I employ fewer than 10 employees. Am I required to have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program?

All employers in California, including those with only one employee, are required to have a written injury and illness prevention program.

Title 8, Section 3203 of the General Industry Safety Orders has required the development and use of an accident prevention program by all California employers since April 1, 1977.

The regulation, as initially adopted, contained two short subsections. It was a performance regulation in which the employer was to develop a program to address the hazards anticipated to be at the work site, and to make periodic inspections to ensure any potential hazards could be detected, eliminated or mitigated.