PAP.5.9.040 Departmental Safety Programs

(a) Each department supervisor is responsible for the safety of his/her employees, program materials and equipment. A departmental policy shall be established addressing safety precautions that are pertinent to the function of the specific department. Departmental policies do not need to duplicate the general safety and emergency policies that are addressed in this Safety Policy. Departmental Safety policies shall be submitted to the Safety Committee once every three years for review and approval. Changes to these policies will be approved by the Safety Committee prior to final review and approval by the Health Director.

(1) Impaired Employees. Department supervisors that have employees with either physical or mental handicap are to establish (with assistance from Human Resources) a specific departmental policy that assures the impaired employee is provided a safe work environment and is informed of emergent situations occurring within that environment. The following are some of the situations to be considered:

(A) Assisting in the evacuation of physically, visually, or hearing impaired employees during a fire or bomb threat condition;

(B) Developing a safe workstation for a physically impaired employee so that they are not injured while performing routine work tasks;

(C) Providing a means by which a visually or hearing impaired employee can communicate with other employees to notify them of an emergent situation.