Injury & Illness Prevention Program
November 17, 2011
What is the IIPP?
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has implemented a campus-wide Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) to ensure a safe and healthful work environment for its employees.
The IIPP is the umbrella under which all employee health and safety programs are implemented.
The compliance form you will be asked to fill out at
the end of this presentation has more information
about the purpose of the program.
IIPP goals
Goals for this training
Increase your awareness regarding workplace safety and emergency preparedness
Give you tools to reduce risks of illness and injury in the workplace
Inform you of your rights and responsibilities regarding
workplace safety
Build community
Comply with regulatory mandates
This training will cover…
1. Rights and responsibilities under the IIPP 2. Safety
3. Hazard reporting
4. Department emergency procedures 5. Safety contact information
6. Whistle blowing
IIPP elements
• Assigns responsibilities for health and safety
• Establishes mechanisms for hazard identification and
hazard mitigation
• Requires workplace
inspections and accident investigation
• Requires communication of health and safety information
• Reaffirms training and
documentation mandates
Your rights
• A safe workplace free from recognized hazards
• Know how to control hazards of your job
• Receive training on hazards associated with your job
• Report workplace hazards without fear of reprisal
As an employee you have a right to…
Manager’s responsibility
Managers and supervisors are expected
to provide leadership and guidance on
environmental health and safety within
their departments.
Manager’s duties
Managers and supervisors should…
• Inform employees about specifics of the department’s IIPP
• Provide safety training consistent with employee job duties
• Enforce safety rules and
regulations within the department
• Provide a means to identify workplace hazards
• Maintain all EH&S documentation
Your responsibilities
All employees have a responsibility to maintain a safe and healthful work environment. As an employee you should…
• Follow safe work practices
• Be familiar with your department’s IIPP
• Know the potential health and safety hazards of your job and how to protect
yourself
• Know how to report unsafe conditions
• Report any work-related injury or illness to your supervisor
• Know what to do in an emergency
• Correct unsafe conditions within your authority
If you are unclear about your responsibilities, ask your supervisor
Responsibilities of
Environmental Health & Safety
EH&S is responsible for monitoring compliance with the university's overall injury and illness prevention program to minimize or prevent
occupational injuries and illnesses and to protect the quality of the workplace and surrounding
environment.
EH&S roles
• Advises the campus community of its responsibilities with respect to health and safety issues
• Recommends appropriate
corrective actions and programs
• Implements new health and safety programs
• Serves as the liaison between UCSC and various external
agencies and regulatory bodies
The 5 Cs of workplace safety
Concern
Consciousness
Communication Commitment
Common Sense
Hazards for desk jockeys
• Back strain, eye strain, and repetitive motion injuries
– Take micro-breaks
– Get an ergonomic evaluation (ask at the CBSE front desk)
• Slips, trips, and falls
– Keep your surroundings neat
• Injury due to falling objects
– Be careful what you store above your head
• Electrical fire hazard
Back and lifting safety
Back injuries are identified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as the nation’s #1 workplace safety problem.
Back injuries are often very
painful. They can be a long-
term or lifetime disability,
and they may be expensive
to diagnose and treat.
Safe lifting
To pick up a load:
• Stand close to the load.
• Bend your knees to maintain your back's natural curve.
• Grip the load firmly.
• Push your body up slowly and smoothly with your legs.
To put it down:
• Don't twist your body.
• Bend your knees to lower the load.
• Place the load on the edge of a surface, then slide it back.
To use a two person lift:
• Put one person in charge of saying when to lift.
• Lift at the same time.
• Keep the load level.
Reporting hazards
If you encounter an unsafe working
condition, please report it immediately
to your supervisor and to the CBSE
front desk in 501 E2, phone 459-1477.
Reporting accidents and injuries
Supervisors: if an employee is injured at work, please follow the instructions found here:
http://ehs.ucsc.edu/injury_illness_prevention/p
ubs/G-WC_FAQ_SUP.pdf
Emergency procedures
Please take the time now
to locate your two nearest exits
(think stairs)
Emergency procedures: fire
• FIRE is extremely fast. If you see smoke or fire or hear fire alarms, get out immediately BY THE
STAIRS.
• If no one else has, use one of the alarm pulls in the hall on your way out (you might look for them now).
• As you exit the building, close windows and doors
behind you.
Emergency procedures:
earthquake
• Think now about where you might go in an earthquake.
– Next to a sturdy piece of furniture, under a solid desk, in a doorway, away from windows
– Check your immediate area and move things that could fall on you from above, such as books and curios on the shelf above your desk
• Stay under cover in the building until the shaking stops.
• After an earthquake or explosion, stay away from the
outside of the E2 building on the north side, as many of
the windows are not tempered glass and could shatter
If you are in E2:
Please meet up with the rest of CBSE in the parking
area just across from the center rear (north) door of E2.
If you are in Sinsheimer:
Please meet in the designated location at the far side of Red Square and check in with a Haussler lab manager.
Before you leave the campus, please check in at the E2 meeting area, as we will be taking roll to make sure that everyone is safe.
Emergency procedures:
building evacuation
Many 911 calls made from cell phones on campus will go to campus dispatch, but some may still go to CHP, depending on the cell phone provider.
If you do reach CHP, please be sure to inform the operator that the emergency is at a UCSC campus location, and the operator will contact campus
dispatch.
As an alternative, you can dial 1-831-459-2345 to
reach campus dispatch directly in an emergency. You
Emergency procedures:
911 on campus
Medical and fire contacts
Medical
Cowell Health Center 831-459-2211
Dominican Hospital 831-462-7700
Urgent Care, Santa Cruz Westside 831-458-6310
UCSC Risk Management─Workers Compensation help information and forms, injury statistics
831-459-2850
Santa Cruz Red Cross─provides first aid, CPR, and first responder training 831-462-2881 ext 124
Fire
Campus Fire Marshal─fire regulations, preparedness, safe areas 831-459-2343 Fire Department Unit Coordinator─general questions 831-459-3473 EH&S─hazardous materials & general safety 831-459-2553
Physical Plant─office safety preparedness 831-459-2238
If you have an emergency situation, use any campus phone to dial 911.
Campus dispatch will contact the appropriate response group to aid you.
“Blowing the whistle”
The University of California wants you to report improper activities and will protect you from
retaliation for whistle blowing.
If you believe you have been retaliated against for
whistle-blowing, you may file a complaint with your
Human Resources or Academic Personnel Office or
your supervisor.
Where to report improper activities
• To your supervisor (or other appropriate administrator within your unit), who will report it to one of these:
– UCOP Employee-Labor Relations: 1-510-987-9698 – CEB Human Resources: 1-800-232-3444
– ANR Controller and Business Services: 1-510-987-9052 – Academic Personnel Office: 1-510-987-9479
– UCSC Internal Audit and Advisory Services: 1-831-459-3205
