SECTION FOURTEEN - OCCUPATIONAL LAWS

A. Occupational Health & Safety: No job is so important and no service so urgent that time cannot be taken to perform work safely. Equipment, materials and operations must be understood before they are utilized. It is the intent of the County to comply with all applicable rules and regulations pertaining to the Occupation Safety and Health Act (OSHA) as established under federal law or state law.  To that end, San Juan County has instituted a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program and its provisions are found in a separate manual entitled, “San Juan County Comprehensive Health and Safety Program, for Compliance with OSHA General Rules and Regulations.”

B. Worker's Compensation:

1. Employees injured on the job, no matter how slight, must report the incident promptly to a supervisor and fill out and submit a "First Report of Injury" report to the Human Resource Department and the County Risk Manager. Levels of compensation and County participation in payments to the worker shall be according to standards established by the Utah State Industrial Commission.
2. In conjunction with Appendix A, the County’s Drug Free Work Place Policy, every employee involved in an on duty accident or unsafe work practice, shall immediately submit to a drug and alcohol test at the Blanding Medical Clinic or the San Juan County Clinic in Monticello if by observation of the employee and the circumstances of the accident reasonably could indicate violation of the County’s drug policy.