Introduction
I work in the long term care facility, where mostly seniors lives. Hazard assessment is the part of my job routine. Safety of the residents and staff members always comes first. The goal of the hazard assessment is to prevent injuries, accidents, and any other adverse events. I did my hazard assessment audit in this facility. In this report, I will discuss the hazards identified as priorities by my employer, risks and hazards observed during the audit, how my employer address these risks and hazards, and closing with recommendations.
Risks and Hazards Identified as Priorities
My workplace have seven different units and each unit has a common area, dining room, a kitchen, utility room, spa room and resident’s rooms. A main laundry …show more content…
Staff was not informing the housekeeping on time. In some rooms, loose carpet was noted. In some washrooms lights were not working properly. In the kitchen, dietary staff was wearing the mesh shoes, a hot coffee, tea or soup can spill and can result in burn injury. Also, staff was not utilizing the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) properly. Some staff was noted wearing gloves in the hallways. Furthermore, some staff members were not following the four moments of hand hygiene; before initial patient/environment contact, before aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after patient environment contact (Public Health Ontario, …show more content…
WHIMS training is provided to all employees on hiring and thereafter annually. Many in-services are given on the job. WSIB information is available on the health and safety notice board. All the policies and procedures are available on intranet, staff are encouraged to read them when they are unsure of anything. Staff are required to wear close toe shoes, no mesh shoes are allowed to wear at the workplace. Staff are required to wear PPE for infection control purposes.
Recommendations
Following are some recommendations for management to fill up the gaps in occupational health and safety practices:
• The management should address the issues in the timely manner.
• Staff should be encouraged to report all near misses and incidents without the fear of reprisal.
• An extended in class and on the floor orientation should be given to all new hires.
• Staff who follows the policies and procedures correctly should be rewarded
• Units where rate of infections are lower in compare to other units should be recognized for keeping the infection rate low
• Management should do the inspections more frequently
• Leaders should demonstrate the safe behaviors to set an example for
I work in the long term care facility, where mostly seniors lives. Hazard assessment is the part of my job routine. Safety of the residents and staff members always comes first. The goal of the hazard assessment is to prevent injuries, accidents, and any other adverse events. I did my hazard assessment audit in this facility. In this report, I will discuss the hazards identified as priorities by my employer, risks and hazards observed during the audit, how my employer address these risks and hazards, and closing with recommendations.
Risks and Hazards Identified as Priorities
My workplace have seven different units and each unit has a common area, dining room, a kitchen, utility room, spa room and resident’s rooms. A main laundry …show more content…
Staff was not informing the housekeeping on time. In some rooms, loose carpet was noted. In some washrooms lights were not working properly. In the kitchen, dietary staff was wearing the mesh shoes, a hot coffee, tea or soup can spill and can result in burn injury. Also, staff was not utilizing the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) properly. Some staff was noted wearing gloves in the hallways. Furthermore, some staff members were not following the four moments of hand hygiene; before initial patient/environment contact, before aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after patient environment contact (Public Health Ontario, …show more content…
WHIMS training is provided to all employees on hiring and thereafter annually. Many in-services are given on the job. WSIB information is available on the health and safety notice board. All the policies and procedures are available on intranet, staff are encouraged to read them when they are unsure of anything. Staff are required to wear close toe shoes, no mesh shoes are allowed to wear at the workplace. Staff are required to wear PPE for infection control purposes.
Recommendations
Following are some recommendations for management to fill up the gaps in occupational health and safety practices:
• The management should address the issues in the timely manner.
• Staff should be encouraged to report all near misses and incidents without the fear of reprisal.
• An extended in class and on the floor orientation should be given to all new hires.
• Staff who follows the policies and procedures correctly should be rewarded
• Units where rate of infections are lower in compare to other units should be recognized for keeping the infection rate low
• Management should do the inspections more frequently
• Leaders should demonstrate the safe behaviors to set an example for