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Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)

Purpose:

It is the policy of the Company to maintain a safe and healthful work environment for each employee and to comply with all applicable occupational health and safety regulations. The Company's Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) is intended to establish a framework for identifying and correcting workplace hazards within the Company, while addressing legal requirements for a formal, written IIPP.

Responsibilities:

The Safety and Health Manager has primary authority and responsibility to ensure Company implementation of the IIPP and to ensure the health and safety of the Company's employees. This is accomplished by communicating the Company's emphasis on health and safety, analyzing work procedures for hazard identification and correction, ensuring regular workplace inspections, providing health and safety training, and encouraging prompt employee reporting of health and safety concerns without fear of reprisal.

The Safety and Health Manager has responsibility for:

• Ensuring that the Safety Committee is aware of all accidents which have occurred, and all hazards which have been observed since the last meeting

• Working with the Safety Committee and management to address facility-related safety concerns

• Assisting in the coordination of required health and safety training

• Maintaining copies of Safety Committee minutes and other safety-related records

The Safety and Health Manager may seek assistance from any member of the Company as necessary to meet these responsibilities.

The Safety Committee has the ongoing responsibility to maintain and update this IIPP, to assess Company compliance with applicable regulations and policies, to evaluate reports of unsafe conditions, and to coordinate any necessary corrective actions. The Safety Committee meets at least quarterly and will be composed of rank and file employees. Each employee has a designated representative on the committee.

Timely correction of workplace hazards will be tracked by the Safety Committee which will receive and review reports of unsafe conditions, workplace inspection reports, and injury reports. Specifically, the Safety Committee will:

• Review the results of periodic, scheduled workplace inspections to identify any needed safety procedures or programs and to track specific corrective actions

• Review supervisors' investigations of accidents and injuries to ensure that all causes have been identified and corrected

• Where appropriate, submit suggestions to department management for the prevention of future incidents

• Review alleged hazardous conditions brought to the attention of any committee member, determine necessary corrective actions, and assign responsible parties and correction deadlines

• When determined necessary by the Committee, the Committee may conduct its own investigation of accidents and/or alleged hazards to assist in establishing corrective actions

• Submit recommendations to assist department management in the evaluation of employee safety suggestions

The Safety Committee can seek assistance in the remediation of a hazard from any source it deems necessary and prudent.

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