Or. Admin. Code § 419-460-0200 - Outdoor Youth Programs: Critical Incident Program
(1) Quality improvement program. An outdoor
youth program must have a written quality improvement program which identifies
and defines critical incidents, includes a response to each type of critical
incident, and includes procedures for the review of critical
incidents.
(2) Critical incident
training. An outdoor youth program must train staff in critical incident
prevention, identification, and response.
(3) Documentation of critical incidents. The
outdoor youth program staff must document each critical incident as follows:
(a) Record each incident in the common daily
log and complete an incident report immediately following the
incident;
(b) Categorize each
incident as to type and seriousness;
(c) Record the results of staff debriefing of
each critical incident; and
(d)
Management must document review of each critical incident report within 24
hours of receipt.
(4)
Review of critical incidents. An outdoor youth program must have procedures for
review of critical incidents which include management and board review of
critical incidents and a process for deciding if revisions to program policy
and procedures, operations, or training are warranted for quality
improvement.
(5) Documentation of
critical incident review. An outdoor youth program must document in writing the
process and results of its review of critical incidents and resulting program
quality improvements if any and must provide this information to
staff.
(6) Near miss. An outdoor
youth program must review any near miss and determine whether to respond to it
as if it were a critical incident in accordance with this rule. For purposes of
this rule, "near miss" means:
(a) A close
call;
(b) A potentially dangerous
situation where safety was compromised, but that did not result in injury;
or
(c) An unplanned and unforeseen
event after which those involved express relief that the incident ended without
harm.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.990 - 418.998 & ORS 418.205 - 418.325
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