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Safety Loss Control

Safety Loss Control Division includes safety, loss control and industrial hygiene professionals who provide independent safety, risk management, loss control and industrial hygiene consultative resources to all Riverside County departments and employees. We identify workplace safety hazards -- both environmental and behavioral -- which place employees at risk for work related injury or illness. We strive to help each department increase productivity, reduce risk exposure and lower taxpayer burden by creating a safer and healthier work environment for their employees.

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The core functions of the Safety Loss Control Division are the following:

Provide training to assist county departments, agencies, and districts in meeting, Cal/OSHA-required safety training standards
Conduct regularly scheduled and/or emergency safety and industrial hygiene inspections and provides written reports with the recommended corrective action
Conduct on-site ergonomic evaluations, make workstation / work practice adjustments at the time of evaluation and provide long-term corrective recommendations in a written report
Conduct accident investigations to determine cause of accident and to develop recommendations to prevent future accidents
Review and/or assist in the creation of the department required written safety programs which include, but are not limited to Injury and Illness Prevention Program, Hazard Communications Program, Blood Borne Pathogens Program, Respiratory Protection Program, Emergency Action Plan, Lockout / Block-Out Program
Develop injury and illness prevention training materials
Act as the County’s liaison with outside regulatory agencies on matters pertaining to occupational safety and health
Interpret and implement applicable statutory and regulatory legal requirements pertaining to occupational safety and health and continuously monitor those requirements for any changes that could affect the County’s legal obligations
Conduct required safety training to Employees throughout Riverside County; Trainings include, but are not limited to:

Repetitive Motion Injury Prevention (ergonomics)	CPR & First Aid	Hazardous Communications
Employee Workplace Violence Prevention	CPR / Automatic External Defibrillator	Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors
Supervisor Workplace Violence Prevention	Blood borne Pathogens	Additional specialized training is provided and/or coordinated as needed
Supervisor Safety Training	Airborne Pathogens	MRSA Prevention
Driver Safety Awareness	Forklift Training	Provide policy guidance on occupational safety and health issues to County Department Heads and/or their designee(s)

Administer the County’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (DOT) required alcohol and drug testing program for “safety sensitive" positions.
Administer the County’s California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Pull-Notice Program. The pull-notice program allows the County to verify that an employee or prospective employee has a valid California Drivers license. Additionally, the pull-notice program provides immediate notice when driving privileges are about to be suspended or revoked by the DMV.
Administer and coordinate the County’s Safety Advisory Committee / Vehicle Accident Review Board
Administer the County’s Board of Supervisors approved Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program. Administration of the program included identifying locations for placement, assisting with ordering assisting and purchasing the equipment, training employees, effecting the actual placement of the equipment, ensuring that the equipment is maintained properly and replaced as needed and reporting any usage of the equipment to the appropriate authorities. The County currently has approximately 267 AEDs in service.

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