Report 2018-106 Recommendation 9 Responses

Report 2018-106: Correctional Officer Health and Safety: Some State and County Correctional Facilities Could Better Protect Their Officers From the Health Risks of Certain Inmate Attacks (Release Date: September 2018)

Recommendation #9 To: Alameda County Sheriff's Office

To ensure the health and safety of its employees and hold its supervisors accountable, Santa Rita should revise its policies and procedures to require documentation that its supervisors are notifying victims of gassing attacks in a timely manner of the counseling services available to them.

60-Day Agency Response

In addition to the language drafted in P&P 3.15 regarding counseling services, in October 2018, language was approved and a check-box added to the "County of Alameda Supervisor's Investigation of Employee Injury" form to indicate whether or not the supervisor offered a referral to the Employee Assistance Program and Peer Support services. This language was drafted to go above and beyond counseling services provided by medical professionals.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2018-106

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.