PROTECTION FROM HARM. Detention Facility JCMSC shall provide Children in the Facility with reasonably safe conditions of confinement by fulfilling the requirements set out below.
PROTECTION FROM HARM. In so far as the regulation of content is concerned, it is clear that a prime objective of content regulation is the avoidance of harm. We argue that the objective is based on communications technologies’ ability to influence, harm and offend individuals. Thus, our second guiding principle is seen in terms of protection of consumers from financial (economic), physical, and psycho- logical harm. Indeed, since the advent of the Internet and the development of new communication technologies, we observe that the discourse on content regulation has shifted mostly towards the protection of children from illegal and harmful content made easily accessible over the Internet via mobile handheld devices. So, we remark that a measure worth pursuing is the estab- lishment of an independent organisation (similar to Australia’s ACMA) to monitor and regulate content delivered using new technologies including content delivered via mobile phones.
PROTECTION FROM HARM. Abuse, Neglect, and Incident Management
1. Effective immediately, each Facility shall implement policies, procedures and practices that require a commitment that the Facility shall not tolerate abuse or neglect of individuals and that staff are required to report abuse or neglect of individuals.
2. Commencing within six months of the Effective Date hereof and with full implementation within one year, each Facility shall review, revise, as appropriate, and implement incident management policies, procedures and practices. Such policies, procedures and practices shall require:
a. Staff to immediately report serious incidents, including but not limited to death, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and serious injury, as follows: 1) for deaths, abuse, neglect, and exploitation to the Facility Superintendent (or that official’s designee) and such other officials and agencies as warranted, consistent with Texas law; and 2) for serious injuries and other serious incidents, to the Facility Superintendent (or that official’s designee). Staff shall report these and all other unusual incidents, using standardized reporting.
b. Mechanisms to ensure that, when serious incidents such as allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation or serious injury occur, Facility staff take immediate and appropriate action to protect the individuals involved, including removing alleged perpetrators, if any, from direct contact with individuals pending either the investigation’s outcome or at least a well- supported, preliminary assessment that the employee poses no risk to individuals or the integrity of the investigation.
c. Competency-based training, at least yearly, for all staff on recognizing and reporting potential signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and maintaining documentation indicating completion of such training.
d. Notification of all staff when commencing employment and at least yearly of their obligation to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation to Facility and State officials. All staff persons who are mandatory reporters of abuse or neglect shall sign a statement that shall be kept at the Facility evidencing their recognition of their reporting obligations. The Facility shall take appropriate personnel action in response to any mandatory reporter’s failure to report abuse or neglect.
e. Mechanisms to educate and support individuals, primary correspondent (i.e., a person, identified by the IDT, who has significant and ongoing involvement with an individual w...
PROTECTION FROM HARM. 1. The County shall ensure that inmates and trustees are supervised in the pods and the food service area with appropriate and adequate staffing levels.
2. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures requiring all tools, utensils, equipment, flammable materials, etc., are inventoried and locked securely at all times.
3. The County shall develop and implement a use of force policy, consistent with generally accepted professional standards, including an adequate use of force definition and requirements for all staff involved in a use of force to write a timely use of force report regarding the incident.
4. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure prompt supervisory and/or management review and investigation for all uses of force to determine whether force was appropriately used, whether a referral should be made to a local law enforcement agency or district attorney for possible criminal action, whether remedial training is necessary, or whether facility policies should be revisited. Consistent with generally accepted professional standards, the level of investigation required will be based upon the severity of the force used.
5. The County shall develop a process to track all incidents of use of force that at a minimum includes the following information: the inmate(s) name, housing assignment, date and type of incident, primary and secondary staff directly involved, reviewing supervisor, external reviews and results (if applicable), remedy taken (if appropriate) and administrative sign-off.
6. The County shall ensure that all staff are regularly trained regarding the Jail’s use of force policy.
7. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures for an objective classification system that separates inmates in housing units by classification levels.
8. The County shall establish a procedure to ensure that inmates do not possess or have access to contraband.
9. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures for the effective and accurate maintenance, inventory, and assignment of chemical and mechanical restraints.
10. The County shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure inmates have access to an adequate grievance process.
11. The County shall ensure that inmates placed in lock down status are provided with appropriate due process that has been developed and implemented in policies and procedures.
PROTECTION FROM HARM. 40. The State shall, at all times, provide youth in the Facilities with reasonably safe living conditions as follows:
PROTECTION FROM HARM. 48. The State shall ensure that Ft. Bayard residents are adequately protected from harm.
49. The State shall immediately provide adequate supervision of Ft. Bayard residents to protect them from harm to the extent reasonably possible, including instances of resident- on-resident assaults.
50. The State shall ensure that there are sufficient numbers of adequately trained staff, particularly RNs, LPNs, and Certified Nursing Assistants, present and on duty on each shift to ensure adequate supervision of residents and to prevent otherwise preventable injuries and incidents, including resident- on-resident assaults.
51. The State shall identify Ft. Bayard residents who are at risk of harm, or who pose a risk of harm to other residents, based upon residents’ cognitive impairments or dangerous behaviors, and develop and implement measures to protect residents from the potential of self-harm or harm to other residents.
52. The State shall identify residents who are at risk of being victimized and take adequate steps to protect them.
53. Anytime a resident suffers an injury or experiences any event that exposes the resident to harm, such as an elopement, the resident shall receive adequate medical evaluation and treatment, including but not necessarily limited to the following items discussed in this paragraph. An incident report shall be completed at the time of the occurrence and submitted to the Medical Director and the Director of Nursing. The Medical Director and the Director of Nursing shall review and sign all incident reports and initiate any appropriate administrative and/or clinical action. At the time of the occurrence, a Registered Nurse shall assess the resident to determine if there is actual or suspected injury and implement necessary and appropriate care to prevent further complications. A physician shall be notified immediately of any change in the resident’s condition as a result of the incident and shall evaluate the resident’s condition and the circumstances surrounding the incident and prescribe medical care as needed. The resident’s family shall be promptly notified of the incident whether the resident suffers an injury or not. All incidents shall be investigated by the Director of Nursing or a competent designee.
54. If the investigation reveals that a staffing issue contributed to the incident, the State shall take those measures necessary to resolve the issue.
55. Upon completion of the investigation, the Director of Nursing, in conjunction...
PROTECTION FROM HARM. LCJDC shall provide Youth in the Facility with reasonably safe conditions of confinement, by fulfilling the requirements set out below.
PROTECTION FROM HARM. Children conceived through surrogacy agreements can experience various forms of harm and exploitation if their rights are not considered. In the event of parents losing a legal claim, a child could experience psychological trauma if taken from the parents who had cared for him or her and given to the surrogate.48 The child’s right to be protected from harm would mean parties not making decisions that negatively affect his or her well-being and health. Medical screening for genetic diseases and counselling before implantation in the surrogate will protect the child from harm. There should also be a limit to the number of agreements in which surrogates can participate, as the higher the number of pregnancies and births achieved, the higher the risk to the children produced. Another form of preventable harm is the risk of sexual, physical or emotional abuse by the partner of a single parent who has a child through a surrogate mother when that partner is not the biological parent of the child.49
PROTECTION FROM HARM. By six months from the Effective Date hereof, CVH shall provide the individuals it serves with a safe and humane environment and seek to minimize the risk of harm.
PROTECTION FROM HARM a. Woodbridge shall comply with the standards set forth in Xxxxxxxxx, and therefore, shall provide a reasonably safe and humane environment for all Woodbridge residents.
b. Woodbridge shall continue to ensure that all resident incidents and injuries are timely and appropriately documented and are available for review in a central location.
c. Woodbridge shall continue to ensure appropriate and timely administrative review of all significant incidents. Woodbridge shall also conduct a clinical review of significant incidents when appropriate. The administrative review shall identify individual and systemic issues raised by the significant incident, make recommendations to address the individual and systemic issues, and implement the recommendation to prevent future occurrences.
d. Woodbridge shall continue to implement adequate policies and procedures with regard to conducting investigations of significant incidents and preparing adequate written reports.
e. Woodbridge shall continue to adequately train staff and independent investigators on how to implement the policies and procedures regarding conducting investigations of significant incidents and preparing adequate written reports.
f. Woodbridge shall also continue to develop and implement a quality assurance program which tracks trends of incidents and injuries. Woodbridge shall analyze the trends and document recommendations for reducing significant incidents in the future. Woodbridge shall timely implement adequate and appropriate remedial measures to address patterns or trends that are identified through the quality assurance program.
g. Woodbridge shall impose discipline that is appropriate for the employees involved in substantiated cases of abuse or neglect, for employees who fail to report abuse or neglect, and for employees who provide materially false information during an investigation. The United States recognizes that the ultimate determination as to the appropriateness of any such discipline for substantiated cases of abuse or neglect lies not with Woodbridge but is subject to the appeal rights of employees as established in the applicable New Jersey statutes, regulations, case law, and the collective bargaining agreements entered into by the State. Further, the United States recognizes that Woodbridge’s ability to discipline and take other action as deemed appropriate may be subject to the rights of Woodbridge’s employees as established by the applicable New Jersey statutes, regulations, ca...
