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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2018 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: Health Department Workplace Safety Activities <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment(s): PowerPoint Presentation <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Carla Julian <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> _ X Information only <br /> ____ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br />Maintaining an effective Workplace Safety Program is one of the best ways to create <br />productive work environments and protect our most valuable asset – the employees. <br />OCHD has engaged in a number of safety activities to meet these goals including new <br />employee and annual training, classroom de-escalation training, an active assailant <br />tabletop exercise, and installation of panic buttons in the clinics and environmental <br />health. Efforts will continue through the work of the Safety Committee throughout the <br />coming year and beyond. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _X_Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br /> ___Other (detail):