Nearly $10 Million in High Hazard Employer Fund

SAN FRANCISCO - The 11,387 California employers with 1995 workers' compensation experience modification ratings (X-mods) of 125% (1.25) or more were recently sent a billing notice signed by Cal-OSHA Chief John Howard that announced the amount of their 1996 assessment. The money collected supports the High Hazard Employer Program (HHEP). The Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund (TICF) Unit collects the money.Last year, the first assessment year, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health's TIC