Environment of Care

EC 01.01.01 – Facility has copy of the safety management plan – Safety Management Plan
EC 02.01.01 – Perform safety/security rounds to identify risk – Safety Rounds Checklist
EC 02.01.03 – Specifies where smoking areas are located and has smoking policy
EC 02.02.01 – Facility has the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan
EC 02.02.01 #12 – Label all hazardous materials and waste label hazardous materials?
EC 02.03.01 pg 8 #10 – Fire response plan outlines specific roles of staff
EC 02.03.03 pg 8 – Fire drills one per quarter per shift and 50% unannounced unless under construction then 2 per quarter per shift. Have evaluation section for drills.
EC 02.04.01 – List of medical equipment and in writing who, when, and how to maintain, inspect, and test.
EC 02.04.01 – Facility has the forms for supporting incidents with medical equipment as part of their safety manual
EC 02.05.01 EC 02.05.05 #5 – Facility has preventative maintenance schedule for testing all utility systems – See TELS
EC 02.05.01 pg 11 – Label shut off valves for staff, pictures, directions.
EC 02.05.01 – Has policies for responding to utility system disruptions
EC XX.XX.XX – Once every 36 months, 4 hour continuous generator test
EC XX.XX.XX – Started safety committee meetings – Safety Committee Meeting Template
EC 04.01.01 pg 15 – Tracking occupational illnesses
EC 04.01.01 – Environmental tours every 6 months in resident care areas to min risks
EC 04.01.01 – Annual tours on non-residential areas for risk.