All California, Nevada, and Arizona employers are required by Cal/OSHA & Fed/OSHA to “establish, implement and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program.” The prevention of injury and illness is an objective affecting all levels of the organization and its activities. It is therefore, a basic requirement that each supervisor make the safety of employees an integral part of his or her regular management function. It is equally the duty of each employee to accept and follow established safety regulations and procedures.
Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention Program Requirements: This WIIPP includes all of the following minimum elements consistent with the injury and illness prevention standard.
- A system to identify and prevent safety and health hazards.
- Periodic scheduled inspections.
- Investigation of injuries, illnesses and accidents.
- Employee safety training.
- Communication with employees regarding safety and enforcement of safety rules.
- Record keeping consistent with applicable requirements.
Our Policy
It is our policy that everything will be done to protect employees, customers and visitors from accidents. Safety is a cooperative undertaking requiring participation by every employee. Failure by any employee to comply with safety rules will be grounds for corrective discipline. Supervisors shall insist that employees observe all applicable Company, State and Federal safety rules and practices and take action as is necessary to obtain compliance.
Designated Safety Program Coordinators
Cal/OSHA & Fed/OSHA require that companies designate and identify a person or persons with authority and responsibility to implement a Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Such person(s) will be in management and will have their authority and responsibility for safety and health clearly defined. Once assigned, they will understand they are accountable for ensuring workplace safety. Clifford Ryan, Fabian Holguin, Ken Peterson, Jim Brenton, William Beckham, Roger Cates, and Linc McNitt will see to it that our company’s managers and supervisors will assume their respective responsibility for the safety and health of their assigned staff. Those responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
- Review safety policies and procedures; become familiar with functions and responsibilities of supervision and the interrelationships with other departments.
- Develop sound technical knowledge of all applicable Cal/OSHA Safety Orders and Regulations; also stay current with requirements made by other government agencies.
- Maintain an occupational training program covering hazards basic to all types of employment and those unique to each worker’s job assignment.
- Review and correct unsafe or unhealthy work practices in a timely manner (also document this on approved company forms).
- Facilitate regular safety meetings and schedule annual safety training with all employees.
- Schedule compliance training as required
- Keep records of all employee training, corrective action plans, workplace inspections, and electronic field inspection reports (EFIR). Submit all documentation to Jonathan Rudzinski for company record keeping.
Investigation of Injuries, Illnesses, and Accidents
Policy and Responsibility: Any injuries, illnesses, or accidents will be investigated to determine if any preventable safety or health hazard contributed to the occurrence. Members of Hampton Tedder Management and the Safety Department will conduct the investigation within a timely manner after being advised of the incident. If a reportable serious injury or death results, the Safety Department will ensure that a report is made to any client within two (2) hours and Cal/OSHA within eight (8) hours. Any hazardous conditions or work practices that contributed to the injury, illness, or accident will be abated according to the policy and Mandatory Cal/OSHA & Fed/OSHA Standards.
Documentation of Investigation: Each investigation of an injury, illness or accident will be documented to indicate information about the incident, the investigation’s findings, whether a workplace hazard contributed to the incident, how the hazard will be abated and the investigator. The investigation can be documented by using the Workers’ Compensation form “Employer’s First Report” or the “Report of Accident and Investigation”.
Corrective Action Program: After Root Cause analysis has concluded, the findings will be distributed company wide and discussed in a safety stand-down with all construction crews and management. If the findings require policy or procedural changes, training will be administered and manuals will be updated and distributed. Safety and quality control teams will monitor all crews and report on the crews’ conformance to all policy changes. Corrective actions for safety violations will range from re-training to employee disciplinary action up to and including termination.