The Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) recently adopted revisions to a number of rules, some of which directly impact public school districts. The 14 revisions become effective Jan. 1, 2019. While some of the changes are minor, a couple may directly impact district obligations. For example, all public employers will be required to maintain needlestick records, as opposed to the current requirement that only public employers of health care workers maintain such records. There also are some significant changes to the rules involving the reporting of fatality or multiple hospitalization accidents. All of these rules were reviewed as a result of the five-year rule review process. You can learn more about the review process here.

 

The following is a complete listing of the new PERRP Rule revisions:

 

Rule Number

Agency

Tagline

4167-1-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Definitions

4167-2-02

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Complaint by public employee

4167-3-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Employment Risk Reduction Standards

4167-3-05

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Ohio specific safety standards

4167-4-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Notice to employees

4167-5-02

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Undue hardship

4167-5-03

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Petition for a modification of abatement date

4167-6-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses

4167-6-10

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Reporting of fatality or multiple hospitalization accidents

4167-6-11

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Needlestick records

4167-7-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Variances from Ohio public employment risk reduction standards

4167-8-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Inspection procedures

4167-8-03

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Citations

4167-14-01

Public Employment Risk Reduction Program

Contests of citations

 

You can access Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) weekly reports online at http://www.jcarr.state.oh.us/meetings/weekly-reports;jsessionid=7e4effe3b580cf799b371672b9e0?0.

 

 

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Posted by Van D. Keating on 12/13/2018

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