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GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEPARTMENT-SPECIFIC SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 1. ALL Departments must have department-specific safety policies and procedures to address the physical environment and activities conducted within their area. 2. Attached are “General Safety Procedures for University Hospital”. Please use this document as a basis for the development of your departmental safety policies and procedures. If these procedures address most of the needs of your department, then only minor modifications to the overall policy need to be addressed. 3. Departmental safety policies and procedures are particularly necessary for areas in which high risk activities occur and/or there are particular hazards associated with the tasks performed. 4. Safety policies and procedures are considered to be those actions taken to prevent or reduce the risk of injury while performing work within the Department. 5. Please assess the hazards involved with work and tasks performed in your area and forward those safety policies and procedures for: · Departments that provide direct patient care activities that might result in injury in areas such as in-patient units, out-patient programs, nursing, etc. · Departments working with special and/or HAZARDOUS EQUIPMENT , (Environmental Services, Laboratories, Clinical Engineering, Food and Nutrition, Physical Plant, Nuclear Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Central Sterile Supply, etc.) · Departments working with HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & WASTE including hazardous chemicals, anti-neoplastic drugs, infectious materials and radioactive materials (e.g., Laboratories, Pharmacy, Environmental Services, Physical Plant, Nuclear Medicine, Central Sterile Supply, etc.) |