Read the following article. Imagine that you have just been hired as the adminis
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Read the following article.
Imagine that you have just been hired as the administrator for Rescare Ohio. One of your first responsibilities is to get the organization back on track to ensure the safety of all staff members as well as the patients. What are some of the actions you might take?
U.S. Labor department’s oshA fines Rescare Ohio for inadequate workplace violence safeguards at residential care facility in Fairfield, Ohio
An investigation was initiated March 26 under OSHA’s Site-Specific Targeting Program and a national emphasis program targeting nursing home facilities with a days away, restricted, transfer, or “DART,” rate of 10 or higher per 100 full-time workers. Camelot Lake accumulated a total of 20 workplace violence cases from 2009–2012, resulting in 53 days away from work and 37 days of restricted duty. Employees have been exposed to physical assaults during routine interaction with residents who have a history of vio- lent behavior.
A serious violation of OSHA’s “general duty clause” involves failing to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards likely to cause serious injury or death. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
OSHA established the National Emphasis Program for Nursing and Residential Care Facilities to provide guidance to agency com- pliance staff on policies and procedures for targeting and conduct- ing inspections focused on the hazards associated with nursing and residential care. In 2010, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing and residential care facilities experienced one of the highest rates of lost workdays due to injuries and ill- nesses of all major American industries.
ResCare Ohio employs more than 270 workers, including 50 at the Camelot Lake facility who provide daily care for up to 36 clients. ResCare is a human service company that provides residential, ther- apeutic, job training and educational support to people with devel- opmental and other disabilities, seniors who need in-home assis- tance and youth with special needs. Based in Louisville, Ky., ResCare and its nearly 45,000 employees serve some 57,000 people daily in 42 states, Washington, D.C., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Explanation / Answer
Issues regarding Rescare Ohio
1. Restricted duty
2. Physical assault
3. Recognised hazards due to risk of injury
If you look above problem of Rescare, you come to know that there is failure of management to provide adequate workplace for employees and according to me this is manpower issue. Employees are the inherent part of every organisation and their safety is the responsibility of organization. But Rescare don't know this , as lot of issues are come and first things that your HR must look into this matter. As I am appointed as newly administrator in organization I want to do following actions
1. I want to nominate one committee who can find why such issues are come
2. This committee must be headed by me and we find exact root cause for this issues
3. After finding , we prepare CAPA that is corrective and preventive action for future and betterment of our organization
4. Meanwhile I ll make firm document about interview with employees range from all designation.
5. I take personnel interview and asked them why such things happened, any one force you or you don't know.
6. I make one committee EHS that is environmental health safety and give them work to identify all hazards of industry and divide them into category of risk
7. I removed all such identifiable hazards as immediate as.
8. I provide firm training on safety to all of my employees to at workplace.
9. I inform HR to take sufficient manpower to make free environment for all employees
10. I make firm document and written consent from the everyone not to involved in any risk related activity.
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