Problem
You notice when you start that the accident statistics are very high and there does not seem to be anything in place to try to bring them down. The workplace has only been open for several years and you notice that there is no Occupational Health & Safety Program in place. There have been many accidents and you realize that there is no disability management program in place to get these injured workers back to work.
Discuss the "work accommodations" potion of a return-to-work initiative for the injured worker in the scenario. I would like all four work accommodations discussed and applied to the scenario. Again, use your imagination as I would like to see examples of each
Scenario:
You are the newly hired Director of Human Resources and Occupational Health & Safety at the "Scoops Ahoy", a very large ice cream retailer and party venue located in Hawkins, Ontario. It houses a retail store, an ice cream production facility, a small bakery, and a kid's party facility. The workplace employees 120 workers.
Due to a large snowfall the day before, the manager Scott Harrington realized that they have a large amount of snow and ice on the sloped roof of the facility and is concerned about the roof caving in from the weight. On the morning of January 5, 2023, Scott assigns three workers from the bakery to go on the roof and shovel the snow off. Scott gives the workers rubber boots and plastic shovels and tells them to ensure that all the snow & ice is removed from the roof by the end of the day.
At approximately 1:30 pm one of the workers, Ms. Robin Buckley notices ice build-up on the edge of the roof and goes over to kick it down. As she walks over to the edge she slips and falls over the edge of the roof to the parking lot 40 feet below. Robin suffers a fractured skull, a broken left shoulder, 6 broken ribs, a broken left elbow.