1. (a) To qualify as an effective safety program, accident prevention plans are required to include the following:

   1. (1) the seven components referenced in §164.4(a) of this title (relating to Formulation of Accident Prevention Plan);

   2. (2) a plan for the promotion of industrial health which includes:

      1. (A) support for the rehabilitation of the occupationally injured;
      2. (B) encouragement of personal health maintenance; and
      3. (C) the facilitation of placement of individuals according to their physical capacities in work which the individuals can perform without endangering their own health and safety or that of their fellow employees;
   3. (3) a plan for the periodic evaluation and, if necessary, monitoring of worker exposures to substances or work practices which may lead to occupational illness or disease;
   4. (4) a drug policy which meets the requirements of §169.1 and §169.2 of this title (relating to Notification of Drug Abuse Policy and Required Elements of Drug Abuse Policy); and
   5. (5) a system for receiving and addressing complaints about safety issues from employees.
2. (b) Each self-insurer will employ at least one employee or independent contractor who qualifies as a professional source under §164.9 of this title (relating to Approval of Professional Sources for Safety Consultations) to oversee the implementation of the safety program and who has the authority to communicate directly with the employer's top management regarding health and safety issues.

Source Note:The provisions of this §114.6 adopted to be effective January 1, 1993, 17 TexReg 7896.