1 03/16/22 Workplace Accidents and Injuries CASS COUNTY HHVS
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SAFETY TRAINING
THIS TRAINING WILL COVER: HHVS SAFETY PROGRAMS GOALS EMPLOYERS ROLE IN ACHIEVING GOALS EMPLOYEES ROLE IN ACHIEVING GOALS WHAT IS A NEAR MISS/HIT INCIDENT? WHAT IS A WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT? WHAT IS A WORK-RELATED INJURY?
HOW ARE THESE REPORTED? TO WHOM ARE THESE REPORTED? WHEN ARE THESE REPORTED?
HOW PROPER AND EARLY REPORTING CAN HELP REDUCE WORK-RELATED INJURIES
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WORKER’S COMPENSATION
WE ALL WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHEN WE COME TO WORK The reality is that work-related injuries DO occur …
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HHVS SAFETY GOALS
Cass County HHVS has safety goals in place Safe and healthy work environment Procedures in place to ensure safety Zero lost time injuries Becoming more proactive in accident & incident prevention
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HHVS SAFETY GOALS
Whose job is it to help achieve our goals? Employers Employees
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EMPLOYER Employer Responsibilities:
Communicate safety goals, objective and procedures thru means of: Posters Employee Handbooks Orientation E-Mail Notifications On-going Training
Having effective reporting and investigative procedures in place
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EMPLOYER CONTINUED
Identifying, analyzing and controlling hazards by means of: Analysis of injury/illness records Analysis of trends Inspections to identify
high risk job activities Procedures Controls Exposure to hazardous substances, harmful and/or infectious agents
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EMPLOYEE
Employee Responsibilities: Identify & Report:
Potentially unsafe conditions Potentially unsafe acts All accidents All near misses All incidents
Participate in investigations Make safety suggestions
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NEAR MISS INCIDENT
A near miss incident Results in neither injury or property damage but has the
potential to cause either or both Occurs due to an unsafe act or condition Requires corrective action to prevent recurrence
Examples: A box sitting on an overhead shelf isn’t pushed back all the
way when it suddenly falls and misses the employee standing below by a few feet
Cords running across an area that people walk – trip hazard Icy sidewalks Wet / slippery floors Broken outlet covers
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EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY
Report ALL near miss incidents verbally to your supervisor or director IMMEDIATELY Unsafe Act
Immediately inform co-worker action is unsafe Unsafe Condition
Remove yourself and others from immediate danger
Submit a “Near Miss Incident” Report Immediately
Participate in the incident investigation
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EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY Inform appropriate people if immediate danger
Complete and submit “Near Miss Incident” Report Including:
Investigation of incident Recommendation of corrective action Consider disciplinary action if/when
appropriate Distribute report appropriately
Implementation of corrective action
Train and/or inform employees
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WORK-RELATED ACCIDENT
ANY unplanned, undesired event not necessarily resulting in injury, but resulting in damage to property and/or interruption of the activity in progress Example:
Vehicle damage due to deer hit
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WORK-RELATED INJURY
ANY injury arising out of and in the course of employment “Arising out of”
Must be a connection between work and injury “In the course of”
Time, place and circumstances of injury
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EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY Report ALL accidents AND/OR injuries to your
supervisor IMMEDIATELY No matter how minor or insignificant they may seem
Report ALL accidents AND/OR injuries to the fiscal officer IMMEDIATELY OSHA Regulations mandate the timeframe in which an
employer must report an injury
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EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY
Request medical attention if necessary Return “Report of Work Ability” form to fiscal officer Inform Supervisor of any work restriction FOLLOW WORK RESTRICTIONS!!!
All follow-up appointments require a “Report of Work Ability” form to be filled out by doctor
Keep supervisor/ fiscal officer informed of on-going restrictions
Participate in the accident investigation
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EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY Post-Injury
1st Report of Injury (as described by employee) Call 911 if life threatening injury Have employee make a doctors appointment if warranted “Report of Work Ability” forms to employee FMLA forms to employee when needed Copies of all forms to MCIT
In-house Investigation Accident Investigation Report Implementation of corrective action
Post-Injury Strategy Keep in contact with the employee Work with employee regarding any questions, or concerns they
may have Return to work issues Compensation issues, etc.
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EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY In-house Accident Investigation
Accident Investigation Report Who was involved? Any witnesses? What happened? What was the activities before the incident occurred? When (in detail) did events occur? Where (in detail) did the event take place? How or why did the event take place? What equipment was involved?
Implementation of corrective action
Post-Injury Strategy Keep in contact with the employee Work with employee regarding any questions, or concerns they
may have Return to work issues Compensation issues, etc.
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WE ALL BENEFIT
INCREASED SAFETY HEALTHIER WORK PLACE BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT DECREASED EXPENSES
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