The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) has published the Guide to Injury and Illness Prevention Programs. Developed by the IARW Safety Committee, the new reference guide details employee safety requirements by state and also can be used to develop corporate safety programs.
“This important industry resource is intended to help cold chain industry companies understand requirements for state-run injury and illness prevention programs; workers’ compensation premiums, which list possible premium discounts based on various state requirements; and state drug-free workplace polices and drug testing requirements,” says the guide’s co-author Jim Marrella, President of J.C. Marrella & Associates, LLC and the Vice Chairman of the IARW Safety Committee.
The document was co-authored by Marrella and Bill Vargo, Director of Risk Management, Nordic Logistics and Warehousing, LLC. Annamarie Gibbs, Manager, Risk Control Services with the Lockton Companies, LLC and Ken Hudson, Chairman of the IARW Safety Committee and Vice President Environmental Health & Safety at Lineage Logistics also contributed to the report. Members of the IARW Safety Committee reviewed the report.
“Keeping a company’s workforce – its most important asset – safe and healthy through a program that reflects industry best practices is the most effective ROI a company will recognize,” said Lowell Randel, GCCA’s Vice President of Government and Legal Affairs. “This guide will be essential to developing that kind of safety program to stay in compliance with U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.”
Members can download the guide here.