Post Offer of Employment Testing – Report Metrics:

Federal Cartridge Company

Industry: Ammunition Manufacturer

Program Benchmark Period: March 2009 through December 2010

Program Overview:

This employer experienced a significant number of cumulative trauma and sprain/strain
injuries in the two year period prior to implementing the BTE Post Offer of Employment Testing (POET) program. Due to the repetitive nature of the work, there was a higher than normal
frequency of upper extremity injuries. In addition, the employer knew it would be adding
employees through growth and attrition. BTE Technologies was contracted to develop and
validate employer specific POET protocols to correspond to the targeted jobs. In addition to
using the POET test for new employees, incumbent workers who were applying for an internal transfer to a more difficult job were also required to test in order to ensure they possessed the requisite physical capabilities for the new job.

POET Program Information:

During the 22-month period following implementation of the BTE POET program, 392 new hires passed the test. Nine percent of the new-hire candidates did not meet the required job demands so their conditional job offers were revoked.

 

Recordable MSD Injuries March 2009 — December 2010:

 

# of Cases

Injury Rate

Cost per Claim

Existing Employees
(not POET tested)

51

4.3%

$16,058

POET Tested New Hires

2

0.5%

$1,577

 

Total Savings and Costs Avoided:

New Hires at 3.8% Existing Employee Injury Rate
(current existing employee injury rate less POET
tested new hire injury rate) 		15
Claims Cost Savings $240,870
Injuries Avoided at 50% of failed POET
(new hires & incumbents)		 21
Claims Costs Applied = Costs Avoided From
Not Hiring Failed Candidates 		$337,218
Total Savings + Costs Avoided $578,088
Net Return-on-Investment
(net of program costs)		 3.34%

For every dollar spent on POET program, employer saved $4.34.