Your Site Specific Injury and Illness Prevention Program will be located below and in manual format: 

     One individual is responsible for maintaining and implementing the IIPP in a business with 10 or more employees under Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations Section 3203. Generally, this person is in the main office in a large corporation. The main office and branch offices must have written copies of the IIPP on site available to their employees at any time . In this scenario, branch offices then have assistant IIPP Administrators who would be responsible for implementing all aspects of the IIPP at the branch level. The IIPP Administrator would be responsible for making sure that all assistant administrators implement the program at the branch level.

     Every branch/business should have an active IIP Program where the Assistant Administrator maintains the program so that there is 1) an on-going means of requiring employees to comply with safety requirements at all times or else disciplinary action would be triggered, 2) a means of communicating safety concerns to employees at all times, and a means for employees to share safety concerns with management , 3) a method of assessing hazardous conditions, such as monthly safety inspections, 4) a procedure to investigate accident and injury exposures, including correct reporting requirements, 5) a method for monitoring the correction of identified hazards, 6) on-going training that is site specific and relevant to job tasks, and lastly, 7) a record-keeping system that documents all of the seven elements above. Employee training records are essential to good recordkeeping. All of these element should be outlined and explained in the corporate IIPP.

     In conjunction with the IIPP all companies must have in place a Hazard Communication Plan, that meets the requirements of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations Section 5194. This program has an administrator at each site so that the MSDS book and chemical inventory list is kept up to date, as well as an on going training on reading MSDS sheets and knowing the importance of the MSDS sheets in saving lives. The Hazardous Materials Business Plan that all companies file with the county that meets the requirements of California Health and Safety Code Section 25500 is really an extension of the Hazard Communication Program. This document outlines the Emergency Plan the company has in place in case of a hazardous waste release, important reporting release procedures required by the county and state, training requirements in how to clean up an unexpected spill specific to your company , and a hazardous materials manifest sheet training and recordkeeping procedure that documents the hazardous waste in you workplace. The person that is the Hazard Communication Plan Administrator is generally the individual that is responsible for implementing the Hazardous Materials Business Plan because both responsibilities overlap.

     California also requires an Emergency Action Plan, Fire Protection Plan, and Earthquake Procedure Plan that is in place to address those emergencies. These plans are in writing and should be well known to employees so that in case of an emergency they have been trained in their immediate responsibilites. These plans are part of the on-going training, element seven, in the IIPP.

     The Emergency Action Plan requires that every business have first aid responders. These individuals fall under the protection of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan. This plan requires that individuals who come in contact with body fluids be trained in work practice control procedures and offered a Hepatitis B Vaccination at no expense to them. In addition, the BBPEC Plan outlines the training and communication requirements essential to implementing the plan. Generally an individual who is a first aid responder is chosen for this position because that person has an important stake in making sure that the proper protective measures are taken.

     Another training area under element seven of the IIPP is ergonomic training. Ergonomic training under Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations Section 5110 is required if more than one employee in the same job description had RMI’s that were work related, medically diagnosed, and occurred within a year. This training program must be documented as well. 

     Each site or business has particular training needs, depending on the type of work performed, and the workplace environment. That is why we take a site specific approach to your IIPP and tool-box safety training meetings based on Walk-through Inspections, and feedback from the administrators. Yearly training agendas are a part of the on-going training requirements.  Should you be interested in contracting with us for periodic Tool Box Safety Meetings, please let us know.