Reference no: EM133006900

Write the following scenario recommending whether a return-to-work plan should be created for the injured worker. If a plan is recommended describe the elements of the plan, including work modifications, involvement with medical professionals and other parties, how barriers will be addressed, and how the worker will benefit from the plan. Your report should consider all the practical considerations outlined in the scenario.

Scenario 1: Raoul

Raoul is a warehouse worker. His job has three components: lifting materials on and off a skid; moving materials around the warehouse using the mechanized skid, and recording such movements, and performing periodic inventory. Raoul injured his lower back. After being off work for three weeks (and receiving WCB), the doctor indicates he should not perform manual lifting but can perform other activities for at least eight weeks, but with no known end date. There are five other workers in the warehouse performing the same job. The work pace is quite busy for all six workers. There is a supervisor who monitors performance and resolves problems. Raoul is personally unpopular with his co-workers and there is skepticism among the other workers about whether his injury is real. The supervisor reports that visibly providing "light duties" to Raoul will create unrest among his co-workers. There is no other department or section where Raoul could be temporarily transferred.