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The management of Reliant is committed to providing staff with a safe and healthy workplace. 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 disincentives. Our management team will give staff members’ recommendations members recommendations to improve safety and health conditions thorough consideration. 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. 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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• 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 incident report. 

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For non-emergency work-related injuries or illnesses requiring professional medical assistance, 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 via benefits@reliant.org or call Reliant Central at 407-671-9700 to notify an Employment Services team member of the injury and to provide the 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 incident report.

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• 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 incident report. 

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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 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 within 24 hours of the accident 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 complete make the reportnotification. 

Incident/Near Miss Report 

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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

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• Incident/Near Miss Report

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• 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.

Section V. RECORD-KEEPING PROCEDURES

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Policy Excerpt

Below are excerpts for from the Safe Driver Policy regarding driving Guidelines, Rules, and Procedures. 

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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• Be sure to immediately report the incident to Reliant 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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