Case Study: Analyzing Workers Compensation Act for Engineered Air

This case study analyzes the Workers Compensation Act of Alberta from the perspective of a Human Resource professional at Engineered Air. The assignment addresses a workplace accident involving an employee with a broken arm and concussion, requiring investigation and outlining the purpose of the Act, the duties of both the employer and employee, and the subsequent steps to be taken. The solution details accident reporting procedures, employee healthcare, and the allocation of the injured employee's workload. Furthermore, it recommends a comprehensive Return to Work program, encompassing administration, recovery, workplace arrangements, rights and obligations, leadership commitment, and worker support, along with a system for securely storing employee files. The direct and indirect costs associated with the injury are also differentiated, providing a complete overview of the incident management process.

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Occupational Health and Safety
Name
Institution

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1. Explain the purpose of the relevant Act.
This act is for the compensation of the employees who have been involved in accidents in an
organization. The act creates the workers concentration board as cooperation and grants it ability
to administer a system of workplace hurt for the workers and employers of the province of
Alberta
2. Summarize the duties that an employee and employer have when an accident has
occurred in the workplace.
Under the law, an employer has several duties when accident occurs in a work place. The
same applies to an employee. In the province of Alberta, the employer reports the accident to the
board since it is work related. This is to ensure that the employee is able to obtain health care and
time off from work for the healing period. The employer is the required to fill a form provided
by the board and later file it respective to the time that is stated in the province. The employer
should then go on with the contributions t o the employment benefits for example health
insurance and life insurance. The employers also have a responsibility of taking back the injured
worker to their duty once they have recovered from their illness. Under the laws of human rights,
the employer should accommodate the worker by assisting them in performing some of the
duties of the organization. The employees should therefore work as a team to get back the work
effort in the organization. The employee has a duty to report to the employer the work related
accidents and any other situation that is alarming in the organization and needs to be attended to
(Lane, 2017).
3. As you have been informed of the accident, refer to the relevant Act and outline what the
next steps should be. Ensure your answer includes how to deal with the injured employee as
well as how to handle the employee’s workload while he/she is away from the workplace.

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After being informed about the accident, I would report the accident to the board members of
the organization and the file the report in my province within the specified time. Next I would
ensure the employee obtains health care by taking him or her to the health center. While the
employee is away for recovery, I would work together with the other employees to maintain the
workforce as it was before in the organization. I would also ensure that the employee gets back
his work after recovery (Terrell, 2013).
4. Recommend how you can manage the Return to Work program for the employee?
I would manage the return to work program by ensuring that the program has the following
areas; administration, recovery at work, workplace arrangements, rights and obligations,
leadership commitment and also support to the worker. I will also institute and uphold a file for
each injured worker. I will ensure the files are well stored in a secured place and ensure no one
can easily get accessed to them (Champagne, 2016).
5. Differentiate the type of direct and indirect costs that could be affiliated with this injury.
With this injury of one broken arm, some of the direct costs that would be affiliated include
the insurance cost of the injured worker and medical treatment costs for the worker. Some of the
indirect costs that would be affiliated as per the injury would be initial response to the injured
employee, response to any damaged equipment, offering guidance and counseling to the
employee that has been involved in the accident by advising him or her, investigation to the
accident that has occurred and what could be the course, cost for correcting the condition that
might have led to the accident (Morgan, 2013).

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