Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.39.80.012 - EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY
01.
General
Requirements. (3-31-22)
a. Every
employer subject to these rules shall maintain places of employment that are
safe according to the standards as set forth herein. (3-31-22)
b. Every employer shall adopt and use
practices, means, methods, operations and processes that are adequate to render
such employment and place of employment safe. (3-31-22)
i. Employers shall place highly visible
"LOGGING AHEAD" or similar-type warning signs at the entrances of active
logging jobs. Employers shall also place "TRUCKS AHEAD," "TRUCKS ENTERING,"
"TREE FALLING," and "CABLES OVERHEAD," whenever applicable (3-31-22)
ii. Every employer shall furnish to its crew
a Company Emergency Rescue Plan. (3-31-22)
c. Every employer should insure that Safety
Data Sheets (SDS) are reasonably accessible for every hazardous material.
(3-31-22)
d. Every employer shall
post and maintain in a conspicuous place or places in and about his place or
places of business a written notice stating the fact that he has complied with
the worker's compensation law as to securing the payment of compensation to his
employees and their dependents in accordance with the provisions of Idaho law.
Such notice shall contain the name and address of the surety, as applicable,
with which the employer has secured payment of compensation. Such notice shall
also be readily available on the site where logging operations are occurring,
and available for inspection by Division officials upon request.
(3-31-22)
e. Every employer shall do
all other things as required by these rules to protect the life and safety of
employees. (3-31-22)
f. No employer
shall require any employee to go or be in any place of employment that does not
meet the minimum safety requirement of these rules, except for the purpose of
meeting such requirements. (3-31-22)
g. No employer shall fail or neglect:
(3-31-22)
i. To make available and use safety
devices and safeguards as are indicated. (3-31-22)
ii. To adopt and use methods and processes
adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe.
(3-31-22)
iii. To do all other
things as required by these rules to protect the life and safety of employees.
(3-31-22)
h. No employer,
owner or lessee of any real property shall construct or cause to be constructed
any place of employment that does not meet the minimum safety requirements of
these rules. (3-31-22)
i. No person,
employer, employee, other than an authorized person, shall do any of the
following: (3-31-22)
i. Remove, displace,
damage, destroy or carry off any safeguard, first aid material, notice or
warning, furnished for use in any employment or place of employment, or
interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person.
(3-31-22)
ii. Interfere with the
use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee,
including himself, in such employment or place of employment.
(3-31-22)
iii. No person shall fail
or neglect to do all other things as required by these rules to protect the
life and safety of employees. (3-31-22)
iv. The use of intoxicants or drugs while on
duty is prohibited. Persons reporting for duty while under the influence of or
impaired by liquor or other legal or illegal drugs or substances shall not work
until completely recovered. (3-31-22)
j. A procedure for checking the welfare of
all workers during working hours shall be instituted and all workmen so
advised. The employer shall assume responsibility of work assignments so that
no worker shall be required to work in a position or location so isolated or
hazardous that he is not within visual or audible signal contact with another
person who can render assistance in case of emergency. In any operation where
cutting, yarding , loading, or a combination of these activities are carried on
there shall be a minimum crew of two (2) persons who shall work as a team, and
shall be in visual or audible signal contact with one another. This does not
apply to operators of motorized equipment , watchmen, or certain other jobs
which, by their nature are singular workmen assignments. There shall be some
method of checking-in crew members at the end of the shift. Each immediate
supervisor shall be responsible for his crew being accounted for. This standard
also includes operators of movable equipment . (3-31-22)
k. Every employer shall keep a record of all
cases of injuries his employees receive at their work. This record shall be
kept in such manner as to enable representatives of the Division to determine
by examining the record, the injury rate of the employee force for the period
covered by the report. (3-31-22)
l.
Every employer shall investigate every accident resulting in a disabling injury
that his employees suffer in connection with their employment. Employers shall
promptly take any required action to correct the situation. Employees shall
assist in the investigation by giving any information and facts they have
concerning the accident. (3-31-22)
02.
Management Responsibility.
(3-31-22)
a. Management shall take an active
and interested part in the development and guidance of the operation's safety
program, including fire safety. (3-31-22)
b. Management shall apply a basic workable
safety plan on the same priority as it does to any other work facet of the
operation where elimination of all injuries is to be achieved in all phases of
the operation. It is the duty of management to assume full and definite
responsibility. To attain these safety objectives, management shall have the
full cooperation of employers and the Division. (3-31-22)
c. Every employer shall furnish employment
which shall be safe for the employees therein and shall furnish such devices
and safeguards and shall adopt and use such practices, means, methods,
operation and processes as are adequate to render such employment and places of
employment safe to protect the life and safety of employees. The employer shall
make available necessary personal protective safety equipment .
(3-31-22)
d. Regular safety
inspection by a qualified person of all rigging, logging, machinery, rolling
stock, bridges, and other equipment shall be made as often as the character of
the equipment requires. Defective equipment or unsafe conditions found shall be
replaced, repaired or remedied promptly. (3-31-22)
e. All places of employment shall be
inspected by a qualified person or persons as often as the type of operation or
the character of the equipment requires. Defective equipment or unsafe
conditions found by these inspections shall be replaced or repaired or remedied
promptly. (3-31-22)
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