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Module 3 Site Safety MODULE 3 SITE SAFETY Residential Director Core Training Site Safety Module 3 Table of Contents PROMOTING SAFETY ...................................................................................................... 4 ACCIDENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 PREVENTING POISONING OR CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS ....................................................................... 5 POISONING .......................................................................................................................... 6 SAFETY DATA SHEETS ............................................................................................................. 9 PREVENTING BURNS AND SCALDS ............................................................................................ 10 HOW TO TEST YOUR WATER TEMPERATURES ............................................................................. 11 HOW TO PREVENT SCALD BURNS ............................................................................................. 11 TRANSPORT SAFETY ............................................................................................................. 12 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ...................................................................................... 13 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN ........................................................................................... 13 EVACUATION....................................................................................................................... 13 HAZARDS ........................................................................................................................... 13 RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................... 13 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE (EPI) ............................................................................ 14 WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS .............................................. 15 AGENCY EMERGENCY PLANS ....................................................................................... 16 SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS ............................................................................. 19 2010 ILLINOIS SEVERE WEATHER FACTS: ................................................................................. 19 TORNADOES ....................................................................................................................... 19 EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT ........................................................................................................ 20 SOURCES OF WEATHER AND WEATHER SAFETY INFORMATION ........................................................ 21 FIRE SAFETY ................................................................................................................. 22 FIRE HAZARDS .................................................................................................................... 22 EVACUATION ISSUES ............................................................................................................. 24 BE SURE TO CONSIDER… ....................................................................................................... 24 REMEMBER TO RACEE .......................................................................................................... 25 FIRE DRILLS ....................................................................................................................... 26 FIRE AND EVACUATION DRILL STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................ 27 EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS IN FIRE SAFETY ................................................................................. 29 DHS SURVEYORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS ON FIRE DRILLS ............................................................... 30 FIRES ARE CLASSIFIED BY THE TYPE OF FUEL THAT CAUSES THE FIRE: ............................................... 31 R-02-01-11R-02-01-14 Page 2 Residential Director Core Training Site Safety Module 3 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ............................................................................................................ 31 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ................................................................................ 32 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS RULES .............................................................................. 33 KNOW THE PERSON'S RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................................... 34 RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS ........................................................................................... 35 SCENARIOS FOR SAFE EVACUATIONS ......................................................................... 36 FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES ......................................................................................... 37 COOKING AND FOOD TEMPERATURE ......................................................................................... 37 NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................ 39 WHAT IS INVOLVED IN SERVING FOODS TO PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS? ....................................... 40 RISK FACTORS FOR CHOKING: .................................................................................... 42 HIGH RISK FOODS: .............................................................................................................. 42 R-02-01-11 Page 3 Residential Director Core Training Site Safety Module 3 PROMOTING SAFETY People with developmental disabilities have the same safety needs as the staff. A clean and orderly living space promotes staff and the persons’ safety and accident prevention. The people you serve need to exercise control over their environment. Every room in a home needs to accommodate the accident prevention needs of each person who uses that room. People need to develop the right knowledge, skills, and habits necessary to prevent unsafe behavior. Teaching people the right skills and attitudes can prevent behaviors that result in accidents. The staff must set a good example and communicate a level of expectation on how to maintain clean and orderly environments. Accidents An accident is an unplanned act or event resulting in injury or death to people or damage to property. Accidents are not really accidental. Most accidents take place for obvious reasons. Most accidents are caused by unsafe behavior. You can reduce accidents by changing your own behavior and the behaviors of people with developmental disabilities. Statistics show that 15% of accidents are caused by unsafe environments. Control over the environment reduces accidents. R-02-01-11 Page 4 Residential Director Core Training Site Safety Module 3 Preventing Poisoning or Chemical Accidents If anyone at your facility has specific behavioral characteristics that put them at risk of poisoning or accidental injury, make sure there is a policy and procedures that staff should follow for keeping harmful chemicals (e.g., cleaning supplies, gasoline) and objects (e.g., knives, baseball bats, ladders) secure. However, if the persons know how to use these items appropriately, then it would be an unnecessary restriction to keep them locked. As you know, household cleaners can be toxic, even poisonous, if ingested, inhaled, or, in some cases, even if it comes in contact with skin. It is the organization’s responsibility to make sure that your persons served are kept safe. Therefore, it is imperative that caution be used with household cleaning products. They can cause illnesses. Most, but not all, household cleaners have labels. Many times there are chemicals listed which you may not be familiar with. Some of these ingredients and their risks are listed on the following pages and can be used as a resource when you read the labels of household cleaners. BE SURE not to store household cleaners near food. And keep toxic products in their original containers. Some cleaning product bottles look VERY SIMILAR to bottles used to hold drinks and other edibles. R-02-01-11 Page 5 Residential Director Core Training Site Safety Module 3 Poisoning Accidental poisoning can be reduced by keeping all medicines, including nonprescription drugs, and other poisonous substances away from regular food and drink. Never store poisonous materials in unmarked or easily confused containers. But what if it does happen while you are at work? What would you do? Be sure to find out your agency's policy on accidental poisonings. Store cleaning supplies securely and well away from food and food preparation areas. Keep all products in original containers. Make sure you have a list of antidotes for various poisons. Poison Help Hotline 1-800-222-1222 Selection, Use and Storage Of Hazardous Household Products Select the right product . When you go shopping for products, your selection can be your first step toward minimizing danger. Follow these guidelines: Read the label. Make sure you want the product. Are the ingredients safe to use in and around your home? Make sure the product will do the job you need to have done. Buy the least hazardous product for the job. Let the signal words (Poison, Danger, Warning, Caution) be your guide. Check the label to see if a product has several uses. Then you can avoid buying a different product for each job. Avoid aerosol products. Aerosol products may contain hazardous or toxic propellants, and the fine mist that they produce may be more easily inhaled. Pressurized
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