CHSWC Looks at Loss Control, Return-to-Work Strategies

LOS ANGELES - The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation sees return-to-work efforts - and possibly better regulation of insurers - as potential methods of getting a better handle on workers' comp costs.During a hearing by the commission June 29 in this city, Dr. Niklas Krause, a researcher, reported some initial results from a study he's conducting on lower back injuries and return to work. Krause has found that workers with heavy work loads are less likely to partic