Outcomes Report 2018-2019
Committee Highlights
Health & Safety Committee
Health & Safety (H&S) meetings are being held at various Options program sites in order to gain a greater and clearer understanding of the unique health and safety issues pertaining to individual programs. This promotes greater membership within the organization and participation amongst committee members. This committee is comprised of both frontline staff and management at Options. The H&S Committee provided orientation to new staff/practicum students/volunteers during Options Orientation Workshop. This orientation is facilitated by the Health & Safety Chair and other committee members. Quality Improvements H&S reviewed Incident/Investigation reporting requirements. H&S Manual/Orientation: The new Occupational H&S manual with updated materials and information has been approved and will be “rolled out” in the upcoming months. As well, the Health and Safety training component of the New Staff Orientation has been expanded and moved to the beginning of the presentation so that new staff have the time and opportunity to ask questions about health and safety. This also serves to stress the importance of health & safety as a whole to the organization. Monthly Drills: Re-distribution of monthly drills was made to participate in the province- wide emergency preparedness “Shake Out” drill and to allow two months off from assigned drills to provide for AED, First Aid, Naloxone training “refreshers” for any staff who have this training but who would like to participate to practice their skills and gain confidence in their abilities. In order to ensure follow up on any items identified for improvement on the worksite inspection reports, a point person has been established for each site. An exhaustive look at the site inspection and drill reporting took place to ensure drills were being completed on a timely basis and reported correctly. A change to the reporting due dates was made to ensure the program-specific monthly drills were completed and submitted with the program site inspections. Site Inspections: A review of site Muster Stations requirements took place to ensure best practices are being carried out within our Emergency Preparedness program. Site inspections were reviewed to ensure a mental health component regarding debriefing was emphasized and additional information regarding the organizations Critical Incident De- Brief Team contact information was available. The H&S committee will now share PQI quarterly H&S trends in incident reports to ensure our procedures are effective and on point. Wellness: A Health and Safety email was created for all staff to receive Wellness and Mental Health Bulletins such as Pacific Blue Cross bulletins on Workplace Wellness. The committee now has a full year of monthly bulletins ready for distribution called “Take A
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