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Return To Work Program

The objective of the return to work program is to:

Enable healthy recovery

Support the recovery of capabilities of injured or

ill employees

Manage restrictions towards the employee’s

normal job duties

Objectives

A CSP employee presents as written notification

from a physician stating his / her injuries/illness

restrict from doing normal job duties. Injuries can

be:

. Work-Related Injury/Illness

. Non Work-Related Injury/Illness

Initial Return To Work

If a CSP employee is restricted in his/her abilities

to perform everyday duties, the employee will be

assigned to light duty.

The restriction must be the result of a work

related injury/illness, and must have a written

physician letter stating light duty.

Work-Related Injury/Illness

Any employee at CSP restricted in his/her abilities to

perform normal job functions due to a non-work

injury/illness, might be assigned to light duty.

The employee must still have a physician letter stating

restrictions, and this must be reviewed by higher

management to confirm if light duty will be granted.

Non-Work Related Injury/Illness

The purpose of light duty is to provide a temporary

transition from injured/ill employees to a full

recovery to perform there everyday job duties.

Employees receiving light might stay on it until full

recovery, unless a physician note states otherwise.

Light Duty Assignments/Requirements:

Purpose of light duty, functions and roles:

The assignments of light duty should be incorporated towards the employees duties she/he preform.

The length of light duty assignments must be within the boundaries of which a physician deems necessary and the time towards recuperation.

Light duty should not last longer than 90 Days.

It is the employee’s responsibility to supply management with up to date physician information after every visit.

Light Duty Assignments:

At the end of the light duty assignments, a CSP employee must:

Obtain a medical release from company physician to return to everyday normal duties.

If extension is needed must be granted by a physician and management.

Once approval is granted to work, and perform everyday normal duties, if the employee does not report to his/her normal day duties the following working day, disciplinary action may be taken.

Light Duty Assignment Termination:

Once the employee obtains a written assessment from a company's physician or a private physician stating full duty capabilities, he / she can then return to full duty without any restrictions.

Management must obtain a written copy for files/records before full duty is granted.

In a non-related work injury/illness the employee must be examined by a company physician before granting full duty.

Resumption Of Full Duty Assignments

Please refer to CSP Safety and environmental manual for detailed and updated information

and forms for “CSP Return-to-Work Program”. Physical copies in control room, front office and electronic copy in drop box.