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to adhere to all policies and regulations associated with the appropriate law or
regulation that applies.
• Employees must promptly report any accidents to local law enforcement as well as
to the Company in accordance with established procedures.
• Employees are also expected to report any moving or parking violations received
while driving on Company business and/or in Company vehicles.
• Failure to adhere to these procedures may result in disciplinary action per Company
policy.

Accidents and Injuries

It is the policy of Queen City and Capital City Hospices that employees must immediately
report all accidents or injuries regardless of how minor occurring on or off the premises to
their immediate supervisors.

All employees will be drug tested after vehicular accidents and at the sole discretion of
management.

All accidents and injuries are documented, regardless of how minor, on the appropriate
form by you and your supervisor.

If an employee is awitness to such an accident or injury, the employee:

• Must try to render immediate assistance;
• Should not leave an accident victim unattended unless it is necessary in order to

summon assistance;
• Should not move the victim until he/she has been assessed for possible injury; and
• Should report to the supervisor as soon as possible.

The supervisor shall:

• Examine all accident victims, provide first aid assistance as necessary; follow Blood
Born Pathogen Exposure Protocol, if necessary;

• Arrange transfer of the injured to the hospital or to the local treatment center,
whichever is appropriate

• Notify the VP of Business Operations as soon as practicable
• Document the incident as completely as possible, including information from

witnesses and all circumstances on the appropriate form;

The accident I incident report form should be submitted to the Business Office Manager
who shall keep a file on the incident containing copies of all related documents.