The Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program requires employers in the hotel and lodging industry to establish, implement and maintain an effective, written musculoskeletal injury prevention program (MIPP) that addresses hazards specific to housekeeping.

Musculoskeletal injuries are injuries of a muscle, tendon, ligament, bursa, peripheral nerve, joint, bone or spinal disc that can limit or prevent someone from working.

The written MIPP must be incorporated into the employer’s written IIPP, or may be maintained as a separate program.

The MIPP must include:

Procedures to identify and evaluate housekeeping hazards through worksite evaluations;
Procedures to investigate musculoskeletal injuries to housekeepers;
Methods to correct identified hazards; and
Training of employees and supervisors on safe practices and controls, and a process for early reporting of injuries to the employer.

When evaluating worksite hazards, investigating injuries and identifying corrective measures, input from the housekeepers and their union representatives is required.

Employers can learn more information from Cal/OSHA’s MIPP Safety Health Fact Sheet .

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