Section I. MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT AND INVOLVEMENT 

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The management of Reliant is committed to providing staff with a safe and healthy workplace. It is the policy of Reliant Reliant's policy is that staff members report unsafe conditions and do not perform work tasks if the work is considered unsafe. Staff members must report all accidents, injuries, and unsafe conditions to their supervisors and to the Reliant Central OfficeCentral Team. No such report will result in retaliation, penalty, or other disincentive. Staff members’ recommendations disincentives. Our management team will give staff members recommendations to improve safety and health conditions will be given thorough consideration by our management team. Management will give top priority to and provide the financial resources for the correction of unsafe conditions. Similarly, management will take disciplinary action against a staff member who willfully or repeatedly violates workplace safety rules. This action may include verbal or written reprimands and may ultimately result in termination of employment. 

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Name: Julie Thomas

Title: HR Compliance OfficerDirector

Telephone: (407) 490-0141

Senior management will be actively involved with staff members in establishing and maintaining an effective safety program. The In addition, the safety program coordinator, executive director, or other members of the management team will participate with local church and ministry partners’ representatives in ongoing safety and health program activities, which include:

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Each employee has access to a copy of this Safety Guide, through the Field Manual on Solomon, for review and future reference. All employees will be instructed by Reliant Reliant will instruct all employees that compliance with the safety rules described in the workplace Safety Guide is required. 

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• As needs arise in the field that would create potential work hazards, the employee or his/her their supervisor will be responsible for contacting the Reliant office to inform and request appropriate training materials. 
• Where applicable, supervisors will observe employees performing the work. If necessary, the supervisor will provide a demonstration demonstrate using safe work practices , or remedial instruction to correct training deficiencies , before an employee is permitted to do the work without supervision. 
• All employees will receive safe operating instructions on seldom-used or new equipment before using the equipment. 
• Supervisors will review safe work practices with employees before permitting the performance of new, non-routine, or specialized procedures. 

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Individual employees will be retrained after the occurrence of a work-related injury caused by an unsafe act or work practice or when a supervisor observes employees displaying unsafe acts, practices, or behaviors. 

Section III. MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FIRST

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AID 

Emergency Medical Treatment 

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• Call for help and seek assistance from a co-worker. 
• Call 911 or a local emergency number and seek medical care.
• Provide details to your Program Liaison and your supervisor for the completion of the accident investigation incident report. 

Non-Emergency Medical Treatment 

For non-emergency work-related injuries or illnesses requiring professional medical assistance, Reliant Central must first authorize you must notify Employment Services before seeking non-emergent medical treatment. If you sustain an injury requiring treatment other than emergency medical treatment or minor first aid: 

• Inform your supervisor.Contact Employment Services (mailto:benefits@reliant.org or 407-574-5165), notify them of the injury, and provide necessary information. 
• Reach out through your Program Team Liaison, who will connect you with an available member of the Employment Services team, or contact Employment Services at benefits@reliant.org.
• Seek required medical assistance.
• Provide details to your Program Liaison and your supervisor for the completion of the accident investigation incident report.

See Workers' Compensation Insurance for more details about Workers' Compensation claims.

Minor First Aid 

First Aid -aid kits should be stored in an easily accessible place. If you sustain an injury or are involved in an accident requiring minor first-aid treatment: 

• Inform your supervisor. 
• Administer first aid treatment to the injury or wound. 
• If a first aid kit is used, indicate usage on the accident investigation report. 
• Access to a first aid kit is not intended to be a substitute for medical attention. 
• Provide details to your Program Liaison and your supervisor for the completion of the accident investigation incident report. 

Section IV. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 

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Both incidents (events that caused injury to a person or damage to equipment, building or materials) and near misses (events that could have caused injury to a person or damage to equipment, building, or materials) that involve Reliant staff members (employees or associates) must be reported to the Reliant Central OfficeTeam.

The supervisor or leader at the location where the accident occurred will work with a member of the Central OfficeTeam to perform an accident investigation.

The Central Office Central Team is responsible for seeing that the Incident/Near Miss Reports are being filled out completely , and that the recommendations are being addressed. Investigation of all accidents, injuries, and occupational diseases will use the following investigation procedures: 

• Implement temporary control measures to prevent any further injuries to employees. 
• Review the equipment, operations, and processes to gain an understanding of the accident situation. 
• Identify and interview each witness and any other person who might provide clues to the accident's causes. 
• Investigate causal conditions and unsafe acts; make conclusions based on existing facts. 
• Complete the Incident/Near Miss Report. 
• Provide recommendations for corrective actions. 
• Indicate the need for additional or remedial safety training. 

Incident/Near Miss Reports must be submitted to the safety coordinator within 24 hours of the accident. 

Incident/Near Miss Report 

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Notifications of incidents or near misses must be as soon as possible (preferably within one business day after the incident or near miss) by the supervisor of the staff member involved in the incident or another leader in the church or ministry. If a supervisor or leader is not available, the staff member may make the notification. 

Notification Procedure

If a staff member (employee or associate) is involved in an accident or near-miss:

• Contact your Program Liaison as soon as possible.
  • If an employee is injured while performing ministry responsibilities on the weekend or after normal business hours, email benefits@reliant.org to notify the Employee Services team.
• The Program Liaison and the Employment Services team will coordinate to ensure that Reliant Central has all the information needed for the Incident/Near Miss Report and, if applicable, Worker Compensation claims.
  • Keep in mind that this may require a series of emails or phone calls to the staff member and the leader/supervisor.

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Section V. RECORD-KEEPING PROCEDURES

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Section VI. DRIVING SAFETY

Policy Excerpt

Below are excerpts from the Safe Driver Policy

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regarding driving Guidelines, Rules, and Procedures. 

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Vehicle Accident Scene Photography

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Pictures of incident scenes tell a powerful , and often valuable , story of what actually happened. Overall, photos can serve to:

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As a driver, you are Reliant’s representative at the scene, and you can capture the information immediately , before the vehicles are moved. Your action of taking pictures may also have an indirect benefit by sending a message to the other parties involved that Reliant takes accidents very seriously, and the facts are clearly recorded – less room for “my word against your word” arguments. Additionally:

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• The overall area (from all angles) of the accident/incident scene. Start outside and work in. Include the final resting place of the vehicles in relation to the rest of the accident scene. 
• If an intersection, all four (4) directions approaching that intersection. 
• Basic four (4) sides of each vehicle. 
• Close up of damage, or lack thereof, to each vehicle. Photos showing no damage are just as important as photos showing damage. Also include any damage to buildings, signs, etc. 
• Skid marks, including a point of reference (such as a pen) for measurement. 
• Any contributing factors (construction, road conditions, etc.) 
• Any evidence that could be moved later. 
• Temporary road or construction signs, traffic signals, etc. 
• Any visible obstructions like trees and shrubs, signs, other vehicles, etc. 
• License The license plate number of the other vehicles involved.

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• Be sure to immediately report the incident to the Reliant Missionary Resource DepartmentReliant via phone (407-671-9700) or email notifyHR@reliant.org. 
• Label the pictures with the date of the incident, location, and your name. 
• Reliant will then forward them directly to our insurance carrier.

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