SECTION VI: EMPLOYEE HAZARD REPORT PROGRAM
This policy is established to provide a means for individual employees to report (without fear of reprisal) previously unrecognized hazards, which could cause employee injury/illness death, damage to County property or injury/accident to members of the public on County property.
1. The Risk Manager shall maintain a supply of Employee Hazard Report forms (attached hereto as Exhibit 6) for use by employees.
2. Each Department Head shall be responsible for keeping an adequate supply of Employee Hazard Report forms in their departments.
3. Department Heads shall be responsible to initiate all necessary action to correct hazards reported in their area of responsibility.
1. Employees who report a hazard shall do so in accordance with the following:
a. Complete the form by describing the hazard and your recommended corrective action.
b. Give the completed forms to your supervisor for corrective action.
c. If corrective action is not considered satisfactory when the report is returned, request that it be elevated to the Risk Manager for review (appeal procedure).
2. Supervisors shall be responsible for all hazard reports submitted to them. Your responsibilities are:
a. Within 5 workdays, record on the form your analysis of the reported hazard and the corrective action taken.
b. If necessary, involve upper level supervisors and department management in hazard analysis or corrective action. Notify the reporting employee if response will be delayed and document the reason for the delay and the method of notification.
c. After action is completed, return a copy of the form to the reporting employee and forward the original to the Risk Manager. A copy should be retained in the department’s file to be made available upon request.
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