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Posted By Duncan_Smith
Howdy
I am in the process of writting a policy for our staff that break their legs playing football in the evenings and hobble in on their crutches a few days later.
We did have a blanket rule that no one was allowed on site on crutches due to the nature of what we do. Over time this seemed to fall apart and the environment has changed drastically.
So, we want people to come back ASAP and make reasonable steps to aid in their return. However, I can not see any legal refernces to this.(does this fall under DDA?) I want to make sure that i am not discriminating against anyone and some general advise on what measures other companies take.
Any Advise welcome.
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Posted By Vanessa Moore
Hi Duncan,
We will not let anyone return to work without, first, a medical certificate certifying them fit to fulfil their duties. Then we will do a return to work risk assessment, which basically looks at their job roles and their current impairments (i.e. broken leg). Then we will look at how this will bring in new hazards and affect their full duties.
If we find they can't perform full duties, we look at light duties. If they can't do them, then the risk assessment will idenfity that the risks are too high to bring them back to work. This gets past onto HR and their line manager.
Hope that helps.
V
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Posted By Tarquin Farquor
Duncan,
Someone with a temporary disablement that is not likely to last more than 12th months (ie a broken leg) would not be covered by the DDA.
Regards,
TF
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Posted By Crim
My son recently fractured a metatarsal and was put in a temporary plaster cast and issued with crutches. A few days later the cast was removed and he was fitted with a "boot" that allowed him to walk without the use of crutches.
He had one day off school, the day following the accident, and has attended school ever since. He can walk around without difficulty, wearing the boot, and has no problems sitting at his school desk.
If he was older and employed by me I would have no problem allowing him back to work as long as there were no activities involving running or heavy lifting etc.
Duncan, how would this fit in with your workplace and activities?
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Posted By Fred Pratley
There seems to be a growing number of temporarily disabled persons due to good old keyhole surgery where knee joints get sorted out and people want to come back because they are basically fit, can drive but still need crutches to get about.
Each instance needs to be looked at seperately and in addition to the RA on the job in question, we also look at access and egress routes to from the work position and facilities the person, plus the potential for contamination.
Also, we check Fire escape arrangements and arrange a temporary buddy system until things return to normal.
Fred
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