{"ref":"GA-HSP-SAF-01","title":"Staff Safety, Home Safety and Emergencies in the Home","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets how staff assess and reduce safety risks in patients’ homes, respond to emergencies during a visit, keep themselves safe before, during and after visits, stop or change visits when safety is at risk, report injuries and serious incidents including to OSHA, and handle hazardous chemicals, so that safety concerns are resolved with the patient and family before any thought of discharge.","inShort":["Check the home for falls, fire, oxygen, firearm and medication risks, and report new hazards the same day.","Check in and out with the office for flagged homes and visits after dark.","If you feel unsafe, leave at once and call your supervisor. Call 911 if anyone is in danger.","Tell the team the same day about significant changes or if the caregiver can no longer cope.","Report any work injury or vehicle accident to your supervisor the same day."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(3)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(3)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.14(6)(c)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.13(2)(c), (3)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.09(2)(d)"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)","29 CFR §1910.1200","29 CFR §1904.39"],"surveyorAsks":["How do you assess safety in a patient’s home?","What does a nurse do if she feels unsafe during a visit?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(3))","5. Home Safety Assessment","6. Emergencies During a Visit","7. Staff Safety on Visits","7.1 Before the visit","7.2 At the home","7.3 On the road","8. Resolving Safety Issues and Changing Visits","9. Staff Injuries and Serious Incidents","10. Hazardous Chemicals","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hospice","state":"Georgia","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}