Emergency Management System

• CODE BLUE - Medical Emergency – Cardiac / Respiratory Arrest• CODE RED - Fire• CODE GREY - Severe Weather• CODE BLACK - Bomb /Bomb Threat• CODE PINK - Infant/Child Abduction • CODE YELLOW - Disaster – Mass Casualty• CODE WHITE - Security Alert – Violence / Hostage• CODE ORANGE - Hazardous Materials Spill

• ***Healthcare personnel frequently respond to emergency situations or events in their facilities.

• Standardized codes make responses faster no matter the location.

• FIRE SAFETY (CODE RED)• Your response to a CODE RED should be:• R – Rescue patients immediately from the fire or smoke area• A – Pull the ALARM station and give the location over the radio• C – Contain the smoke or fire by closing all doors to rooms and corridors• E – Extinguish the fire (when safe to do so) or Evacuate

RACE

• Proper use of a Fire Extinguisher is: • P – Pull the pin• A – Aim at the base of the fire• S – Squeeze the handle• S – Sweep from side to side 

PASS

• Communicate with co-workers during a fire or fire drill.

• Always participate in Fire Drills in your department.

• Know the location of exits, pull stations and fire extinguishers.

• Keep the hallways clear of equipment and clutter.

Fire Drills

• Staff should: Always wear your NAME BADGE visible above the waist

• Secure your personal valuables and keys• Never disclose access codes to unauthorized

persons• Report suspicious persons/behaviors to Security

and/or Facilities• Use the in-house radios or call 966-7232 for

SFMC Security

Security Management

• Employee Right to Know – You have the right to know what hazardous chemicals are in your work area and how to protect yourself against them

• SDS – Safety Data Sheets (number is located on the telephone)

• Call 800-451-8346 any time to access the SDS Hotline provided by 3E Company

• Employees should clean up small spills and report large spills to their manager and Facilities.

Hazardous Materials Management

• OSHA cites Back Injury as the #1 workplace safety problem.• Back Injuries are:

– Painful– Long term /lifetime disability– Expensive to diagnose and treat

• Back Injuries are the Result of:– Poor posture– Poor conditioning– Tension and Stress– Aging and Disease– Impact Trauma– Repetitive Trauma– Incorrect Lifting

• Report all injuries on an EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT OR EXPOSURE REPORT.

Back Safety