{"ref":"OH-HSP-SAF-01","title":"Staff Safety, Home Safety and Emergencies in the Home","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Sets out the Agency's safety policies and procedures for staff and volunteers working in patients' homes: the home safety assessment and fall and fire prevention, what to do in a medical or other emergency in the home, personal safety before, during and after visits, workplace violence and leaving an unsafe home, driving, hazardous chemicals, and reporting and recording staff injuries, including the OSHA reporting time limits and Ohio workers' compensation.","inShort":["You never have to stay where you feel unsafe. End the visit, leave, and call the office or on-call nurse; call 911 if anyone is in danger.","For a change in the patient's condition, call the nurse. Call 911 for fire, violence, an emergency involving anyone else, or a patient emergency without a DNR order.","Check homes for fall and fire hazards and tell the nurse about any hazard to patients or staff.","Do not lift a patient alone. If a patient falls, check for injury and call the nurse.","Report every injury at work, however small, at once and complete an incident report the same day."],"primaryCitation":"OAC 3701-19-13(B)(7)","citations":["OAC 3701-19-13(B)(4), (7)","OAC 3701-19-22(F)(5)","OAC 3701-19-09(E)","ORC 4123.35"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §654","29 CFR §1904.39","29 CFR Part 1904","29 CFR §1910.1200","42 CFR §418.100(g)"],"surveyorAsks":["What do your staff and volunteers do in a medical emergency in a patient's home?","How do you assess a home for safety hazards at admission?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (OAC 3701-19-13(B); 29 U.S.C. §654)","5. Home Safety Assessment","6. Emergencies in the Home","7. Staff Safety on Visits","7.1 Before the visit","7.2 At the home","7.3 On the road","8. Workplace Violence and Stopping Visits","9. Hazardous Chemicals","10. Staff Injuries","11. Safe Patient Handling","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"oh-hospice","state":"Ohio","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}}