It is the legal and ethical obligation of any employer operating a business to make sure of the protection of all his employees on the jobsite. However, the state of California legally requires every employer to set up a safe and healthy workplace to ensure the safety and well being of employees. Because of this, all employers should have an effective injury and illness prevention program.
This program generally encompasses correction of unhealthy or unsafe working conditions, setting up a non-hazardous surroundings, frequent inspections to measure safety levels and conducting health and safety training programs. Besides all these steps, the employers are also supposed to have a safety communication arrangement with their employees by the way of frequent meetings, discussions, written communication, training programs etcetera.
However, all these factors of the injury and illness prevention program are mere suggestions and unless an employer commits himself to setting up safe working environment, the IIPP will simply remain a guideline.
If you have ten or more than ten employees, then you are demanded by the law in the State of California to have an injury and illness prevention program in writing. You have to make sure that the safety of any of your employees is not let down at any level, and that you have very well trained all your workers about how to perform their tasks safely. In the unfortunate occurrence of an accident, you must hold a meeting to review your safety measures and any problems concerning the same. If you adhere to the elements of IIPP properly, you can efficiently bring down the number of accidents and injuries in your place of work and reduce risks. Apart from controlling labor loss, this will also save you all the money that is used up in the event of an accident in the workplace.
So start acting now by gathering all the information you can about your workplace conditions and work procedures. Assess the place and search for the problems, and even find out what elements of the IIPP are you following already. A health consultant or safety specialist will be the best alternative to carry out this. After reviewing your place cautiously, you can make an action plan to make use of safe working habits and set up a safer, non-hazardous place of work. Work on all problems one at a time and ensure your action plan is convenient and sensible. The most vital measure is to maintain the safety measures and through regular inspections, you will find that there is always room for improvement. Developing the habit of recordkeeping will go a long way in helping you to assess the situation better.
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