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Injury management requires input from management and workers at every stage in the process:

From assessment of the current system, through planning and implementation of the new system, to ongoing evaluation and problem solving.
 
The first step in developing a best practice work disability program is to get commitment from the leaders of the organisation. This may include senior management, leaders from the 'factory floor', and production and HR management.
 
Other staff are more likely to get involved if senior management have made a clear and obvious commitment to the process.
 
This section of the handbook offers practical suggestions as to how to get the team onside.
 
For management, this involves educating them about the business benefits of best practice RTW – and the unnecessary costs associated with poorly managed RTW systems.
 
For employees, it is primarily about taking advantage of their workplace knowledge, informing them of the health benefits of early return to work after injury, and making them stakeholders in the process.
 
Committed management: Making the case for best practice RTW
Committed employees: Key principles for involving workers