Report Finds Limited Success from Written Safety Plans

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefMandatory written safety plans have not significantly reduced workplace injury and fatality rates in California, but several elements that must be included in the safety plan, such as training and hazard abatement, do appear to lead to safer workplaces, according to a draft report released by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.The report, "An Evaluation of the California Injury and Illness Prevention Program," was prepared by the Rand Corp.'s Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace. California businesses have been requ...