{"ref":"LA-HSP-SAF-01","title":"Safety Program: Accidents, Hazards, Home Safety and Smoking Materials","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets out the Agency’s safety program under LAC 48:I §8235.D.3: a safe environment where the Agency knows or has reason to know a setting might be dangerous; reporting, monitoring and follow-up of all accidents, injuries and safety hazards; the home safety assessment; the policy on smoking materials in all care settings; insurance and workers’ compensation; realistic workloads and travel time; and the OSHA injury and illness recording and reporting duties (29 CFR Part 1904).","inShort":["Report every accident, injury, near miss or safety hazard to your supervisor at once and fill out the report the same day.","Check each home for safety at admission and when things change: falls, fire, smoke alarms, oxygen, weapons and animals.","Do not smoke or vape in patients’ homes, facilities, the office or a vehicle with a patient.","Patients who smoke must never smoke near oxygen; teach the family our smoking materials rules.","If you are hurt at work, get care and report it right away so it can be handled and recorded."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I §8235.D.3","citations":["LAC 48:I §8235.D.3","LAC 48:I §8235.D.3.a-i","LAC 48:I §8229.B.3","LAC 48:I §8231.C.4","LAC 48:I §8221.C.18","LAC 48:I §8217.E.2.e","LAC 48:I §8217.Q.3.l"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)","29 CFR Part 1904","29 CFR §1904.1","29 CFR §1904.29","29 CFR §1904.32","29 CFR §1904.33","29 CFR §1904.35","29 CFR §1904.39","42 CFR §418.58(c)(2)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me your accident, injury and hazard reports for the last quarter and the follow-up on each.","What is your policy on smoking materials, and how did you apply it for this patient on oxygen?"],"forms":[{"ref":"LA-HSP-SAF-01-A","title":"Accident, Injury and Safety Hazard Report"},{"ref":"LA-HSP-SAF-01-B","title":"Home Safety and Smoking Materials Assessment"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §8235.D.3)","5. Where the Program Elements Are","6. Home Safety Assessment","7. Smoking Materials in All Care Settings","8. Reporting Accidents, Injuries and Hazards","9. Monitoring and Follow-Up","10. OSHA Injury and Illness Records and Reports","11. Staff Safety, Workload and Travel","12. When the Environment Remains Unsafe","13. Office Safety","14. Responsibilities","15. Records and Compliance Monitoring","16. Staff Training","17. References","18. Related Policies and Forms","19. Approval","20. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hospice","state":"Louisiana","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}}