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Staff Safety in the Home and Workplace Violence Prevention

Sets out how the Agency protects staff who work alone in patients’ homes and on the road: safety screening at referral, a home safety check at the first visit, a check-in and check-out system, rules for leaving an unsafe home without abandoning the patient, handling aggression, weapons, animals, and drugs, driving and weather, safe patient handling, and reporting and support after any incident.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HH-HR-05
Version
1.0
Main rule
29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)
Library
Georgia home health · 56 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
21

In short

  • Check in at the start and check out at the end of every visit.
  • If you feel unsafe, leave calmly. If anyone is in danger, call 911.
  • Once you are safe, call your supervisor at once so the patient’s care can be arranged. Leaving an unsafe home this way is not abandonment.
  • Report every threat, assault, injury, or near miss the same day.
  • Do not lift a patient alone when the plan says two people or a lift are needed.

What's inside

21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1))
  • 5. Safety Screening at Referral
  • 6. Home Safety Check at the First Visit
  • 7. Visit Tracking
  • 8. Personal Safety Practices
  • 9. Leaving an Unsafe Home
  • 10. Aggression and Workplace Violence
  • 11. Driving and Weather
  • 12. Safe Patient Handling
  • 13. Incident Reporting and Support
  • 14. Responsibilities
  • 15. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 16. Staff Training
  • 17. References
  • 18. Related Policies and Forms
  • 19. Approval
  • 20. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • How do you find out about safety risks in a home before the first visit?
  • How does the office know a staff member has finished a visit safely?

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