What is the Injury and Illness Prevention Program?
The IIPP is the most important health and safety regulation/program on campus, and in California. The IIPP law is administered by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA). In short, this law requires employers to establish the following foundation safety program elements that apply to all workers regardless of their particular job duties:
- Ensure that workers are trained in, and comply with, safe work practices
- Inspect for and correct unsafe/unhealthy work conditions as soon as possible
- Maintain documentation of all training and inspections
- Encourage workers to report unsafe conditions (Hazard Reporting Form) without fear of reprisal
- Communicate safety issues in a way that is understandable to all workers
- Report and
investigate all occupational injuries
How is the IIPP Implemented at UCSB?
As with all campus worker safety programs, the primary implementers of the IIPP are supervisors, faculty and their department administrations (see campus policy #5400). The role of EH&S is to inform campus administrators of their IIPP responsibilities and to provide them appropriate tools to assist with implementation. These tools include:
- Each department must have
a written IIPP program as required by Cal-OSHA. Your local written plan should
be maintained by your Department
Safety Rep within the UCSB
Health and Safety Binder. All employees have the right to
see their written program upon request.
- Per Cal-OSHA, each
employee must be made aware of their employer's
IIPP and their responsibilities under their plan. The
best way to achieve this is to have all employees view the most
appropriate online
orientation module(s):
- Office Supervisors
- Shops/Trades Supervisors
- Laboratory Supervisors
- Non-Supervisors
Each module takes about 15 minutes to complete and also cover basic safety issues like Department Emergency Operations Plans. Within each of the supervisor's modules are the generic forms designed to assist in meeting the training and inspection documentation requirements (IIPP Forms) noted above in #1 - 3.
Injury
and Illness Prevention Program Contact
David
Vandenberg, x-4899
david.vandenberg@ehs.ucsb.edu
OSHA's
Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses for 2008
Cal/OSHA "Safety and Health Protection on the Job" poster must be displayed on appropriate safety bulletin boards in each department.