- HAZARDOUS DUTY INJURY. Whenever any employee covered by this Agreement becomes unable to perform his/her regular duties, through no fault of his/her own, by reason of injury inflicted upon him/her and arising out of and in the course of his/her employment with the GCRTA (e.g., but not limited to, while in hot pursuit of suspect, or inflicted by a person resisting arrest, or during apprehension of a suspect), which injury or disability shall be eligible for temporary or total disability payments under Ohio's Workers' Compensation law, the employee shall receive their full pay for a period not to exceed twenty-six (26) weeks. This shall not apply during those times when the employee is engaged in administrative or clerical duties, when an employee is on a meal or rest period or when engaged in personal business. The Director of Security/Chief of Police shall by rule define those administrative and clerical duties, which present situations where the occurrence of an injury does not entitle the employee to this benefit. The Director of Risk Management, in conjunction with the Director of Security/Chief of Police, shall determine if an employee is eligible for Hazardous Duty Injury compensation.
- HAZARDOUS DUTY INJURY. For up to a maximum of one (1) year, an employee shall maintain his/her regular pay and benefits (except for the accrual of sick leave, which shall not occur during HDI leave) where he/she sustains an injury or a physical illness while responding to and operating at a fire call; fighting a fire; addressing a hazardous incident; responding to and operating at a medical emergency; involved in a traffic accident when en route to, or at the scene of a call; while engaged in training that entails firefighting or hazardous conditions (e.g. technical rescue); or for any other circumstances determined by the Safety Director in his/her sole discretion. An employee on such leave shall not have his accumulated sick time, holidays, accumulated overtime, and vacation days reduced. Aggravating a prior HDI injury shall not entitle the employee to a new one-year maximum period. Upon request from the employee, the City, within its sole discretion, may extend HDI leave up to an additional ninety (90) calendar days beyond the one-year maximum period. A Fire Fighter off work longer than thirteen (13) weeks due to hazardous duty injury shall not maintain the right to holiday pay while off work for this reason. An employee must file an accident report with the Safety Director immediately following the incident or immediately after the discovery of a physical illness or injury arising out of an incident, for determination as to whether said employee qualifies for hazardous duty injury eligibility. An employee on this injury status is prohibited from engaging in any other employment during any period of time that he/she is receiving hazardous duty injury pay. The City may require periodic examinations, including a complete medical diagnosis, to determine the continued extent of incapacity and when an employee may be returned to normal duty. If the employee will never return to normal duty, then application shall be made for a disability retirement pension, with a copy of the application provided to the Safety Director. While both the City and the Union acknowledge that there are no permanent restricted duty assignments available, the Safety Department may, at its option, designate certain assignments as temporary restricted duty assignments from time to time to which an eligible employee may be assigned. The assignments of said employees are the sole responsibility of the Employer based upon the medical bureau’s examination results. Injuries which are incurred by Fire Fighters wh...
