Employee Manual 2023 - Flipbook - Page 102
In the presence of a fire, always stay low to avoid breathing heated smoke, fumes, and gasses.
If you are authorized by your department head to fight a fire with a portable fire extinguisher, fight
only those fires which are small and controllable. Do NOT attempt to fight a fire which is spreading
beyond the immediate area, or which blocks your escape route, or if you are unsure of what kind of
fire extinguisher to use or how to use it.
If you have any doubts about whether or not to fight the fire, do NOT attempt to fight it!
Go to a safe place.
Employee Illness & Injury Reporting
If you incur a work-related injury or illness that is not an emergency, you must first notify your
department head/supervisor. You may then utilize first aid supplies from your area or your
department head will refer you to the appropriate medical facility. You must report all workrelated injuries as soon as possible. Failure to do so may result in the loss of worker's disability
compensation benefits that you may have otherwise received.
Returning to Work Following an Illness or Injury
If you are away from work due to a work-related illness or injury, you must return to the
appropriate medical facility prior to returning to work. After an employee receives initial
treatment, the doctor may release the employee for return to work in a restricted capacity while
the injury or illness heals. The City of Plymouth will make every effort to return temporarily
restricted employees to work within their work area. The employee’s job may be modified to meet
restrictions imposed; or the employee may be moved to a different job in which the restrictions
can be met.
Employees with restrictions given by a physician must contact their department head/supervisor to
see if there are jobs within their work area which will accommodate the restrictions.
Sick Pay and Compensation
Sick pay and compensation are determined by your union contract, employee manual and state or
federal law. Please see your department head or human resources to answer any questions
regarding this.
Access to Medical Records, Exposure Records and Material Safety Data Sheets
Employees have the right to review and copy:
• Their medical records and records of exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical
agents.
• Survey reports of exposure to toxic substances or harmful physical agents.
• Material Safety Data Sheets or other information that exist for chemicals in the workplace.
City of Plymouth Employee manual - Page 102 – March 2023
