1. SAFETY AND HEALTH

2.  Employee Safety  National Patient Safety Goals  What is OSHA?  OSHA’s Role in Safety and Health

3.  Hazard Communication Plan  Exposure Control Plan  Medical Waste Management Plan  Housekeeping Policy

4.  Develop and enforce mandatory job safety and health standards  Maintain reporting and record keeping of job-related injuries  Encourage employers and employees to reduce hazards  Provide for research in occupational safety  Provide for state-level occupational safety and health programs

5.  During an OSHA inspection-  Initial meeting, Walk-through, Final meeting. They do not discuss terms.  OSHA includes mouthpieces as protective equipment.  Some OSHA regulations include: Exposure plan, Housekeeping policy, Fire safety plans.

6.  Under federal law, OSHA can inspect in only  50 states.  OSHA citations are categorized by:  Repeat Serious Other  Check for posting of OSHA safety poster  Review of OSHA log of injuries for the past 3 years  Inspection for compliance with OSHA standards  Commenting on and note obvious hazards

7.  1 st Priority – Imminent Danger  2 nd Priority – Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents  3 rd Priority – Employee Complaints  4 th Priority – Programmed Inspection  5 th Priority – Follow-up Inspections

8.  CHAIRS - Always purchase commercial grade material, Always purchase a contoured backrest, Always purchase a chair with casters.  Employees in wheelchairs- order stacking filing cabinets.

9.  It is the office manager's responsibility to deal with an impaired physician.  A medical practice disaster plan must include an alternative site where patients can be treated  Creative leadership can be accomplished by directing the efforts of others  Which law forces the office manager to look at the big picture? Miles Law

10.  Identify potential risk.  Store computer backup tapes off-site  Store emergency supplies off-site  Develop an evacuation plan  Develop a plan for patient care off-site  Ensure that your insurance policy does not exclude certain disasters  Develop a plan for contacting patients, vendors, employees’ families