Our all new Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) will help you stay in compliance with OSHA employee safety requirements. Designed specifically for assisted living and residential care, our manual includes policies and procedures on important employee safety topics, including general workplace safety, lifting, hazard communication, lockout/tagout, bloodborne pathogens, and personal protective equipment.
Reasons You Need an IIPP:
1. Stay in compliance
Most states require that all employers have an IIPP. For example, California Code of Regulations requires all employers to maintain a written IIPP.
2. Protect your most valuable asset – your staff
According to OSHA: “Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, known by a variety of names, are universal interventions that can substantially reduce the number and severity of workplace injuries and alleviate the associated financial burdens on U.S. workplaces. Many states have requirements or voluntary guidelines for workplace injury and illness prevention programs. Also, numerous employers in the United States already manage safety using Injury and Illness Prevention Programs and we believe that all employers can and should do the same. Most successful injury and illness prevention programs are based on a common set of key elements. These include: management leadership, worker participation, hazard identification, hazard prevention and control, education and training, and program evaluation and improvement. This topics page provides information relevant to Injury and Illness Prevention Programs in the workplace.”
3. Reduce the financial costs of workplace injuries
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that approximately 3.3 million serious work-related injuries and about 4,300 fatalities occurred in 2009. The human cost of preventable workplace injuries and deaths is incalculable. However, according to the 2010 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the direct cost of the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2008 amounted to $53.42 billion in U.S. workers compensation costs, more than one billion dollars per week. This money would be better spent on job creation and innovation. Injury and illness prevention programs are good for workers, good for business and good for America." - Dr. David Michaels Assistant Secretary of Labor
What it Includes:
· Over 130 pages of policies and procedures
· Staff training DVD: General Workplace Safety
· Forms to document training
· Certificates of completion
· Forms to document compliance
· Resource CD with the entire manual in Microsoft Word format for easy editing
