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Occupational Health and Safety

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Question #1

Scenario: Modified work that is normally performed by others Ray works as a carpenter for a large construction company and injures his right arm while moving some equipment. The doctor has confirmed that Ray�s injury needs some time to heal before he can return to his pre-accident employment. Ray�s employer suggests that Ray return to work in a modified capacity and offers Ray a temporary position delivering orientation sessions to new employees as the regular trainer has been asked to do an assignment in the company�s head office. Is this reasonable?

a) Likely, as the assignment meets the conditions laid out in the opening paragraphs above, and is consistent with the purpose of temporary modified work.

b) It is not reasonable, as Ray is a carpenter and should not be asked to perform other duties, the union objects as it is a breach of the demarcation rules

c) It is not reasonable, Ray should be able to rest at home so he can recover quickly

d) Ray should be allowed to seek a second opinion

Question #2

Scenario: Modified work not immediately available Dave works from Wednesday to Sunday as a driver for the XYZ company. On Friday afternoon, Dave is on the road when another driver runs a stop sign and hits Dave�s vehicle. Dave escapes serious injury, but his right hand and wrist are badly sprained and he is unable to drive. Dave�s employer offers him modified work at the company�s head office, which Dave accepts, but the facility doesn�t operate on the weekends so Dave is unable to start the modified work until Monday. What is the status of Dave�s claim?

a) As modified work is not available on the weekend Dave is encouraged to take vacation days to cover the period until modified work is available, so he�s on leave.

b) Dave�s injury is reportable as all injuries with time loss for more than the day of the accident must be reported to the authorities, so he should be on sick leave.

c) Provided it did not result in financial hardship, Dave�s shift could be changed to accommodate the availability of the modified work (Monday to Friday instead of Wednesday to Sunday) until he is able to return to his regular duties.

Question #3

Scenario: Changes in regular duties Two health care providers have nurses with work-related back injuries. Neither nurse misses time from work, but they can�t lift patients so other nurses have to provide assistance. Employer A marks this as modified work while Employer B does not. Which is correct?

a) Employer A is correct. The nurses have had to eliminate regular tasks from their work routines as a result of work-related injuries and the injuries are considered to be disabling.

b) Employer B is correct. Nurses are required to carry out various tasks, so if they cannot lift there are other duties for them to carry out, so it�s not modified but part of their regular duties

c) Employer C is correct.

Question #4

Scenario: No change in regular duties A foreman who supervises sites hurts his back helping an employee move some materials. His doctor advises him not to do any heavy lifting for five days. Technically, he is still able to do his job as he misses no time from work and is still able to supervise the sites. Is this a modified work or a no time loss claim?

a) It is unreasonable to record this as a no time loss as the supervisor is expected to lift materials even though he is officially only supposed to supervise

b) It is reasonable to record this as a no time loss claim on the Employer�s Report because the foreman is able to continue with his normal job duties without any modifications.

c) It depends if the company needs to bring another worker in to carry out the work the supervisor has been performing

d) If the supervisor cannot physically carry out his normal supervisory duties because of the injury then it should be recorded as time lost

Question #5

Scenario: Unable to rotate duties A production worker has a work-related soft tissue injury. The doctor recommends that the worker�s exposure to a certain type of repetitious activity be reduced while the injury heals. The worker is trained in several production positions that the worker normally performs either as part of a rotation or for relief purposes. Some of these positions are considered suitable given the worker�s injury, and the worker is assigned to one of these production positions full-time on a temporary basis. Is this modified work?

a) No it�s not modified, if the worker normally does a variety of production tasks in rotation and can continue to perform some of those tasks, then the injury is not disabling and the temporary assignment is not considered modified work.

b) It depends, if the workers cannot perform any of his tasks because of the pain from the injury than it should be recorded as time loss

c) Probably, if the worker normally does a variety of production tasks in rotation and, because of the injury, is not able to perform some of those tasks, then the injury is disabling and the temporary assignment is considered modified work.

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