Roles & Responsibilities of Safety Coordinators in Peshawar - Do it the Safe way & Do it the Right way

Safety Coordinators play significant role in order to ensure safe and secure environment for their staff and patients. They are responsible to ensure compliance of all the guidelines in order to reduce work related injury. Following are the roles and responsibilities of safety coordinators: 

                    

1	Facility Inspection  Rounds Participate in Facility Inspection/Environmental Rounds and ensures follow-up on observation/improvement opportunities
2	Risk Assessment Active role in departmental Risk Assessment at least annually. Maintain close liaison with Facilities Safety team during risk assessment and share all the identified risks. Ensure display of PCRA before and during renovation and construction activities within the department.
3	Departmental FMS Trainings & FMS Quiz Arrange and conduct trainings on FMS within department and maintain record/attendance in hard form or in TMS: FMS Quiz – 100% Fire Quiz – 100%
4	Knowledge of Fire & Awareness of Firefighting Equipment Knowledge of RACE & PASS Must be aware of locations of nearest firefighting equipment, fire exit, evacuation plan, evacuation routes followed by assembly points. Monitor inspections of departmental equipment as per requirement. Ensure corridors and exit points free from obstructions. Intimate Security in case of any ambiguity in the maps, routes etc.
5	Knowledge of Utilities Knowledge of  Electrical DB location & handling  Knowledge of location of Oxygen Shut off valves  All the oxygen cylinders must be clamped or in trolleys, shouldn’t be left unattended
6	Knowledge of Hazmat Ensure Hazardous Material Inventory followed by MSDS is updated on HIS and same record is maintained in hard form (blue file). Ensure staff knowledge about hazardous material labels/symbols. Staff knows about chemicals followed by MSDS, which are used in their respective area. Staff education is mandatory regarding MSDS
7	Knowledge of Spill & Spill Kit Knowledge of role during spill. Ensure availability of spill kits where hazardous materials/chemicals are placed and it should be easily accessible. Knowledge of spill kit item and its location  Ensure spill kit has all the relevant items available Frequent opening of spill kit for training or checking of spill kit items especially disinfectant. For more info, please refer to: 1.        Multi Purpose: Tricky Questions - Spill Management in Healthcare Facilities (multipurpose15.blogspot.com) 2.        Multi Purpose: Spill Management in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities (multipurpose15.blogspot.com)
8	Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) PPEs are available, in use where required and are in good condition. Ensure PPEs availability and usage as per MSDS when chemicals are used.
9	Emergency facilities and Eyewash Must ensure that Emergency facilities such as eyewash bottles, eyewash stations & showers are operational, their labels are uniformed and logs are maintained.
10	Departmental Incident Participate in Incident Investigation and responsible to raise QIO.
11	Knowledge of Emergency Codes In case of CODE RED (Fire): Liaison with \ Security regarding fire incident/ issue Control and direct all fire prevention efforts till the arrival of firefighting team. Assist firefighting team and make report of any missing staff members in assembly area after head counting. In Case of  Spill: Stop the source of the spill  Cordon of the area and take measures to reduce the likelihood of exposure according to spill management guidelines.  For major spills, CODE YELLOW is announced at extension 2500. In case of Bomb  & Terrorist threat: Record as much information as possible on the Bomb Threat Checklist then announce CODE BLACK at 2700. In case of Child Abduction: Call security at 2700 and / or exchange for announcement of CODE PINK and provide relevant information.   (For more details: https://multipurpose15.blogspot.com/2021/01/hospital-emergency-codes-codes-code.html )
12	Utilities Failure In case of Utilities Failure – Power Outage, Medical gases Outage or Water Failure: Notify shift supervisor/EMD. Determine the impact of utilities failure on patient care Check backup system
13	Waste Management Ensure appropriate segregation of hazardous waste as per Waste Management Programme. Ensure display of  disposal guidelines where different color bins are placed. Impart knowledge to other staff members.
14	Preventive Maintenance   Ensure that PM or PPM (Periodic Preventive Maintenance) of all utilities and medical equipment is done before due date.
15	Close Liaison with Facilities Safety    Maintain close liaison with Facilities Safety in case of any confusion while implementing any of these guidelines.

    

    Roles and Responsibilities will be updated as per need. To ensure compliance, these roles

    may be displayed in the respective area of safety coordinators. 

Remember Safety is more important than Convenience