1. Operational Safety Plan—this document of undetermined length will present simply and clearly the program which the employer can follow to reduce accidents in the workplace and incidents of industrial and occupational disease. The safety plan shall comply with applicable local, state, and federal safety and health standards or appropriate industry standards. To assist in the development of the components of the safety plan, the employer may utilize:

   1. 1. an in-house safety staff;
   2. 2. insurance carrier field safety representative; or
   3. 3. private sector safety professionals/engineers as identified by a list maintained by the assistant secretary. The components of a safety plan shall be outlined in §907.
2. Professional Safety Experience—the responsible charge of 75 percent or more of one's duties and functions is for the successful accomplishment of safety objectives, such as the analysis, investigation, planning, execution of safety plans, feedback adjustments, and the periodic audit of the program. Responsible charge does not imply supervisory responsibility.

3. Safety Professional/Engineer—an active safety practitioner who possesses one or a combination of the following criteria. These requirements apply to individuals who are making an application to the assistant secretary for placement on the list of private sector safety professionals/engineers for safety services.

   1. 1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in engineering or science, plus five years or more of professional safety experience, of which two or more years shall have been in responsible charge. A master's degree will be accepted in lieu of one year of the practitioner’s professional safety experience. An earned doctoral degree will be accepted in lieu of two years of the practitioner's professional safety experience;
   2. 2. An earned associate degree from an accredited college or university in engineering or science, plus eight years or more professional safety experience;
   3. 3. Ten years of professional safety experience in lieu of an engineering or science degree;

   4. 4. professional certifications:

      1. a. certified safety professional;
      2. b. certified hazard control manager;
      3. c. certified industrial hygienist;

      4. d. safety professional/engineers. To ensure adequate safety resources for the employer, the safety professional/engineer shall provide the following consultation services, which will consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

         1. i. review the safety performance of the employer's organization, activities, and operations;
         2. ii. appraise the mechanical hazards, power transmission apparatus, material handling, unsafe work methods, hazardous processes, and hazardous environments;
         3. iii. advise and assist in the detection of occupational health hazards and exposure;
         4. iv. provide assistance to the employer in the development of employee safety training programs;
         5. v. make recommendations for appropriate safety corrective actions to be taken; and
         6. vi. assist in the development of an employer's safety plan in compliance with Section 907.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1291.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 11:778 (August 1985), amended LR 13:309 (May 1987), repromulgated by the Department of Employment and Training, LR 17:177 (February 1991), amended by the Department of Labor, LR 19:755 (June 1993), amended by the Louisiana Works, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 52:502 (April 2026).