'
compensation reform legislation of 1993, is charged with overseeing the health and safety
and workers' compensation systems in California and recommending administrative or
legislative modifications to improve their operation.
The Commission was established to conduct a continuing examination of the
workers' compensation system and of the state's activities to prevent industrial injuries
and occupational diseases and to examine those programs in other states.
Since its inception in 1994, CHSWC has
held meetings, conducted fact-finding hearings, and directed several studies to determine
how these crucial programs are serving California employees and employers. These studies, conducted by independent research
organizations under contract with the Commission, and other activities were aided by the
involvement of state agency personnel and interested members of the workers
compensation community. This cooperative
public-private partnership continues to work together to identify, describe, measure and
propose solutions to problems and difficulties in the current health and safety and
workers compensation systems.
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For any questions regarding this bulletin, please contact:
Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC)
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102
Email: chswc@dir.ca.gov
Phone: (415) 703-4220 Fax: (415) 703-4234
Contact Person: Christine Baker