Response to Medical Situations Policy

It is The Hartford's policy that the response to emergency and non-emergency medical situations at work affecting the health and well-being of employees should be addressed appropriately through the resources of the Company's My Wellness at Work Health Center or the employee's personal physician. No employee is required to respond to emergency medical situations. Employees should not respond to non-emergency medical situations unless their job description requires them to do so or they are certified members of the Emergency Medical Response Team.

 

Managers and employees are responsible for adherence to company policy. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

 

This policy is intended to ensure that appropriate responses to emergency and nonemergency medical situations occur, with employees receiving the best possible care.

 

This policy applies to all active employees of The Hartford and its participating subsidiaries who are based in U.S. locations of The Hartford.

 

In emergency medical situations, employees should summon emergency assistance by following the emergency protocol at the employee's location. For further information, contact the My Wellness at Work Health Center at 860-547-5662. If a manager feels an employee is ill enough to warrant an emergency response he/she should call 911 in the absence of onsite medical. The manager is obligated to do so even if the employee states he/she does not want 911 called. If the employee does not want to be transported by ambulance to a medical facility they should address that directly with the responders and the manager should not be in the position of making medical decisions.