Outcomes Report 2019-2020
Committee Highlights
Health & Safety Committee
Monthly H&S meetings are held primarily at the Newton office location. This committee is comprised of both Union and non-Union frontline staff and management at Options. OCS work sites and/or programs are requested to have representation on the committee, as either a member or alternate member, ensuring employees throughout the agency are provided with up-to-date information on Health & Safety issues and/or have opportunity to bring questions, concerns or information forward that is relevant to their work site/program. The Health & Safety (H&S) Committee provided orientation to new staff/practicum students/volunteers during Options Orientation Workshop. An Options Health & Safety Committee Member facilitates this orientation. Quality Improvements • H&S reviewed Incident/Investigation reporting requirements and provided recommendations to Program Managers, employees or the Executive Team as follow-up to incidents. • In conjunction with the PQI and Human Resources Manager, the Health & Safety Committee Co-Chair worked to review and update the agency Incident Report to ensure program staff and Managers interpreted, completed and followed through with report requirements. In addition, modifications to the report were made to ensure identification of gender were both appropriate and inclusive.
• H&S Manual/Orientation: The New Occupational H&S manual with updated materials & information has been approved and will be “rolled out” in the upcoming months .
• Monthly Drills: Re-distribution of monthly drills was made to ensure months selected for drills provided opportunity for “realistic” procedures to be practiced and followed. For example, the monthly drill for a Fire Drill was scheduled in the month of August, a month wherein many staff are absent due to vacations. This drill was rescheduled to September, providing better opportunity for sites to be occupied by staff and clients who would become familiar or reminded of the fire drill procedures. • Site Inspections: As an agency, in June of 2019 provided an opportunity for the majority of its sites to be visited by COA peer reviewers who assessed programs and Health & Safety requirements. In preparation for this visit, the Health and Safety Committee provided reminders and recommendations to the agency and programs as to Health & Safety requirements. Two of the Health & Safety Committee Members partook in an interview with a COA peer reviewer that provided an overarching summary of the Health & Safety
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