BSBWHS417 RTW

What does RTW stand for?

• Rehabilitation Through Work

• Return to Work

• Recent To Work

• Reply To Work

Injured workers must:

• Assist in the coordination of their RTW plan

• Write their RTW plan and inform employers about it

• Tell professions what work that want to doin the plan

• Not return to work if they don't want to

Workers can nominate their own treating doctor

• True

• False

• It depends on the organisation

• it depends on the injury

Employers must have a Return to Work program available to their workers.

• Always

• Never

• Depends on the size of the organisation

• Depends on the type of business

Suitable duties must be available to an injured worker

• Depending on the business

• Depending on their level of sick leave

• Depending on their holidays

• Always

What could cause an increase in injuries?

• Returning injured workers without modifying duties

• Making changes without risk assessing them

• Not modifying equipment or work spaces that have identified risks

• All of the above

How often should the RTWP be reviewed?

• Every week

• Every 2 weeks

• Every month

• after an agree length of time between stakeholders

Do you have to reassess a RTWP that is successful?

• It's not necessary but is good practice to do so.

• No

• Yes

• If the PCBU requests it.

Return to Work Plans..?

• Require medical information to be shared

• Can be standardised to ensure consistency

• Can be designed with out workers input

• Do not have to consider legal requirements

RTW communications must be done...?

• Face-to-face

• By phone

• via video chat

• All of the above