Question

Subject-Follow safe work practices for direct client care

1. Why is it important to conduct environmental assessment to identify potential sources of risk to personal safety?
2. List step by step procedure to deal with the following:

1. Incident: Fall
2. Fire at workplace
3. Evacuation

3. What is debriefing? Why is it important to address individual needs in workplace?
4. What should you do to prevent infection if you have cuts, abrasions or a skin disorder?

Answer 1

The environmental assessment ensures potential problems and addresses the needs early. it increases environmental awareness for the person they involved. It promotes healthy behavior for the employees. conducting environment assessment of the workplace recognize numerous physical features it identity health risk and hazards in the workplace that cause occupational disease and injury. control measures and prevention for the risk analyzing the occupational injury.
1, Fall:
If fall happen first secure the employee
Call 911 otherwise transport the injured employee to the medical center
Secure the scene early.
Limit access to the scene.
complete the incident report
workers' compensation insurance carrier within 24 hours to be reported.
Help injured employee becomes productive again and safe as possible
Make a commitment to safety
2, fire:
- alert everyone within the workplace by activating near fire alarm.
-use the nearest exit to evacuate the workplace
- use fire extinguisher put the fire out
-be careful while doing this attempt
3, evacuation:
- Be calm and evacuate the building immediately when the fire alarm comes
- check out the blog on evacuation checklist and procedure
- close all the doors and windows including escape route pass by so that you can avoid fire and smoke from spreading to other rooms
- go to the point and alert the supervisors to be safe and outside the building
-Follow the protocols.