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NOV 2 11979 V. COMPANY FIRST AID PROGRAM BOOK 42 PACE 14-5 THE MANAGEMENT SHALL ADOPT A FIRST AID PROGRAM WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR: A. A TRAINED ATTENDANT ON EACH SHIFT AND ONE EACH REMOTE JOB LOCATION. B. PROPER TYPE OF SUPPLIES OF SUFFICIENT QUANTITY, KEPT IN WELL SEALED CONTAINERS, AND RESTOCKED AS NEEDED. C. BASIC TYPE FIRST AID KIT AT ALL JOB SITES. VI. COMPANY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM THE COMPANY SHALL IMPLEMENT AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM WHICH WILL INVESTIGATE AND RECORD ALL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PER- SONNEL, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONLY INJURIES, AND ACCIDENTS IN WHICH MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND/OR MACHINES WERE DAMAGED. THE INVESTIGA- TION SHOULD DETERMINE ALL OBTAI14ABLE FACTS OF EACH ACCIDENT AND CITE CORRECTIVE MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. VII. COMPANY RECORDKEEPING THE MANAGEMENT SILNLL UTILIZE A RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM, WHICH MAY BE SELECTED TO KEEP OSHA RECORDS. THIS RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM SHALL BREAK DOWN INJURIES RECORDED BY TYFE OF ACCIDENT, AGENCIES, NATURE, BODY LOCATION, AND BASIC CAUSE (LACK OF TRAINING, EXPERIMENTATION, POOR I14PLEMEITTATION OF JOB PROCEDURE, ETC.). THESE RECORDS MUST BE KEPT UP-TO-DATE. ROBERT JONES APPROACHED THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW; THE STATE IS NOW SAYING THAT EVERY EMPLOYER WILL HAVE A SAFETY PROGRAM. HE RECOMMENDED THAT ONE SAFETY POLICY BE ADOPTED IN THE COUNTY AS HE FELT THIS WOULD BE THE EASIEST WAY; THE PROGRAM IS BROKEN DOWN BY OCCUPATION,SO IT CAN BE DETERMINED WHERE THE ACCIDENTS ARE HAPPENING. MR. .JONES NOTED THAT THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER A CONTROL PLAN AND ONE SECTION IS ENFORCING THE STANDARDS, THE OTHER IS A TYPE OF AUDIT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SAFETY PROGRAM IS MAINTAINED. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WILL BE WORKING 'WITH PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON TO COORDINATE THIS SAFETY PROGRAM, BUT THE COUNTY MUST COME UP WITH A FORMAL SAFETY PROGRAM. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING PENALTIES FOR NOT REPORTING INJURIES, AND OF COUNTY RECORD KEEPING. THE BOARD THANKED PSR. JONES FOR HIS PRESENTATION AND NOTED THAT PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON HAS A COPY IN HIS OFFICE OF THE RECOMMENDED SAFETY PROGRAM.