Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 170-8-C - ELEMENTS OF AN EMPLOYER'S HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN1. The employer shall develop a written occupational health and safety plan which identifies the specific actions to be taken, the officials responsible for implementation and the dates by which the actions will be completed. If an appropriate plan already exists, a copy may be submitted. The plan must address the following five elements. (a) Management commitment and employee involvement(b) Worksite analysis and accident investigation(c) Hazard prevention and control(d) Safety and health training(e) Medical management of injured or ill workers2. The employer must describe what steps have and/or will be taken to improve workplace safety and health and to abate the documented hazards. If corrective action has recently been taken, those actions should be described. If implementation of a plan extends beyond the current policy year, each element should be described and the projected time frames for implementation specified.3. The employer may describe any extenuating or unique circumstances that lead to the mod rating and how these problems have been addressed.4. If the employer is unable to create a comprehensive program within the submittal deadline, the employer shall submit a preliminary plan which outlines the strategy and time tables within the current policy year. A final plan must be submitted prior to the end of the policy year.5. The plan should involve employees to the greatest extent feasible to identify and correct possible hazards.6. All individual employer submissions to the Bureau will be considered confidential under Title 26 MRSA Sections3, 43, and 48.7. If an employer has a mod rate of two or more in consecutive policy years, each succeeding plan must include a description of the results from previous plans and how the current plan has been refined using that experience. Repeated plan submissions should result in a more targeted and fully developed plans.12- 170 C.M.R. ch. 8, § C