DIVISION OF YOUTH

CORRECTIONS

ESTABLISHING A SAFETY
CULTURE
 DYC POLICY 8.2
• The Division of Youth Corrections (DYC)
considers the safety of clients and employees
and the preservation of its building and facilities
as one of its primary task and concerns.
Employees of DYC shall learn and follow
procedures, which will create a safe environment
in which to treat clients, a safe work place for
staff and safe public facilities for visitors.
Success of the Division’s Risk Management
Program, requires each individual to act in a
manner that promotes safety. Situations which
are not covered by a safety rule require that
good judgement be exercised to bring about a
safe conclusion.
INJURY PREVENTION
• The goal of the
Colorado
Department of
Human Services
(CDHS) and DYC is
to reduce the
number of Workers
Comp. claims, and
dollars lost, by 10%
this year.
 RISK MANAGEMENT:
• The management process which
plans, organizes, directs, and
controls activities in order to
reduce or eliminate the
adverse effects of accidental
loss. It encompasses a broad
range of administrative
functions and shared expertise
from several agencies to
reduce losses associated with
employee, client or visitor
injuries, property damage, and
other sources of potentially
liability.
 SAFETY PROGRAM
• Designated Facility Safety Officer.
• Workers Comp. Coordinator
• Violence in the Workplace Coordinator
• Designated Facility Fire Marshal
• Facility Safety Committee: to include a
representative from all work areas (i.e. Food
Services, Medical, Pods, Maintenance, etc…)
• DYC Risk Management Oversight Committee
(RMOC).
SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S JOB
• What can you do to
prevent accidents
from occurring in
your work area?
• What should you do if
you see something out
of place?
• Who can you go to
with safety
concerns?
SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S JOB
• About 40% of
accidents can be
prevented by the
people who work in
the area.
• If you see something
out of place (i.e.
coffee spill on floor,
broken chair, etc…)
correct it yourself.
Remember that
“Safety is Everyone’s
Job”.
SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S JOB
• If you can’t correct the
problem, report the
problem to the
maintenance department
responsible for your work
area.
• If the problem is not
necessarily a maintenance
issue, fill out a “Report
of Unsafe Conditions”
form and submit it to
your safety committee.
 REPORT OF UNSAFE
CONDITIONS
• Any employee wishing to report an unsafe or
unhealthy working condition or wishing to make a
recommendation pertaining to safety or improving the
health of the work environment may do so by
completing the Report of Unsafe Condition Form (See
Policy 8.1, Safety Programs, Inspections and Fire
Evacuation Plans, Addendum C). All recommendations
will be reviewed by the facility Safety Committee.
– .The person submitting the safety recommendation
will be advised as to the action taken to remedy
the condition. The employee’s right to file this
report is protected by State law.
SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S JOB

• Be an active part of the DYC

safety culture.
• Success of the Division’s Risk
Management and Injury Prevention
Program, requires each individual to
act in a manner that promotes
safety.
 THE END

Division of Youth Corrections

Office of Quality Assurance