Faculty PresentationFaculty Presentation

Mandated In 1991 Under CCR Mandated In 1991 Under CCR

Title 8, Section 3203Title 8, Section 3203

Injury & Illness Injury & Illness Prevention ProgramPrevention Program

6 Elements of IIPP6 Elements of IIPP

Then Then University PresidentUniversity President Has Taken The Has Taken The ResponsibilityResponsibility For The University’s Injury And For The University’s Injury And Illness Prevention Plan.Illness Prevention Plan.

MethodsMethods The University Uses The University Uses To To IdentifyIdentify Unsafe Unsafe Or Or Unhealthy Work Unhealthy Work ConditionsConditions And And PracticesPractices..

MethodsMethods For For CorrectingCorrecting UnsafeUnsafe Or Or UnhealthyUnhealthy ConditionsConditions & & WorkWork PracticesPractices In A In A TimelyTimely Manner.Manner.

6 Elements of IIPP6 Elements of IIPP As Required By Law, Each As Required By Law, Each EmployeeEmployee

Will Receive Will Receive GeneralizedGeneralized TrainingTraining About The IIPP. Supervisors Will About The IIPP. Supervisors Will Receive Employee Job Specific Training Receive Employee Job Specific Training On How To Recognize & Remedy On How To Recognize & Remedy Unsafe & Unhealthy Work Conditions. Unsafe & Unhealthy Work Conditions.

MethodsMethods RM&S RM&S Uses To Uses To Communicate Occupational Health & Communicate Occupational Health & Safety Matters To Employees and Safety Matters To Employees and Methods Methods EmployeesEmployees Can Use To Can Use To CommunicateCommunicate SafetySafety Matters Or Matters Or ConcernsConcerns To RM&S To RM&S

MethodsMethods The The UniversityUniversity Uses To Uses To EnsureEnsure That That EmployeesEmployees ComplyComply With Safe & Healthy Work PracticesWith Safe & Healthy Work Practices

Injury and Illness Prevention Injury and Illness Prevention ProgramProgram

Accountability for Accountability for employees, studentsemployees, students and and supervisors (faculty)supervisors (faculty)

Methods for reporting concerns or unsafe Methods for reporting concerns or unsafe conditionsconditions

Allocation of resources (Each Department)Allocation of resources (Each Department) Written programs (RM&S services)Written programs (RM&S services) TrainingTraining Safety inspections (daily, monthly, annually)Safety inspections (daily, monthly, annually) Safety CommitteeSafety Committee Accident investigationAccident investigation

Corporate Criminal Liability Act Corporate Criminal Liability Act

In 1990 the California In 1990 the California legislature enacted the legislature enacted the Corporate Criminal Liability Corporate Criminal Liability Act, later dubbed the "Be a Act, later dubbed the "Be a Manager, Go to Jail Act." Manager, Go to Jail Act."

If you knowingly put a worker If you knowingly put a worker at risk you could go to jail.at risk you could go to jail.

The law is designed to The law is designed to protect workers as well as protect workers as well as the “the “public.” public.” (students???)(students???)

Faculty/Supervisor’s Faculty/Supervisor’s Responsibilities Responsibilities Must be able to identify safety concerns Must be able to identify safety concerns

(mechanical, environmental, industrial, (mechanical, environmental, industrial, ergonomic, PPE)ergonomic, PPE)

Must be able to remedy those concernsMust be able to remedy those concerns Use RM&S to communicate through Use RM&S to communicate through

training/e-mailtraining/e-mail Employees must be able to communicate Employees must be able to communicate

their safety concerns through some their safety concerns through some meansmeans

Faculty/Supervisor’s Faculty/Supervisor’s Responsibilities Responsibilities

Responsible for accident preventionResponsible for accident prevention Maintain a safe and healthful work Maintain a safe and healthful work

placeplace Assure employees observe and follow Assure employees observe and follow

safety rulessafety rules Conduct safety inspectionsConduct safety inspections Maintain safety equipment (fire ext.)Maintain safety equipment (fire ext.) Correct hazardsCorrect hazards

Faculty/Supervisor’sFaculty/Supervisor’s ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Provide initial and annual safety Provide initial and annual safety trainingtraining

Document employee safety trainingDocument employee safety training

Safety EthicsSafety Ethics

A safety ethic is a good principle or A safety ethic is a good principle or valuevalue

related to safety.related to safety.

Lead by example Lead by example Protect co-workers and studentsProtect co-workers and students Protect property and assetsProtect property and assets

Common IIPP PoliciesCommon IIPP Policies

Emergency PrepardnessEmergency Prepardness ErgonomicsErgonomics Powered CartPowered Cart Communicable DiseasesCommunicable Diseases Hazard CommunicationHazard Communication Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials Smoking policySmoking policy

RM & S Environmental ServicesRM & S Environmental Services

EnvironmentalEnvironmental

Biological, Chemical, Radioactive – Biological, Chemical, Radioactive – Waste DisposalWaste Disposal

IAQ’s – upon demandIAQ’s – upon demand Food & Sanitation - EventsFood & Sanitation - Events Emergency Response – Fire, SpillsEmergency Response – Fire, Spills

RM & S Safety ServicesRM & S Safety Services

SafetySafety

IIPP – all encompassingIIPP – all encompassing Accident Investigation – 2 formsAccident Investigation – 2 forms Workers Compensation & Risk Workers Compensation & Risk

ManagementManagement Safety Consultations – JHA’s – Safety Safety Consultations – JHA’s – Safety

Communications/Committee Communications/Committee AssistanceAssistance

Risk Management & Safety Risk Management & Safety

Safety Safety continued…..continued…..

Engineering, Administrative, PPE, controlsEngineering, Administrative, PPE, controls Ergonomic Evaluations – CPR/First Aid Ergonomic Evaluations – CPR/First Aid

trainingtraining Industrial Safety – LOTO, Confined Space, Industrial Safety – LOTO, Confined Space,

Fall Protection, etc.Fall Protection, etc. U.P Crossover – Reporting accidents U.P Crossover – Reporting accidents

X4567, Defensive Driving/GEM cartsX4567, Defensive Driving/GEM carts

Safety ConsultationsSafety Consultations

Common ConcernsCommon Concerns

ElectricalElectrical CookingCooking Extension CordsExtension Cords Portable Electrical HeatersPortable Electrical Heaters

FireFire Propped doorsPropped doors Blocked doorsBlocked doors

GENERAL GOAL OF ALL GENERAL GOAL OF ALL SAFETY COMMITTEESSAFETY COMMITTEES

Conducting well planned, regularly

scheduled safety committee meetings

provides an opportunity to present

training and exchange ideas, fosters an

environment that promotes safe behavior,

improves safety performance through

collaboration and participation and

reinforces everyone’s responsibility to

safety.

Safety Committee Members Safety Committee Members Activities & DutiesActivities & Duties

Review departmental self inspectionsReview departmental self inspections Review RM&S Safety ConsultationsReview RM&S Safety Consultations Evaluate equipment / work processes Evaluate equipment / work processes

(JHA’s)(JHA’s) Report department safety suggestions, Report department safety suggestions,

facilitate employee participationfacilitate employee participation Assist in solving safety problems.Assist in solving safety problems. Assist in developing and implementing Assist in developing and implementing

safety trainingsafety training

Safety Committee Members Safety Committee Members Activities & Duties (Continued)Activities & Duties (Continued)

Review incident / accident trendsReview incident / accident trends Conduct accident investigationsConduct accident investigations Review old policies and procedures and Review old policies and procedures and

assist in developing new onesassist in developing new ones Evaluate the safety program Evaluate the safety program

effectivenesseffectiveness

An INCIDENT is an unplanned, undesiredevent that adversely affects completion of a task.

All ACCIDENTS are INCIDENTS.

An ACCIDENT is an unplanned, undesired event that results in personal injury or property damage.

What’s the difference?

Identify problem areasIdentify problem areas Prevent repeat incidentsPrevent repeat incidents Eliminate hazardsEliminate hazards Identify root causeIdentify root cause Decrease workers comp Decrease workers comp

costscosts

Why do we Investigate?

Serious Injury

Minor Injury

No Injury Incidents

Hazards

Heinrich’s Triangle

(Major Injury) Forklift driver killed when heavy product pushes truck over

(Minor Injury) Forklift hits stack, product strikes employee

(No Injury Incident) Forklift hits stack, stack sways

(Hazard) Forklift operating in a tight aisle

Heinrich’s Triangle

ERGONOMICSERGONOMICS

What is Ergonomics?What is Ergonomics? The study of the interface The study of the interface

between humans and between humans and workstation or machines, workstation or machines, i.e. employee and i.e. employee and computer keyboard. The computer keyboard. The goal of ergonomics is to goal of ergonomics is to “fit the job to the person” “fit the job to the person” rather than making the rather than making the person fit the job.person fit the job.

ERGONOMICSERGONOMICS

What is good Ergonomics?What is good Ergonomics? Proper seatingProper seating Proper alignment to workProper alignment to work Height of VDT to employees viewHeight of VDT to employees view Glare and eye strainGlare and eye strain Work breaksWork breaks ExercisesExercises

ERGONOMICSERGONOMICS

Symptoms of poor ergonomics.Symptoms of poor ergonomics. CTS: Pain, Tingling or Numbness in the CTS: Pain, Tingling or Numbness in the

first three fingers, thumb and Wrist.first three fingers, thumb and Wrist. Repetitive InjuryRepetitive Injury Cumulative TraumaCumulative Trauma

DisordersDisorders

Biohazardous & Chemical Biohazardous & Chemical SafetySafety

Use Universal PrecautionsUse Universal Precautions Assume all human blood or Assume all human blood or

other potentially contaminated other potentially contaminated material is treated as infectiousmaterial is treated as infectious

Chemical Hygiene PlanChemical Hygiene PlanSpecific provisions require:Specific provisions require:

Training Training Labeling of Hazardous Labeling of Hazardous

MaterialsMaterials Management of Management of MSDS’MSDS’ss

Campus Non-Smoking PolicyCampus Non-Smoking Policy

Smoking is allowed only inSmoking is allowed only in ““Designated areas”Designated areas”

No SmokingNo Smoking In university vehicles or buildingsIn university vehicles or buildings Within 20’ of doors or air intakes Within 20’ of doors or air intakes Under overhangs or in porticosUnder overhangs or in porticos

See the RM&S website for See the RM&S website for more information.more information.

Workplace InjuryWorkplace Injury

Notify SupervisorNotify Supervisor

Notify University Notify University Police @ x4567 Police @ x4567

In the event of an In the event of an emergency dial emergency dial 911911

Workplace InjuryWorkplace Injury

Manager Transports to:Manager Transports to:

Concentra Medical Concentra Medical CenterCenter

740 Nordahl Road, Suite 117740 Nordahl Road, Suite 117San Marcos, CA San Marcos, CA

Why Were You Here?Why Were You Here?

To increase awareness and work To increase awareness and work toward ensuring the health and toward ensuring the health and safety of all personnel.safety of all personnel.

To gain an understanding of your To gain an understanding of your rights as employees.rights as employees.

Ensuring compliance with regulatory Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements mandated by various requirements mandated by various regulatory agencies.regulatory agencies.