Safety Program: Accidents, Hazards, Home Safety and Smoking Materials

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).

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About this policy

Policy number: LA-HSP-SAF-01
Version: 1.0
Main rule: LAC 48:I §8235.D.3
Library: Louisiana hospice · 60 policies
Category: Service delivery
Sections: 21

In short

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.

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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

An inspector may ask

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?

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Rules it follows

LAC 48:I §8235.D.3LAC 48:I §8235.D.3.a-iLAC 48:I §8229.B.3LAC 48:I §8231.C.4LAC 48:I §8221.C.18LAC 48:I §8217.E.2.eLAC 48:I §8217.Q.3.l29 U.S.C. §654(a)(1)29 CFR Part 190429 CFR §1904.129 CFR §1904.2929 CFR §1904.3229 CFR §1904.3329 CFR §1904.3529 CFR §1904.3942 CFR §418.58(c)(2)

Forms included

LA-HSP-SAF-01-A Accident, Injury and Safety Hazard Report
LA-HSP-SAF-01-B Home Safety and Smoking Materials Assessment

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