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Posted By Logan M.
A security guard has been diagnosed as a case of early lumbar spondylosis (1 year) and currently being managed by an Orthopaedic Consultant. He has been adviced light duty (no pushing, lifting heavy weights, bending,etc). His prognosis is not going to improve, but may worsen. Since his work involves heavy duty and there is no alternative jobs. What is the best way to handle this?
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Posted By MICHAEL LACY
I don't think I have ever heard of a security guard required to do heavy lifting.
Is this really the persons job?
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Posted By Logan M.
Yes, during firefighting exercises - lifting of fire extinguisher and other fire fighting water hoses.
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Logan
If there is definitely no alternative work for the man in your company AND his impairment is documented by the medical consultant, you appear to have what is called "voidance of contract on medical grounds". In this situation, two actions are advisable: get someone familiar with employment law to draft a letter of termination explaining how safety law requires termination (as it supersedes The Equality Act 2010); and link the man up with the Access to Work service for Helen in redeployment
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But why can't he be excused from the firefighting exercises?
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Wow, a 13 year old thread resurrected from the dead. Must be some kind of record ;-)
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And I thought I was going nuts!
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I wonder what happened to the security guard
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