First Aid and Emergency Care (Workman's Comp) / Safety and Reports

First Aid and Emergency Care

The school nurse or principal’s designee(s) will be responsible for providing first aid or emergency care in case of injury to, or sudden illness of, a student or staff member.

 At each school, written procedures for the proper handling of medical emergencies shall be disseminated to staff members. A list of school personnel trained in first aid shall be kept in the main office of each building.

Safety and Reports

Safety - Safe working environments do not happen by chance. A work place is no more or less safe than the actions of its employees and visitors. It is important for employees to follow these safety instructions and to display an attitude with their co-workers that safe practices are important.

• Workman's Comp Procedures
  Employee
  Report all injuries immediately (within 24 hours) to a supervisor, or other authority at school if immediate supervisor is available.
  
  Supervisor
  If this is an emergency, call an ambulance.  If not, send the injured employee to the school nurse.  If unavailable, contact bookkeeper.  If neither are available, contact after hours on-call person.
  
  Goals for service that should be met are:

  • 24-hour reporting of injury by the employee to the school/worksite

  • 24-hour reporting of injury to Workers' Comp Specialist

  • Work status of employee maintained and tracked by the school

NOTE: These forms are located on HCS webpage:

Click this link – Worker’s Comp Forms

If your school bookkeeper says they don't fill out the  online paperwork for Facilities, have them call Janice Stover at (843) 488-6846.  Janice is the HCSD Workman's Comp Specialist, she will be help them with proper procedures.

School Specific Information - make sure you know this information or can retrieve it quickly:

Principal __________________________________________

Asst Principal _____________________________________

Bookkeeper _______________________________________

Cafeteria Manager __________________________________

Building Services Regional Manager:____________________

Building Services Regional Manager Phone Number:____________________

Facilities Regional Manager:     ________  ____________      

Facilities Phone Number (after hours) ________________________