OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016
Committee Highlights Health & Safety Committee
The Health & Safety (H&S) Committee provided orientation to new staff/practicum students/volunteers during Options Orientation Workshop. This orientation is facilitated by Options Health & Safety Chair and other committee members. 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. Quality Improvements • H&S reviewed Incident/Investigation reporting requirements • H&S reviewed inclement weather policy, working after-hours (on-site/community) policy/practice • H&S circulated Ministry of Children and Family Development new Centralized Intake Child Protection Number 1-800-663-9112 • Month drills/Site inspection now available for programs through Relias • H&S committee organized a creative drill month where individual programs/major sites were encouraged to creatively facilitate the regular fire drill to elicit greater focus and seriousness to the drill from staff. • Options trained four (4) internal facilitators as internal Non-violent Crisis Intervention program/cluster specialists • H&S committee purchased AED for specific program within the agency (15 units were purchased) and circulate within the programs (this also included the additional purchase of child pads).
H&S committee created three new vehicle inspection forms to meet accreditation standards. These forms are now being utilized within individual programs.
1. Daily Pre-Trip Inspection Form (Options vehicles) 2. Quarterly Vehicle Inspection List (staff vehicles) 3. Class 4 Pre-Trip Inspection List (Options vehicles) 4. Created a standardized Mileage Log
Diversity and Inclusion Committee The Diversity and Inclusion Committee has spent considerable time at each meeting discussing the needs of the agency staff related to training. The staff development committee has worked closely with DAIC and this has resulted in the ongoing development of training.
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