COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey

INJURY/ILLNESS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
• Provides opportunity for ‘employee participation’ a basic requirement for successful HSE
Program. This embodies principles of behavior shift, responsibility sharing, awareness, and
incentives etc.
• One of the primary workplace problems Near Miss incident reporting attempts to solve,
whether directly or indirectly, is to try and create an Open culture whereby everyone
shares and contributes in a responsible manner. Near-Miss reporting has been shown to
increase employee relationships and encourage teamwork in creating a safer work
environment.
3. TRAINING—
Injury and Illness Reporting: employees must be trained on the location’s injury and illness
management program. Training must include as a minimum:
• Immediate reporting of any work related injury or illness or near miss regardless of the
severity.
• Communication of information regarding any injury or illness that affects their ability to
perform normal work duties.
Injury and Illness Management: managers and supervisors must receive additional training
regarding the location’s Injury and Illness and Near Miss Management Program. Additional training
must include as a minimum:
• Processing a report of injury or illness or near miss.
• Conducting accident or near miss investigation/root cause analysis.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Communications with employee, medical personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Returning employee to work after injury/illness.
4. DOCUMENTATION—
Training Records: Each facility must maintain training records for a minimum of 3 years.
Medical Records: Each facility must maintain confidential and secure medical records for a
minimum length of employment plus 30 years. Medical records shall not be disclosed without
employee’s written consent except as required by law.
Incident Records: Each facility must maintain incident records for a minimum of 5 years.
Other Records: Injury and illness logs must be maintained for 5 years following the end of the year to
which they are related.
Except where specifically identified as a recommended practice, this Code Leadership Standard sets
minimum standards – contractors must comply with any applicable higher legal requirement and are
encouraged to continue to develop their own practices which provide greater protection for their employees.
REFERENCES:
• Applicable federal and local laws and regulations.
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