Hospital Safety & Disaster Management Committee

A Hospital Safety & Disaster management Committee as per the

following terms of reference is hereby established.
A. Overall Aim:
The overall aim of the Hospital safety committee is to Coordinate,
implement and monitor the ‘Hospital-wide safety program’ that
specifically includes the ‘Laboratory safety program’, ‘Radiation Safety
Program’ and “Occupational health and safety programme”
The hospital safety & Disaster management committee’s key objective is
B. Key Objectives:
to provide a safe and secure environment to both patients and staffs.

 Develop and issue policy on patient, staff and visitor safety and
security.
 Develop and issue policy on prevention, management and
control of emergency situations within hospital and outside
hospital.
 Develop plans for handling fire and non fire emergencies.
 Conduct training on all aspects of safety to hospital employees
C. Specific Areas of and maintain a record of the same.
Responsibility:  Conduct various emergency mock drills and maintain record of
the same.
 Monitor occupational health and safety of employees.
 Ensure safe water supply and maintain records of regular water
checks carried out in the hospital.
 Conduct various Pro risk assessments to maintain safe and
secure environment
 Hazardous materials management across the hospital

D. Chairperson: Dr Rajashekar Reddy

The members of safety committee are:

1. Dr Anitha Reddy
E. Members: 2. Dr Keerti B

3. Sr Sony

4. Ms. Jyothi

The safety committee is responsible to the Chairman/Head of

organisation. The minutes of safety committee meetings shall be
formally recorded. Annually, the safety committee shall assess its own
F. Responsible to:
performance, and shall report thereon to the Chairman/Head of
organisation. This shall also include a review of the safety committee’s
Terms of Reference.

G. Frequency of Meetings will be held at least once in three months. In addition, the
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safety committee Chairperson may convene one or more special

Meetings:
meetings of the safety committee.

Records of minutes and papers relating to safety committee meetings

I. Record Keeping:
will be kept with Hospital safety officer.

J. Lifespan of the
The safety committee is a standing committee of the Hospital.
Committee:

Attendance at Safety committee meetings. The safety committee has

the overriding authority to restrict attendance at a meeting if the safety
K. Other Matters:
committee considers this to be appropriate in the specific circumstances
of that meeting.