IIPP

Fact or Fiction – “Approximately 90% of all occupational injuries and illnesses are caused by unsafe acts”? Need peer-reviewed empirical evidence. Valid or No?

July 29, 2011 General Safety
Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries...

Image via Wikipedia A discussion with Dr. Mike Waite and James Roughton at LinkedIn: Fact or Fiction? Can anyone provide any peer-reviewed empirical evidence that statistically supports the universally used “approximately 90% of all occupational injuries and illnesses are caused by unsafe acts”? This statement is commonly quoted in blogs, presentations, manuals, textbooks and journals [...]

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All Employers are Required to Have an IIPP

August 5, 2010 IIPP

All Employers are Required to Have an IIPP All California employers are required by Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations’ Section 3203 to “establish, implement, and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program” (IIPP). Employers with 10 or more employees must have the IIPP in writing but employers with fewer than 10 [...]

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