Participant Guide Assessment 3 of 3 Portfolio of evidence - Implementation, monitoring and review of a return to work plan E1066 Diploma of Work Health and Safety BSBHRM509 Manage rehabilitation or...

Participant Guide
Assessment 3 of 3
Portfolio of evidence - Implementation, monitoring and review of a return to work plan
E1066 Diploma of Work Health and Safety
BSBHRM509 Manage rehabilitation or return to work programs
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Assessment number: 32363/03
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Competency details
BSBHRM509 Manage rehabilitation or return to work programs
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to process and analyse workers compensation and sick leave claims. It also covers the establishment of rehabilitation needs and return to work programs and their monitoring, review and evaluation.
It applies to individuals who manage claims and ensure that the organisation provides appropriate support for the worker.
Note: The terms 'occupational health and safety' (OHS) and 'work health and safety' (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented, Registered Training Organisations are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by refe
ing to the existing State/Te
itory OHS legislative requirements.
Assessment outline
All assessment tasks must be completed successfully to pass the unit.
    Assessment task
    Word limit
    1: Auto-mark quiz
    N/A
    2: Portfolio of evidence - Workers compensation procedures and plan
    1,700 + Evidence requirement
    3: Portfolio of evidence - Implementation, monitoring and review of a return to work plan
    1,300
There are three assessments of this unit:
1. answer quiz questions online
2. develop workers compensation procedures and a return to work plan for an injured employee
3. provide evidence of implementing, monitoring and reviewing the return to work plan for an injured employee
You are required to complete these assessments with reference to the Le Del
ock Hotel Case Study provided in ‘Additional Resources’ or based on your own workplace.
Instructions
Once you feel confident that you have covered the learning materials for this unit, you are ready to attempt this assessment. Write your assessment in a commonly used software program such as Microsoft Word, or you can download a Microsoft Word copy of this assessment from the relevant study period of your course in OpenSpace.
To help Open Colleges manage your assessment, please use the following file-naming convention when you save your Microsoft Word document. Your submission for each assessment must be incorporated into one file.
Your file should be named and saved to your computer’s hard drive using your [student number]_[assessment number].docx
For example, 12345678_21850a_01.docx
Assessment submission
When you are ready to submit your assessment, upload the file in OpenSpace using the ‘Assessment upload’ links in the relevant study period of your course.
Uploading assessments in OpenSpace will enable Open Colleges to provide you with the fastest feedback and grading on your assessment.
Please ensure that you keep a copy of all electronic and hard copy assessments you submit to Open Colleges.
Assessment 3: Implementation, monitoring and review of a return to work plan
Assessment description
Provide evidence of implementing, monitoring and reviewing a workers compensation plan.
Complete this task based on the Le Del
ock Hotel Case Study (see ‘Additional Resources’). As part of this task, you will need to read the Workers Compensation Policy for Le Del
ock (see ‘Additional Resources’).
Your evidence must include each of the parts specified below.
    Part A
    Conduct a risk assessment on the suitable duties that you identified in your return to work plan
    Part B
    Construct an email to the department managers seeking approval for the return to work plan you have developed
    Part C
    Prepare a communication plan that shows how you will encourage and maintain ongoing communication and feedback between the relevant parties
    Part D
    Write a letter to an employee on a return to work plan notifying them of a
each of the plan and explaining the actions that will be taken as a result, including any modifications to the claim
    Part E
    Prepare a closure report for a return to work program
Specifications
Your evidence must include the following as a minimum:
Part A – Risk assessment
Conduct a risk assessment on the suitable duties that you identified in your return to work plan. Your assessment must include:
· a description of the tasks
· hazards
· associated risks
· existing risk controls
· a risk rating
· additional controls required
· the risk rating with the additional controls.
Use the Risk assessment template below to prepare your assessment.
Also look carefully at the Le Del
ock Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control Procedure (in the case study).
Review topic 7.2.7 of the module for more information.
(300 words)
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Risk assessment template
    Tasks
    Hazards
    Associated risks
    Existing risk controls
    Risk rating with existing controls *
    Additional risk controls required
    Risk rating with additional controls *
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Part B – Approval
Construct an email to the department managers seeking approval for the return to work plan you have developed.
Look carefully at the Le Del
ock Corporate Structure (in the case study) to identify the relevant department managers.
Review topic 7.2.5 of the module for more information.
(200 words)
    
Part C – Communication plan
Prepare a communication plan that shows how you will encourage and maintain ongoing communication and feedback between the relevant parties. Your plan must include:
· details of the relevant people
· the information that needs to be communicated
· how communication will occu
· the timing/frequency of communication
· responsibilities.
Use the Communication plan template below for your plan.
Look carefully at the Le Del
ock Corporate Structure to help you identify relevant parties.
Review topic 7.3.4 of the module for more information.
(200 words)
Communication plan template
    Project name:
    Prepared by:
    Date:
    
Stakeholders
▼
    Key Messages to Communicate
    Communication Methods
to be used
(written, one-on-one, electronic, meetings, etc.)
    Description of Specific Communications
(content, format, level of detail, etc.)
    
Timing
    
Person(s) responsible for communicating item
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    References:
    Assumptions:
    Constraints:
Part D – Breach response
Write a letter to an employee (Hafeez Maram) on a return to work plan notifying them of a
each of the plan and explaining the actions that will be taken as a result, including any modifications. Your letter must include:
· a description of the
each
· details of the relevant workers compensation authority
· the process to be implemented in the event of a
each
· modifications that will be made to the return to work plan.
Review topics 7.3.3, 7.3.4 and 7.3.5 of the module for more information.
(300 words)
Additional information The injured employee has refused to attend physiotherapy as outlined in his return to work program ‘Commence physiotherapy as soon as support boot is removed on 18 November’. It is now 18 December and he has begun to complain of continued pain and difficulty moving his leg when seated for 2-4 hours when he finds himself in one place.
    
Part E – Closure report
Prepare a closure report for a return to work program. Your report must include:
· details of the injured employee
· details of the return to work program
· the reason the program ceased
· the outcome
· details of any issues encountered during the program
· pre-injury and post-injury duties
· recommendations (these must take into account the timeframes of the rehabilitation, the success of the program and the costs and benefits to the organisation).
Use the Return to Work Program Closure Report below to prepare your plan.
Review topic 7.3.6 of the module for more information.
(300 words)
Additional information
The injured employee attended the review appointment with Dr Kinsella on 6 January. After the consultation, the doctor provided an updated Workcover Medical Certificate and endorsed that the employee was now fit for pre-injury duties from the 6 January. The injured employee attended the workplace and provided you with the updated medical certificate and advised that he was now fully recovered and ready to undertake pre-injury duty.
Return to Work Program Closure Report
    RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM CLOSURE REPORT
    Employee’s Name:
    
    Claim No:
    
    DOB:
    24/11/XX
    Nature of Injury:
    
    Date of Injury:
    
    REHABILITATION DETAILS
    RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM COMMENCED
    
    DATE RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM CEASED
    
    REASON RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM CEASED
    
    RTW Objective achieved
    
    Claim settled
    
    Employee withdrew voluntarily
    
    Permanently and totally incapacitated
    
    Employer withdrew rehabilitation
    
    
    RETURN TO WORK OUTCOME
    
    Pre-injury Employer, Pre-injury Employment
    
    Different Employer, Pre-injury Employment
    
    Pre-injury Employer, Modified Employment
    
    Different Employer, Modified Employment
    
    Pre-injury Employer, Alternative Employment
    
    Different Employer, Alternative Employment
    ISSUES IDENTIFIED WITH RTW PROGRAM
    
    
    
    PRE-INJURY DUTIES
    POST-INJURY DUTIES NOW ALLOCATED
    WORKPLACE
    
    
    LOCATION
    
    
    POSITION
    
    
    COMMENTS
    
    
    
    
    RECOMMENDATIONS:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Signed:                     Date:
Return to Work Coordinator