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To answer your questions (from what I was told),
1) Is it "necessary" from a legal/insurance point of view? It may not be "necessary" as long as there is never an HR/OSHA -related occurence. It may seem like it is necessary, if there is one, however.
2) It is supposed to be an OSHA-based safety program based on what I do. Do I think I'll have to tweak it? Yes. But in reality, I'm really doing this to protect my butt. Of course, I hope it will increase safety etc. but I'm doing this out of altruism.
"You went through the training. You signed the book. You agreed to wear the proper equipment in writing." Hopefully, that will scare off the ambulance chasers.
Remember I live in NY state. I don't know about you, but every hour on the local news there a lawyer commercial and look at the yellow pages, who has the biggest ads, and the radio stations...
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