41 COR 40-7141 [¶22,398R]
INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP)
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a) (2014) – Employer’s employees were exposed to the hazard of working without adequate IIPP coverage while at a secondary employer’s worksite. Employer took no steps to ensure that the secondary employer’s IIPP was sufficient for the construction work that Employer’s employees would be doing.
HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (HIPP)
Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3395(f)(3) (2014) – Employer conceded that its HIPP was lacking certain elements, but was not entitled to contract away or to delegate to a secondary employer Employer’s obligation to have a compliant HIPP.
EMPLOYER – PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY
An employer ultimately remains responsible for the completion of its safety and health duties to its employees, and may not contract or otherwise delegate those duties away.
Digest of COSHAB’s Decision After Reconsideration dated August 28, 2014, Docket No. 13-R3D2-0164.
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