EC.01.01.01.3-Management-Plan-for-Environmental-Safety.docVIP

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Each environment of care poses unique risks to the patients served, the employees and medical staff who use and manage it, and to others who enter the environment. The environmental safety program is designed to identify and manage the risks of the environments of care operated and owned by Facility Name. The specific risks of each environment are identified by conducting and maintaining a proactive risk assessment. An environmental safety program based on applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation standards is designed to manage the specific risks identified in each healthcare building or portions of buildings housing healthcare services operated by Facility Name. The Management Plan for Environmental Safety describes the risk, safety, and daily management activities that Facility Name has put in place to achieve the lowest potential for adverse impact on the safety and health of patients, staff, and other people, coming to the organization’s facilities. The management plan and the environmental management program are evaluated annually to determine if they accurately describe the program and that the scope, objectives, performance, and effectiveness of the program are appropriate. The program is applied to the hospital(s), nursing home(s), clinic(s), home care office(s), and operations center(s) of Facility Name. II PRINCIPLES The identification of specific risks faced by patients and employees, and others is essential for designing safe work areas and work practices. The identified risks and proven risk management practices are used to design procedures and controls to reduce the threats of adverse outcomes. In addition, the identified risks and the procedures and controls are used to educate staff to effectively use work environments and safe work practices to minimize the potential for adverse impact on them, patients, and other people coming to the environment. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of performance, assessment of accide