The Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) is an important written workplace safety program for not only compliance purposes, but to protect the health and safety of the County of Monterey employees. Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (T8CCR) section 3203 requires every employer to develop and implement an effective IIPP. An effective IIPP improves the safety and health in each workplace and reduces costs by good management and employee involvement.

Cal/OSHA enforces the requirement to implement and maintain a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program.  This written program must describe the workplace’s health and safety program and how the department will implement the following eight elements required in the standard:

  • Assignment of the responsibility for safety
  • Assessment of workplace hazards
  • Investigation of accidents, occupational injuries, and occupational illnesses
  • Correction of hazards
  • Communication with employees and methods for involving them in safety-related activities
  • Occupational safety and health training
  • Systems for ensuring employee compliance with safety procedures
  • Recordkeeping and documentation of the program and program activities. 

 

County IIPP Template

Developing an effective IIPP involves setting health and safety goals, assigning the right people to take responsibility, and coming up with a plan that complies with Cal-OSHA requirements and meets the individual needs of each department workplace. 

The County IIPP template covers general industry and office type work.  Each department may have additional programs that will need to be reflected by reference within the IIPP program.  To complete an IIPP, each department will complete the template by entering requested data in blank the text boxes and adding any additional department specific information. 

Upon completion of the IIPP, departments will need to:

  • Obtain necessary review and signatures
  • Review with departmental employees, documenting the training  
  • Submit the IIPP to the Risk Management Division
  • Maintain an updated copy of the IIPP in a central location as well as at each department worksite, if applicable.

 

IIPP Review

The IIPP should be considered a “living document”, which changes and adapts to existing and new work that the department is assigned.  To help maintain this document, an annual review and employee training of the department IIPP program is required.  The identified department representative(s) will receive an annual review notice via e-mail.

 

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