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Exceptions to the Written IIPP and Documentation Requirements

Our organization meets one of the following (click one if your organization meets the requirement):

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Establishments with < 20 employees during the calendar year and in an industry not on the designated high hazard list and who have a Worker's Compensation Experience Modification Rate (ExMod) of 1.1% or less; and Establishments with < 20 employees during the calendar year on a designated List of Low Hazard Industries can limit written documentation of the IIPP to the following requirements:

  • The identity of the person(s) with authority and responsibility for program implementation as required by T8CCR 3203 (a)(1),
  • Scheduled periodic "inspections" to identify unsafe conditions and work practices as required by T8CCR 3203 (a)(4),
  • Training and instruction provided to employees as required by T8CCR 3203 (a)(7)

Local government entities are not required to keep records of the steps taken to implement and maintain their IIPP. Local government entities include:

  • Counties, cities, districts
  • Public or quasi-public corporations
  • Public agencies,
  • Any public entity, other than a state agency, that is a member of, or created by, a joint powers agreement