1 10/6/2015 Workplace Accidents and Injuries CASS COUNTY HHVS

10/6/ SAFETY TRAINING  THIS TRAINING WILL COVER: HHVS SAFETY PROGRAMS GOALS EMPLOYERS ROLE IN ACHIEVING GOALS EMPLOYEES ROLE IN ACHIEVING GOALS WHAT IS A NEAR MISS/HIT INCIDENT? WHAT IS A WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT? WHAT IS A WORK-RELATED INJURY? HOW ARE THESE REPORTED? TO WHOM ARE THESE REPORTED? WHEN ARE THESE REPORTED? HOW PROPER AND EARLY REPORTING CAN HELP REDUCE WORK-RELATED INJURIES

10/6/ WORKER’S COMPENSATION  WE ALL WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHEN WE COME TO WORK The reality is that work-related injuries DO occur …

10/6/ HHVS SAFETY GOALS  Cass County HHVS has safety goals in place Safe and healthy work environment Procedures in place to ensure safety Zero lost time injuries Becoming more proactive in accident & incident prevention Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e Injury Help

10/6/ HHVS SAFETY GOALS  Whose job is it to help achieve our goals? Employers Employees Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e Injury Help

10/6/ EMPLOYER  Employer Responsibilities: Communicate safety goals, objective and procedures thru means of: Posters Employee Handbooks Orientation Notifications On-going Training Having effective reporting and investigative procedures in place Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e Injury Help

10/6/ EMPLOYER CONTINUED Identifying, analyzing and controlling hazards by means of: Analysis of injury/illness records Analysis of trends Inspections to identify high risk job activities Procedures Controls Exposure to hazardous substances, harmful and/or infectious agents Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e Injury Help

10/6/ EMPLOYEE  Employee Responsibilities: Identify & Report: Potentially unsafe conditions Potentially unsafe acts All accidents All near misses All incidents Participate in investigations Make safety suggestions Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e Injury Help

10/6/ NEAR MISS INCIDENT  A near miss incident Results in neither injury or property damage but has the potential to cause either or both Occurs due to an unsafe act or condition Requires corrective action to prevent recurrence Examples: A box sitting on an overhead shelf isn’t pushed back all the way when it suddenly falls and misses the employee standing below by a few feet Cords running across an area that people walk – trip hazard Icy sidewalks Wet / slippery floors Broken outlet covers

10/6/ EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY  Report ALL near miss incidents verbally to your supervisor or director IMMEDIATELY Unsafe Act Immediately inform co-worker action is unsafe Unsafe Condition Remove yourself and others from immediate danger  Submit a “Near Miss Incident” Report Immediately  Participate in the incident investigation

10/6/ EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY  Inform appropriate people if immediate danger  Complete and submit “Near Miss Incident” Report Including: Investigation of incident Recommendation of corrective action Consider disciplinary action if/when appropriate Distribute report appropriately  Implementation of corrective action  Train and/or inform employees

10/6/ WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT  ANY unplanned, undesired event not necessarily resulting in injury, but resulting in damage to property and/or interruption of the activity in progress Example: Vehicle damage due to deer hit

10/6/ WORK-RELATED INJURY  ANY injury arising out of and in the course of employment “Arising out of” Must be a connection between work and injury “In the course of” Time, place and circumstances of injury

10/6/ EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY  Report ALL accidents AND/OR injuries to your supervisor IMMEDIATELY No matter how minor or insignificant they may seem  Report ALL accidents AND/OR injuries to the fiscal officer IMMEDIATELY OSHA Regulations mandate the timeframe in which an employer must report an injury

10/6/ EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY  Request medical attention if necessary Return “Report of Work Ability” form to fiscal officer Inform Supervisor of any work restriction FOLLOW WORK RESTRICTIONS!!!  All follow-up appointments require a “Report of Work Ability” form to be filled out by doctor  Keep supervisor/ fiscal officer informed of on- going restrictions  Participate in the accident investigation

10/6/ EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY  Post-Injury 1 st Report of Injury (as described by employee) Call 911 if life threatening injury Have employee make a doctors appointment if warranted “Report of Work Ability” forms to employee FMLA forms to employee when needed Copies of all forms to MCIT  In-house Investigation Accident Investigation Report Implementation of corrective action  Post-Injury Strategy Keep in contact with the employee Work with employee regarding any questions, or concerns they may have Return to work issues Compensation issues, etc.

10/6/ EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY  In-house Accident Investigation Accident Investigation Report Who was involved? Any witnesses? What happened? What was the activities before the incident occurred? When (in detail) did events occur? Where (in detail) did the event take place? How or why did the event take place? What equipment was involved? Implementation of corrective action Post-Injury Strategy Keep in contact with the employee Work with employee regarding any questions, or concerns they may have Return to work issues Compensation issues, etc.

10/6/ WE ALL BENEFIT  INCREASED SAFETY  HEALTHIER WORK PLACE  BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT  DECREASED EXPENSES Incidents Equals Healthy Work place Accident s Report Injuries Reduc e InjuryHelp

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