Commandant
United States Coast Guard
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, DC
Staff Symbol: G-WPC-6
Phone: (202) 267-1342
FAX: (202) 267-4580
COMDTINST 12800.2
FEB 6 2002
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 12800.2
Subj: U. S. COAST GUARD NON-APPROPRIATED FUND BACK-TO-WORK (BTW)
PROGRAM
1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction establishes policy, responsibilities and procedures for the
U. S. Coast Guard Non-Appropriated Fund Back-To-Work (BTW) Program. The purpose of
this Instruction is to assist management in controlling labor costs, and is not
intended to
create or vest in the injured party any new or additional, benefit, entitlement or right.
2. ACTION
. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for
directorates, Chief Counsel, chiefs of special staff offices in Headquarters, and Chief, Office
of Exchange and Morale shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this Instruction.
Internet release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED
. None.
4. DISCUSSION
. The BTW Program is intended to return employees who have incurred an on-
the-job injury to productive work as quickly as possible without risk to the employee’s health.
Some change in the job may be required in returning the injured employee to work. This may
involve simple changes to the physical characteristics of the original job; temporarily reassigning
the employee to productive alternate duties or providing adaptive devices (such as lifting
equipment) to reduce the physical demands of the job. New positions will not be established to
accommodate the BTW Program.
DISTRIBUTION – SDL No. 139
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NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: B:m TISCOM (1); C:a Cape Cod, Miami, Clearwater, Borinquen, Traverse City, San Diego,
Astoria (1); C:b North Bend, Port Angeles, Sitka (1 only); C:d St. Louis, Fort Macon, Charleston, Mayport, Miami Beach, San
Juan, Galveston, Mobile ( 1 only); C:e Cleveland, Galena Park, Portland OR (1 only); C:I Rockland, St. Petersburg, Fort Mayers
Beach, Cortez, Juneau (1 only); C:k Honolulu, Ketchikan (1 only); C:l San Francisco (1); C:n Staten Island (1)
