Human Resources standard 2.20: Staff
members, licensed independent practitioners (LIP),
students and volunteers as appropriate, can describe
or demonstrate their roles and responsibilities based
on specific job duties or responsibilities relative
to safety.
Element of Performance 1: Can
describe risks within the hospital's environment
This page provides
a set of criteria for evaluating the staff's and others' understanding
of risks that they may encounter in the facility.
See also Elements of Performance 2, 3,
and 4,
below.
= Compliance
= Environmental Improvement
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Tools and Resources
Each job description
details training requirements related to safety and environmental management
issues including:
Training records
indicate employees trained, dates, agenda covering environmental risk
areas such as indoor air quality, hazardous materials and waste and
infectious materials and waste.
Training records
indicate training on pollution prevention and waste reduction concepts.
Staff can describe
pollution prevention and waste reduction activities occurring in the
facility.
Staff can describe
how safety risks might be minimized thorough the use of pollution prevention,
e.g. use of less toxic cleaners.
Human Resources standard 2.20: Staff
members, licensed independent practitioners (LIP), students and
volunteers as appropriate, can describe or demonstrate their roles
and responsibilities based on specific job duties or responsibilities
relative to safety.
Element of Performance 2: Can
describe actions to eliminate, minimize or report risks.
Employees demonstrate
competence in handling hazardous and infectious materials.
Employees demonstrate
competence in handling hazardous and universal waste.
Staff members, LIP,
students and volunteers can describe how safety risks might be minimized
through the use of pollution prevention, e.g. use of less toxic cleaners.
Purchasing policies
and procedures are in place that minimize the quantity of hazardous
materials entering the facility, or that eliminate the use of some
hazardous materials entirely.
Human Resources standard 2.20: Staff
members, licensed independent practitioners (LIP), students and
volunteers as appropriate, can describe or demonstrate their
roles and responsibilities based on specific job duties or responsibilities
relative to safety.
Element of Performance 3: Can
describe procedures to follow in the event of an incident.
Staff members, LIP,
students and volunteers can demonstrate competency in procedures
to follow in the event of a release, spill, or fire.
Staff members, LIP,
students and volunteers are knowledgeable regarding the location
of resources to address environmental incidents e.g., spill response
plan, spill kit, emergency response coordinator, material safety
data sheets, protective equipment.
Human Resources standard 2.20: Staff
members, licensed independent practitioners (LIP), students and
volunteers as appropriate, can describe or demonstrate their
roles and responsibilities based on specific job duties or responsibilities
relative to safety.
Element of Performance 4: Can
describe reporting processes for common problems, failures
and user errors.
Procedures are in
place and documented for reporting environmental and safety incidents
such as exposures and illnesses, spills, leaks, compromised containers,
etc.
Employees can demonstrate
knowledge of reporting processes.
Employee, patient
and visitor incident/accident reports are being used and data available
for trending. Reports of problems and errors are submitted to Safety/Risk
management/Infection Control committees.
Number of incidents
relating to spills and releases decreases over time.
Number of employee
exposure and illness related incidents decrease over time.
