To reduce the risk of employee injury while an
employee is working off-site, Community Care has implemented various
precautionary steps.
Operating a Vehicle:
a. Employees must obey all traffic laws, including use
of appropriate vehicle restraints by the employee and any passengers.
b. A Vehicle Safety check is required at minimum each
year for employee vehicles that are providing direct service.
c. Each employee is required to carry a First Aid kit in
their vehicle.
d. All employees must have up to date inspection
stickers on their vehicles used for work purposes.
Home Visits:
a. Programs which require employees to work in homes
that are not contracted with Community Care are provided a cell phone if they
do not have one of their own.
b. If an employee senses that they are in any type of
danger while working in a home or in the community, they are encouraged to
leave the situation and notify their supervisor immediately.
c. Although some programs at Community Care are
restraint-free programs, all employees providing direct care are trained in the
MANDT techniques as a precautionary measure. *In the day-to-day work required
by all the positions at Community Care there is frequent contact with
supervisors and other staff. Many positions require at least weekly contact for
supervision purposes.