ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM Management Statement Osha/Wisha Statement Management/Supervisor Responsibilities Employee Responsibilities Accident Prevention Program Safety Posters Safety Committee/Week General Safety Guidelines Animals That Bite Or Scratch Evacuation Plan -- In Case Of Fire Or Toxic Spill, Etc. Injuries And What To Do Violent Clients Robbery Disciplinary Policy Copy Of Safety Meeting/Walk Form Copy Of Employee s Report Of An Accident Form
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT We want to prevent injuries. We want to help keep you and your coworkers as healthy, and feeling as good as possible. We do not want animals to hurt. We do not want you to hurt. Therefore, we are committed to providing a safe workplace for employees, clients and patients. It is the basic safety policy that no task is so important that an employee must violate a safety rule or put him or herself at risk of injury or illness in order to get it done. Employees are required to comply with all company safety rules and are encouraged to actively participate in identifying ways to make our company a safer place to work. OSHA/WISHA STATEMENT Beaver Lake Animal Hospital and its employees strive to follow all OSHA and WISHA regulations to the best of our ability. This is an ongoing process. Safety regulations are subject to change and individual circumstances. Update your knowledge of safety and OSHA regulations regularly. MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES Insure adequate resources in terms of employee time, funds for safety equipment and training, and program commitment from management. Evaluate staff to insure they are implementing their responsibilities as defined in this program Insure a record of injuries and illnesses is maintained and posted. Insure each employee has completed the safety quiz during their initial training. EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES Follow established rules contained in this program, safety standards and training you receive. Report unsafe conditions or actions to your supervisor or Dr. Bennett as soon as possible. Report all injuries to Dr. Bennett as soon as possible. Use personal protective equipment as needed. Make suggestions to Dr. Bennett, or supervisor about changes to work practices or equipment that you believe will improve employee safety. Alert Dr. Bennett if you become pregnant as soon as possible. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGAM Each employee will receive a copy of this accident prevention program in his or her employee manual. A hospital copy of the accident prevention program will be kept in a separately labeled binder with the MSDS Sheets. These are kept upstairs in the employee lounge area. This copy will also contain space of a journal of findings, and corrective actions to be taken, as well as notations when the corrections are completed. Blank accident report forms, as well as completed record of accident reports are to be kept in this file. A list of hazardous chemicals will also be kept in this SAFETY POSTERS We have posted 4 required posters WISHA Poster of Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities F416-081-00 Industrial Insurance Poster P242-191-000 Emergency Telephone Numbers OSHA 200 Log Summary of Injuries and Illnesses We will also post any Citation and Notice document we receive from the Department of Labor & Industries if we are inspected.
SAFETY COMMITTEE/WEEK All employees are on our safety committee. We will designate the first week of May as Safety Update Week. During this week, all staff members (doctors, receptionists, technicians, assistants, and kennel help) will walk through the entire clinic, and surroundings, either individually, or as a group to detect any areas that need to be addressed. During this time, we will evaluate our performance in each task we do, to determine if we are complying with safe standards. The results of this inspection will be used to eliminate or control obvious hazards. A journal will be kept of notations, decisions about the notations, and corrections if required. This journal will be referred to on subsequent Safety Weeks. The journal will be kept in chronological order, at the back of the office copy of this accident prevention program. Again, this copy of the accident prevention program will be kept in a separately labeled binder with the MSDS Sheets. GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES: A. Observe and locate the following: 1. Safety and health protection posters (kept in the appropriate notebook in the safety locker; always available to staff). 2. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, located on wall, at back of clinic near the bathtub and upstairs near door to back room. 3. Eye wash station located in lab sink. 4. Emergency phone numbers -- dial 911 5. MSDS and Accident Prevention Program Binder, located above reception computer 6. Fire extinguisher located in the OTC area -- make sure it is charged and make sure that you know how to use it. 7. Exits --front door; --back door; --window out of surgery. B. Assure good housekeeping, especially floors, aisles, and passageways: 1. Our floor is often wet -- BE VERY CAREFUL 2. Replace tools and supplies after use. 3. Do not block exits 4. Dispose of scalpel blades, needles, and other sharps carefully. C. Develop safe personal habits: 1. Keep your feet off of your chair and on the ground. 2. Use safe step stools or ladders where needed. 3. Learn proper lifting techniques for heavy objects -- Use your legs, bend your knees. 4. Do not lift more than 40 pounds by yourself EVER. 5. Maintain good posture. 5. Ask for help if you need it. 6. Use the lift scale and gurney when needed. 7. Pick up small items off of the floor and wipe up spills immediately. 8. Balance loads in cabinets. 9. Open only one drawer or cabinet at a time and SHUT IT WHEN DONE. D. Use personal protective equipment whenever it is required. 1. Wear eye protection, mouth/nose mask and gloves when performing dental procedures. 2. Wear eye protection when Dremeling a dog s nails. 3. Wear eye protection for any procedure where flying particles are expected. 4. Wear lead apron, gloves, thyroid shield and radiation monitor when assisting with radiographs. 5. Wear gloves and apron if applying Mitaban dip to pets. 6. You may wear gloves and/or goggles for any cleaning procedure. 7. You may wear gloves for any laboratory practices. E. Observe basic safety rules. 1. Operate equipment per manufacturers recommendations. 2. Working under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs is prohibited. 3. Firearms are not permitted on company property. 4. Smoking is not permitted on company property. 5. Horseplay, running, and fighting are prohibited. 6. Come to work well rested.
ANIMALS THAT BITE OR SCRATCH 1. Dr. Bennett will attempt to minimize your contact with aggressive or unpredictable animals. a. We can refuse service to such pets if needed. b. We will obtain permission to chemically sedate or control pets as needed. c. We will provide pain medication for the pet as possible to prevent bites and scratches from painful procedures. 2. All aggressive animals should have CAUTION marked clearly on their records, and cage cards. 3. Do not handle a caution animal by yourself -- get help and use the appropriate safe restraint equipment. 4. Know how to use buster collars, the come-a-long, cat bags, etc., when appropriate. 5. Clip cats nails if needed. 6. If you are unable to approach a patient, or if you cannot restrain it, DO NOT CONTINUE, get help. 7. Your safety comes first. 8. If you get bitten or deeply scratched, be sure and follow the injury report guidelines and get medical attention for the bite. EVACUATION PLAN -- IN CASE OF FIRE OR TOXIC SPILL, ETC. 1. Notify at least one other person (unless you are the only person in the clinic.) 2. If the fire is small (such as a waste basket fire) and there is minimal smoke, you may attempt to put it out with a fire extinguisher. Cease this if the fire grows, or smoke is too thick. 3. Call 911. If it is not safe to call from the office, or if the phones are out, go to the house to use a phone. If phone lines are not working use your cell phone if you have one and it is safe to retrieve, or retrieve Dr. Bennett s cell phone from her purse on the table just inside the back door. Inform 911 that we have oxygen tanks on the premises-- 2 large tanks in the room open to the north side of the building Inform 911 that this is a medical practice and that some toxic and flammable products, such as 02 and anesthetics, are on the premises. 4. Explain to clients in the treatment area/waiting room that a fire or spill has occurred and ask them to evacuate the building in an orderly fashion. Have them take the pets that are in their possession with them. Do NOT let them come to the back to get their animals. Do NOT take the time to retrieve their pets for them individually. Have them wait at the northeast portion of the property. 5. All staff: Proceed only if safety is not in jeopardy a. Turn off anesthetic/02 if possible. Shut off the O2 switch on the wall north of the grooming tub. If possible open the outside door to the large oxygen tanks and manually shut the Oxygen off. b. Turn off all electrical breakers located on west wall of kennel room near washer. c. Take dogs and put on leashes -- tie to fence of outdoor run or to trees on north east corner of property. Ask owners to hold them. d. Put cats in boxes/carriers. More than one cat can be put in same box if needed. Get boxes most accessible to you. Put boxes in the house. e. Congregate on northeast corner of property. 4. IF THERE IS NOT TIME TO RESCUE THE PATIENTS, GET ALL PEOPLE INCLUDING YOURSELF OUT OF THE BUILDING. PEOPLE TAKE FIRST PRIORITY.
INJURIES AND WHAT TO DO If you are injured: 1. Inform other staff member, preferably the doctor on shift. 2. This is a hospital, use any bandaging, tourniquet material or cold compresses required to control bleeding before paramedics arrive, or you can see a physician. 3. Go to the doctor. 4. After you see the doctor and receive treatment, be sure and fill out the injury report form located in the back of the hospital copy of the accident prevention program (located with MSDS sheets). 5. Be sure and notify Dr. Bennett of the extent of your injury per your physician s assessment. 6. Get better. VIOLENT CLIENTS ROBBERY 1. Inform the doctor and other staff members that you have a potentially violent client. 2. Have someone else try to deal with the client (just in case it is a personality difficulty). 3. If the client is way out of hand, let the doctor handle it. 4. At your discretion, or upon direction from the doctor, call 911 and have the police respond. 1. GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS do not argue. Be helpful. 2. Observe the robber discretely -- note race; distinguishing features such as hair color, eye color, scars, etc.; note his height as compared to the side of the door; note his dress; any accents; try to observe his car for type, color, make and license plate. 3. Do anything that you have to do to avoid getting hurt. We can replace property, but we cannot replace you. DISCIPLINARY POLICY Employees are expected to use good judgment when doing their work and to follow established safety rules. We have instituted a disciplinary policy to provide appropriate consequences for failure to follow safety rules. The disciplinary procedure is designed not so much to punish as to bring unacceptable behavior to the employee s attention in a way that the employee will be motivated to make corrections.
SAFETY MEETING/WALK Meeting Date: Members Present: Review Notations From Previous Meeting/Walk Review Any Accident Occurrences Review Written Suggestions/Comments Record Today s Findings/Concerns: Record Today s Plan to Address Findings/Concerns: Date of Next Meeting: 12/2013