19 MAC Pt. 1, R. 40.05
Safety Program Required
Cite as 19 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 1, R. 40.05
Safety Program Required
A. Every insurer shall establish a safety program for the health and benefit of theemployees
of its insureds. An insurer may use any reasonable methods to notify its insureds of the
availability of the materials that comprise its program,and deliver those materials upon
the request of an insured.
B. Insurer safety programs shall includean explanation of an employee's rights under the
Workers' Compensation Law, Miss. Code Ann. §71-3-1, et seq., and the Rules of the
Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission which the insureds may make readily
available to their employees.
C. Insurer safety programs shall make available toinsured employers notice of the
employer’s rightto implement and maintain a written policy for drug and alcohol
workplace. The notice shall inform the employer that such policy shall comply with the
requirements of Miss. Code Ann. §§71-7-1 et seq. and the rules and regulations for drug
and alcohol testing of employees and job applicants by public and private employers
promulgated by the Mississippi State Board of Health. Pursuant to §71-7-1, etseq., the
election of a public or private employer to conduct drug and alcohol testing is voluntary.