Reporting And Investigation Of An Accident Assessment

The Healthcare field is becoming more aware of how important it is to change the way that organizational culture is becoming in order to help improve patient safety. Even though patient safety plays a very important part of our health care system which helps explain the importance quality of health care. However, when trying to keep patients safe, it can be a demanding challenge because of human errors and mistakes that are made. According to World Health Organization, patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient while in the process of health care (who.int/patientsafety). Being in the position of a clinical content manager, the first step in reporting problems is to make sure that when reporting a problem, it need to be done at the earliest stage to show the importance to the company. The approach that I would take as a Clinical content manager is to identify the problem, have regular shift meetings to address any issues, flag any errors that occurred, have regular safety meeting, give feedback to staff on any errors that were found, try to figure out the best solution not only for the patients, but staff also, and although being a team leader, I would give the staff the opportunity to address any concerns that they may have.

| Explain what the accident reporting procedures are and who is responsible for making the reports.

Outcome 4.1 Explain the policies and procedures of the setting or service in response to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness.

procedures that must be followed in case of accidents, it also specifies that classrooms and

In dealing with an accident or hazard for example if a child was to trip and fall in the playground, there are set instructions to follow to ensure the incident is dealt with appropriately. This would involve taking the child to a registered first aider within the building to allow the child to receive treatment on any injury they may have received. An accident for needs to be filled out so that the accident has been recorded, this then needs to be logged and reported to a senior member or staff. As well as this the incident will need to be reported to and explain to the parents. An extra measure would be to carry out an assessment of the playground to make sure there are no hazards which may have caused the accident such as stones or glass for a child to trip over or no broken equipment or uneven surfaces which may cause futures problems.

• Record all hazards in the appropriate log, i.e. care plan, staff handover notes, accident book etc.

Any injuries that result in the inability of an employee to work more than 7days.

Reporting of Injuries,Diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations of 1995 requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. The Act applies to all work related activities, but not to all work related incidents. The objective of the regulations is to enable the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents so as to prevent them from occurring in the future and thus providing a safer work environment. The enforcing authorities can then help and advise you on preventive action to reduce injury, ill health and accidental loss,the main points of our own policy that relate to this are:

3.2 Outline the procedures to be followed if an accident or sudden illness should occur,

The supervisor shall conduct an investigation about said incident. The chief of police is to be sent such report.

The employer is also required to send a written notification to a MOL director within 48 hours explaining what took place and providing any additional information required. Under the OHSA subsection 52 (1), an employer is required to report in writing within four days of an accident, explosion, fire or incident of workplace violence that results in a worker being disabled from performing his or her usual duties or requiring medical attention and where no fatal or critical injury has occurred to the JHSC/HSR and the union. A MOL director must also be notified if an inspector requires it. Under the OHSA subsection 52 (2) if an employer is advised by or on behalf of a worker that the worker has an occupational

If these are unavailable, the employee that became aware of the incident must immediately report it to their local management.

I was not taught any health and safety at my workplace until I asked however I would have asked earlier in the week but my immediate supervisor was on vacation. I called my immediate supervisor Dahlia Nicholson on Wednesday October 18, 2017 to go over some health and safety information at 2:00pm as I was informed by Michael Day, my other supervisor that Dahlia would be back on this day. I met Dahlia at her office where we had a brief conversation about health and safety and what to do when I am injured at the workplace. In addition Dahlia gave me some tips and instructions on what to do when I spot out a hazard in the workplace. For instance, if I see a telephone or any wire lying around I am not to approach it and then I must inform one of

In the event any operator under EODGRU-1 is involved in an accident with a Government Owned Vehicle (GOV) belonging to EODGRU-1, the very first thing required after situation assessment is the completion of a Standard Form 91 (SF-91 Accident Form). A copy of this form will be found in the operators “Crash Pack” issued with the vehicle. Hand writes the details at the scene and fills out a PDF version after you return to your work place for turn in to the Mishap Investigator.

(1) Dispatch medical personnel to the accident site as needed via ambulance or helicopter, whichever permits earliest arrival and evacuation of injured.