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13 Cards in this Set
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Duty to accommodate |
Legislated responsibility of employers to accommodate workers who are attempting to return to work following an injury or illness via changes in job tasks and/or the work environment to enable workers with a temporary or permanent disability to perform work productively |
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Undue Hardship |
Aspect of human right legislation that means that employers must accommodate the needs of a disabled worker unless the necessary modifications would lead to health and safety difficulties or present unsustainable economic or efficiency costs |
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Disability Management |
Proactive employer practices with the goals of preventing or reducing workplace disability, intervening early in the face of risk or injury, and providing coordinated management and rehabilitation functions to promote workers recovery and safe and timely return to work |
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Systems Approach |
An approach to disability management that emphasizes the work and organizational context |
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Full recovery model |
A former approach to disability management that operated completely outside the workplace and was dictated by the physicians assessment of recovery |
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Positive safety climate |
Organizational context with a well communicated commitment to occupational health and safety; employees generally share the perception that their safety is valued |
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Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAPs) |
Programs designed to help employees and members of their families with problems that may interfere with worker productivity, including alcohol and other drug abuse, emotional or behaviour problems among family members, and financial or legal problems |
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Workplace Accommodation |
Modifications to the arrangement of work that promote early and safe return to work for injured, ill, or disabled workers |
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Light duty work |
Workplace accommodation where workers return to a job that is less demanding than their previous job |
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Gradual work exposure |
A type of light duty accommodation where job demands slowly increase until the workers are performing the full requirement of their pre-injury jobs |
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Work trials |
A form of accommodation where workers return to work on a trail basis |
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Supported and sheltered work |
Modified work arrangements designed to help those with permanent disabilities who have either not been successful in competitive work environments or require substantial support to return to work |
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Return-to-work coordinator |
Person who is responsible for return to work case management |
