Staff Safety, Home Safety and Emergencies in the Home

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.

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About this policy

Policy number: GA-HSP-SAF-01
Version: 1.0
Main rule: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-37-.16(3)
Library: Georgia hospice · 60 policies
Category: Service delivery
Sections: 21

In short

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.

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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 (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

An inspector may ask

How do you assess safety in a patient’s home?
What does a nurse do if she feels unsafe during a visit?

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Rules it follows

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)29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)29 CFR §1910.120029 CFR §1904.39

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