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Facility Management and Safety
The management and safety of the hospital facility is an important part of quality improvement and patient safety. A Safety and Risk Management Committee has been constituted to act as an advisory body, with Director as its chairperson. The committee conducts extensive safety rounds of the facility and offers suggestions for improvement, where necessary. The safety manual has been compiled by the Safety and Risk Management Committee, which gives information on staff response to hazardous situations. A disaster plan has also been formulated. Mock drills for external and internal disasters are conducted. A policy for hazardous materials that must be strictly followed by all staff members has also been formulated.
The basic responsibilities of the staff are:
Accident Prevention
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Each floor has a complete set of PPEs (Gloves, Goggles, Face Mask, Apron, Gumboots, etc) to be used in such situations, and replaced later.
Fire Safety Equipments
Fire Safety Plan
This Fire Safety Plan have been framed to ensure that in case of a fire in Hospital building, safe evacuation of its occupants may present serious problems unless plan for orderly and systematic evacuation is prepared in advance and all occupants are well drilled in the operation of such plan.
Main purpose of fire safety plan is establish method of systematic, safe and orderly evacuation of the hospital building of its occupants in case of fire or other emergency, in the least possible time, to a safe area by the nearest safe means of egress (way out) also the use of such available fire appliance as may have been provided for controlling or extinguishing fire and safeguarding of human life. Emergency exit floor plans and dedicated emergency exits have been marked in suitable areas in each floor for information of all.
Emergency Fire Exits
There are 5 Emergency Fire Exits in the hospital as under:
New Wing – Each Floor one Fire Exit
All staff should take part enthusiastically in all Fire Drills (Code Red) conducted from time to time.
Occupational Safety Services
Occupational Hazards
Hazard Surveillance: Hazard surveillance rounds shall be performed to ensure compliance with safety requirements, plus safety audit of all operations and areas for potential occupational hazards and risks to employees.
Safety Training: Provide safety training to the entire Hospital including but not limited to critical areas.
Record keeping: Occupational injury and illness record keeping and reporting.
Hazard assessment: Hazard assessments shall be performed to develop safety procedures for various operations, such as compressed gas safety or protection from blood borne pathogens.
Injury and Illness investigations: Conducting investigations to determine root causes and recommend corrective action.