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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:07:20 -0400
Reply-To: Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**ROCHESTER.RR.COM>
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From: Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**ROCHESTER.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: HELP-What are your company policies on accident reporting???
Comments: To: "Brown, Paula" <Paula.Brown**At_Symbol_Here**MUEHLSTEIN.COM>
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Immediate termination for the first
infraction of this
rule, regardless of the severity, seems a bit draconian. However,
the
general idea of immediate reporting of injuries and incidents is widely
recognized as a good one, not only because of the prevention that can
facilitate. It also helps to avoid removal or destruction of
physical
evidence before an investigation can begin, and eliminates those (often
unfounded) management concerns of being taken advantage of in
connection
with an injury that actually happened in off-hours at
home.
My employer requires prompt notification of
injuries,
not accidents, with "prompt" sometimes being interpreted as within 24
hours or
even more, depending on circumstances. If the MERT team,
ambulance, or
medical clinic are involved, notification is automatic. Because we
have
employees on the road and in many customer locations we cannot
enforce
sanctions on leaving company premises without
reporting.
I would also point out that sometime an
employee may
not realize there has been an injury until a day or so later. This
would
be in connection with strains and other soft tissue injuries that may
not be
associated with a recognizable "accident."
Peter Zavon,
CIH
Penfield,
NY
PZAVON**At_Symbol_Here**Rochester.rr.com
Team:
We have a company policy
that
states “Accidents which occur
on company premises must
be
reported before the end of the
shift” no matter
the severity. The
consequence for leaving company
premises, then
reporting it
the next day or several days after that,
is immediate
termination.
Prevention is our goal. However, if an
accident occurs and we
are not
notified, then we cannot prevent
it from happening to
another
employee, we cannot perform the
mandatory drug test, and
we cannot
take them to the doctor for
medical evaluation and
care.
What are your rules or
policies on
accident reporting?????
I need your
replies.
Thank
You
Paula
Brown
HSE
Manager-EMT
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