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The Superintendent will cause the formation of the Workplace Safety Program and the Joint Loss Management Committee as required by RSA 281-A:64 and a Crisis Management Plan that conforms to the national Incident Command System.

Workplace Safety Program

The program shall be filed with the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Labor, and updated at least biennially. The workplace safety program shall meet the requirements established by the Department of Labor (see NH Code of Admin. Rules Lab 602.01-02), and, among other things, shall include a plan for responding to violent acts committed by students against employees, volunteers, and visitors.

The Workplace safety program shall also comply with Board of School Committee Policy Safety 100.1: School Safety.

Each Principal and/or his/her designee shall be responsible for the supervision and implementation of a safety program for his/her school. General areas of emphasis shall include, but not be limited to, those outlined in Safety 100.1: School Safety.

Joint Loss Management Committee

The Superintendent will cause the formation of the Joint Loss Management Committee (the "Committee") as required by RSA 281-A:64, III.  The purpose of the Committee is to bring workers and management together in a non-adversarial, cooperative effort to promote safety and health in each workplace.  The Committee's recommendations are advisory only, and are intended to assist the employer.

The composition, function and duties of the Committee shall be as provided under New

Hampshire Department of Labor rules Lab 603.01, 603.02 and such other rules as the

Department of Labor may, from time to time, adopt.  The Committee shall also address protocols for employees to follow in relation to workplace violence, including training as required by RSA 281-A:64, III.

The Committee shall meet at least quarterly, with the first meeting each year to occur before the beginning of the student school year.

Legal References:

RSA 200:40, Emergency Care

RSA 281-A:64, III, Worker's Compensation, Safety Provisions; Administrative Penalty

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed 306.04(a)(2), School Safety

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Section Ed 306.04(d), School Safety Procedures

Statutory Reference:

RSA 281-A:64(Safety Provisions; Administrative Penalty)

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Ed. 306.04(a)(2), School Safety

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Ed 306.04(d), School Safety Procedures

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Lab 602.01-02, Safety Programs

NH Code of Administrative Rules, Lab 603.01.04, Joint Loss Management Committee

HISTORY 

Revision:  9/11/2018

First Reading Coordination: 11/14/01

Second Reading and Approval BOSC: 12/10/01

Revision: February 2021

First Reading (Policy Committee): February 9, 2021

Second Reading and BOSC Approval: 3/8/21