How should information on the FECA be provided to staff and students?
• New staff orientation should contain an overview of the FECA and basic procedures for ensuring compliance with filing and reporting requirements. • During the career preparation period, students should be provided with information regarding the proper procedures to be used when an injury occurs in the workplace. This should include an overview of the FECA and reporting requirements. • The student handbook should contain information about FECA benefits and procedures for reporting injuries. • FECA information should be available throughout the center, especially in areas where on-the-job injuries could occur or are treated (vocational shops, dormitories, recreational facilities, wellness unit). • Supervisory personnel should be provided training on the FECA program and its procedures, including SHIMS recordkeeping procedures. • Copies of the FECA, OWCP regulations, PRH Chapter 6, which contains references to OWCP benefits applicable to students, and relevant Program Instructions, Info
