Employee reporting systems

Consider having one incident reporting system with one approach for teaching employees the definition of a near miss and with one approach for doing incident investigations including one approach for root cause analysis. 

The ability of the compliance officer to receive complaints from employees is vital to an effective compliance program. An effective reporting system alerts the corporate compliance committee to violations before the government discovers them or they become the subject of a qui tarn lawsuif. Any employee who recognizes fhe possible occurrence of fraud and abuse should have a means of reporting the violation without fear of repercussions. To facilitate this, written confidentiality and nonretaliation policies should be developed and distributed to all employees. To enable the... 

Common ingredients of a safety culture based on these values include management commitment to safety and the safety values, management involvement in achieving the safety goals, employee empowerment, and appropriate and effective incentive structures and reporting systems. 

A safe space now needs to be created where employees can feel comfortable about discussing and reporting safety-related issues. This employee empowerment enables management to get a realistic picture of what the safety concerns are in the workplace. Real solutions can only come from the experts in the workplace—the employees. Employees need to be listened to. Reporting systems should be anonymous. In a positive safety culture it is not who reported, but what was reported. Focusing on the what is important because that is the risk that needs to be remedied. 

A near-miss incident reporting system was introduced and a 4-hour training program presented to assist employees and managers in reporting near-miss incidents. 

Emergency action Did the system respond properly Did alarms and reporting systems work Did individual employees take the appropriate actions Did emergency response personnel take the appropriate actions Did management take the appropriate actions Were adequate plans in place Were they implemented How could they be improved ... 

The organization offers all employees and medical staff a user-friendly, easily accessible, confidential, narrative reporting system for recognized risks, near misses, and adverse events. 

Hazard Reporting and Correction (4) Employees trained and empowered to correct any hazards identified by using own initiative. (3) Comprehensive hazard data collection and analysis in place to drive the correction process. (2) System exists for hazard reporting and employees can use it, but system slow to respond. (1) System exists for hazard reporting, but employees find it difficult to use or unresponsive. (0) No hazard reporting system exists, or employees appear uncomfortable reporting hazards. 

Planning and integration of safety Job monitoring systems, hazard analysis systems Site inspections programs with follow-up Hazard recognition training Employee hazard reporting system and follow-up... 

System to analyze injury and illness trends over time through a review of injury/ illness experience hazards identified through inspections, employee reports, and accident investigations... 

Employee perceptions can provide other usefnl information. An employee s opinion of how easy it is to report a hazard and get a response will tell yon a lot about how well the hazard reporting system is working. If employees indicate that the system... 

Your incident reporting system requiranents should apply to all incidents involving company employees, on-site vendors, contractor employees, and visitors that result in (or might have resulted in) personal injnry, illness, or property or vehicle damage. 

A reliable hazard reporting system enables employees, without fear of reprisal, to notify management of conditions that appear hazardous and to receive timely and appropriate responses. Management responds to reports of hazards in writing within specified time frames. The workforce readily identifies and self-corrects hazards they are supported by management when they do so. 

Encourage employee participation to use established reporting systems... 

Provide a reliable system for employees to report hazardous conditions and other situations that appear hazardous make sure that responses to employees reports are appropriate and timely (Chapter 11)... 

Encourage employees to use established hazard reporting system(s) guarantee a strict prohibition of reprisal for all employees, supervisors, and managers... 

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