Clinical Director of Tri-County Business ‘n Industry Incident Response Team
1996-1998 ADEC Workplace Loss Special Interest Group Chair
Lakeshore Professional Counseling, Inc.
447 First Street
Menominee MI 49858
800-411-8832 or 906-864-2590 Ext. 103
Fax: 906-864-3058
www.lakeshore-counseling.com
jmharper@czo.net
lakeshore@czwireless.net
Death ends a
life…But it does not end a relationship, which struggles on in the survivor’s
mind.
6083 on the job
Deaths: (R. Reich, US Labor Dept, Sept 1993)
Women 7%
Murders 40%
Late Night
workers
Men 93%
Murders 15%
136 total (5 per 100,000)
16% Off-road vehicle
16% Stuck by objects/equip.
16% Highway accidents
13% Homicide
Crushed by
equipment/collapse
7% Falls
4% Electrocutio
4% Suicide
3% Aircraft accidents
10% Other Causes
Business Lo$$
Absenteeism after/during loss
Errors – mental & physical
Retraining costs
Benefits usage
Worker’s comp claims
Damaged equipment
Interpersonal conflicts & grievances
Health problems
Alcohol/caffeine/nicotine
Tardiness
More breaks
Talking on job
Reduced Productivity
Poor Product Quality
Reintegration: © Jeanne M. Harper
1. Collect and Study info from employee,
family and co-workers
2. Set Goals
3. Prioritize Objectives
4. Plan Action/Support
5. Evaluate/Monitor
6. Plan New Goals & Objectives … repeat
process
Three Survival
Strategies
1. Pre-incident education with Administration,
Supervisors and Employees
2. Continued Training – Exercise, Meditation,
Stress, Grief, Coping, etc.
3. Cross-Training between Departments
How Assist
• Restructure job/site/hours
• Provide educational information &
resources: written & verbal
• Maintain frequent contact with employee
• Meet with Co-Workers – listen to their
issues/concerns
• Note Death in company news organ
• Have employee come in WITHOUT working
(breaks, lunch)
• Have support group on-site
• Allow EAP usage