ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

Risk & Safety-P-001 ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

Prepared by: Prithy Madhoo Rev B: 7-5-2023 Date Created: 12-29-2021

emergency care at the scene of an emergency or who participates in transporting, not for compensation, therefrom an injured person or persons for emergency medical treatment shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of such emergency care or in transporting such persons, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.”

7.7 Blood-borne Pathogens Training (BBP)

EGNW employees who will be trained as first aid responder as a collateral job duty will be enrolled in an annual blood-borne pathogen (BBP) training and will be offered a Hepatitis B immunization. The immunization will be on a voluntary basis. Immunization Forms will be maintained by Department Management in Employee’s file for record keeping. BBP training will be available on “Training At Goodwill” (TAG) EGNW Learning Management System (LMS). In the event that an EGNW employee will be exposed to human blood or body fluids during the administration of first aid or any other activity in the workplace, the employee shall notify their supervisor immediately in order to be referred to the appropriate health clinic for post-exposure follow-up. In addition, an incident report via Vector will be completed by Department Management. Department Management will ensure that personal protective equipment and bio hazards kits for such task are available, approved and maintained. R&S will approve waste profile for BBP. Leadership will call BBP collector as and when required.

7.7.1 Refer to BBP Plan

7.8 Sharps Waste

Sharps waste will be regulated by state law and must be separated from the regular waste stream. The term “sharps” refers to items used to puncture or cut body parts like needles including syringes with needles, syringes without needles, lancets and scalpel blades.

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