Common use of Injury and Illness Prevention Program Description Clause in Contracts

Injury and Illness Prevention Program Description. The County of Mendocino will establish responsibilities, provide funding, and adopt procedures and guidelines for the maintenance of an effective safety program, in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. The Injury and Illness Prevention Program of the County serves as the mechanism for the implementation of this program. The County will provide a safe work environment for all its employees. The County does not believe that it is practical or possible to eliminate every safety risk in the workplace. The County will: 1) Identify responsibilities for implementing the Injury and Illness Prevention Program. 2) Maintain procedures for identifying and evaluating workplace hazards. 3) Maintain procedures for correcting unsafe conditions and work practices tempered by economic and technological constraints in a timely manner. 4) Provide a system for communicating with employees on safety matters, to include a method by which employees can report hazards to the County without fear of reprisal. 5) Instruct employees in general safe work practices and in specific safe work practices with respect to hazards unique to each employee's job assignment. 6) Maintain a system for ensuring compliance with safe work practices. 7) Maintain an active Safety Council charged with oversight for the Injury Prevention Program. The Safety Council will include representation by a designee and an alternate designee of the Teamsters. The continual cooperation of all employees is necessary to support and sustain an effective safety program. Employees are encouraged to report hazards and offer suggestions for improving safety in the workplace. No adverse action will be taken against any employee for reporting safety problems.