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TextPrograms - Risk Management
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Claims Management The claims management program monitors the progress of all county workers' compensation and liability claims by providing the necessary coordination between the claims service company and various county agencies. The program also internally administers all self-insured claims such as public officials and police professional liabilities, real property, and vehicle collision and comprehensive claims.
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Rehabilitation Program The goal of the rehabilitation program is to assure the injured and disabled employees receive timely medical and rehabilitative assistance to reach maximum medical improvement and return to productive employment within identified physical limitations. Research has shown that returning to work, even in a limited capacity, helps to promote full recovery. For this reason, Fairfax County offers injured employees temporary modified assignments, based on their current work capabilities, as determined by their treating physician. In 1995, Fairfax County's Rehabilitation Program received the NACo (National Association of Counties) Achievement Award for excellence.
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Insurance Management The insurance program assures that the county's financial integrity is protected through a combination of commercial insurance and self-insurance. The program is responsible for procuring and maintaining the county's commercial insurance coverage to protect valuable county assets, such as buildings, contents, computer hardware and software, library books and other high valued inventory. Coverages are also purchased to provide for employee and public officials bonding requirements and excess liability and workers' compensation exposures above a self-insured retention.
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Risk Analysis and Mitigation This program element involves evaluating operational risks and identifying methods of treatment and mitigation of these risks. Other responsibilities under this program area include the monitoring and allocation of costs associated with losses to various general fund and non-general fund agencies as a means of accountability; contractual transfer of risk, inventory management of all of the county's insurable assets, development of appropriate policies and procedures, and countywide training related to this program element.
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Safety Management The safety management program is responsible for countywide safety and loss prevention services. The program goals are to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents resulting from county operations. This is accomplished through a variety of methods such as safety inspections and audits of county facilities/operations, loss analysis of services and operations, and development of safety-related policies, procedures and related training programs for county employees. |
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