Factsheets and Video

Purposes of the Educational Materials

The video and six factsheets were designed and tested by U.C. Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program (LOH)), under contract with the Commission. This project was conducted in close collaboration with representatives from many sectors of the California workers' compensation community.

These materials follow up on a study by the Commission of injured workers' experiences in trying to obtain information and help with their claims ("Navigating the California Workers' Compensation System," 1996). In the current project, the purpose of designing a video and six separate factsheets is to allow distributors to answer questions and address concerns of workers at different stages without overwhelming people by giving all the information at one time. Some of the different stages include when a worker is noninjured, recently injured, recovering from a job injury, and evaluated as permanently disabled.

Ideas for Distributing the Materials to Workers

You are encouraged to reproduce these materials for educational purposes. Project participants have made the following suggestions on how different organizations can show or distribute the materials to workers:

EMPLOYERS

in job orientation training for new workers

in general on-the-job training sessions

in health and safety job training sessions

with workers' paychecks

in meetings of labor-management health and safety committees

right after learning about a job injury

at later stages, such as when a worker needs to know about TD or PD benefits

CLAIMS ADMINISTRATORS

to employer/policyholders, to encourage distribution at the worksite

to an injured worker right after a claim is filed

in correspondence mailed to claimants at later stages of a claim

MEDICAL PROVIDERS

in waiting rooms of offices, clinics, and hospitals

ATTORNEYS AND REHABILITATION COUNSELORS

in orientations of clients

in answering questions

UNIONS

in union leadership training sessions for shop stewards and others

in meetings of union health and safety committees

in helping members dealing with job injuries

INJURED WORKER SUPPORT GROUPS

in support group meetings

to individual workers calling with questions

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SERVING THE PUBLIC

in waiting rooms or places where people wait in line

LIBRARIES

through computer access to DIR's Web site: www.dir.ca.gov

in rooms for reading or viewing at the library

on shelves or in files for borrowing

HIGH SCHOOLS

in teachers' classroom curricula

in guidance counselors' offices

through meetings of the PTA

in classes taught by work-experience coordinators

with issuance of work permits

JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS

in training of adults and youth

Where to Obtain the Materials

English-language versions of the factsheets are currently available in black and white and color. Spanish versions of the factsheets will be produced in the near future. Single copies of the factsheets may be obtained by contacting any Information and Assistance office of the state Division of Workers' Compensation.

To order multiple black and white, color, and/or customized versions of the factsheets, contact Standard Register at:

10390 Coloma Road, Suite 7

Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

(800) 975-4772/ fax (916) 368-1212

To order the video "as is," or to customize the video, such as adding a company logo or personal message, contact Standard Register or contact the producer, Christopher B. Bedford, directly at:

#5104 42^nd Avenue

Hyattsville, MD 20781

(301) 779-1000/ fax (301) 779-1001

email - cbedford@erols.com

Customizing the Factsheets

In the space at the top of the back page of each factsheet, distributors are encouraged to insert information telling workers how to contact the distributor. If you make no modifications at all, or only add your contact information, please retain the credit and copyright information on the last page of each factsheet. If you make any modifications other than adding your contact information, please replace the information that refers to LOHP and the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation with the following:

This factsheet was adapted from educational materials designed and produced in 1998 by the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), University of California at Berkeley, under contract with the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.

Changes were made by (name of person or organization)

Customizing the Video

With the video, the only modifications permitted are to add identifying information, contact information, or other messages before the beginning of the entire video or after the end of the entire video, or to translate the video into other languages. Please retain all credit and copyright information shown in the video.