Health, Safety and Welfare Policy

Introduction
This Document is intended to provide an overview of the framework employed by Technical Resources Company Limited in their safety management system. It contains our Policy Statements on Health, Safety, Environment and Welfare. Also spelt out are the Organization, Arrangements and Responsibilities of those Individuals involved in pro‐actively managing the health safety and welfare management Systems.

In Technical Resources Company Limited, we consider this document to be the starting point of a programmed for continuous improvement. To further assist TR have developed and Published specific and detailed policies relative to the safe working procedures and the Management Systems necessary to carry them out.

Scope
This policy applies to all individuals and premises working or operating under the control of Technical Resources Company Limited. As far as reasonably practicable the same principles will be applied within premises and on sites operated in conjunction with other employers and any other location where Technical Resources Company Limited is represented.

In support of this policy TR will from time to time develop publish and implement a Daughter document covering the health safety and welfare management systems for Safeguarding sub‐contract personnel and supply chain management.

Organizations
The organizational structure for the implementation of environmental health and safety reflects the fact that responsibility for compliance clearly rests at the highest level of management; yet cascades down through line management to involve and incorporate all individuals within the company structure.

The purpose of this section is to help clarify and identify who is responsible to whom and for what, thus empowering various groups and individuals to make decisions at all levels.


Health and Safety Responsibilities

1. Board of Directors
The management of health, safety and welfare, and the environment is the responsibility of everyone. We each have a role to play if we are to ensure its effectiveness. It must However be driven and guided by Senior Management. Whilst the Chairman accepts overall responsibility for safety it is the duty of the Managing Director through his role as Safety Director and his Directors, supported by sub-ordinate management levels, to ensure that the “message from the top” reflects and strongly influences the safety culture adopted by the company. Each must actively and continually seek opportunities to demonstrate and communicate their clear-cut commitment to achieving a positive safety culture.
The Board of Directors are therefore responsible for ensuring that this Policy is effectively and fully implemented and for keeping the Director Responsible For Safety informed on business decisions likely to be effected or effect health, safety or welfare. Directors will discuss and decide policy and accordingly issue instructions, regarding
implementation to line management, such that environmental, health and safety is integrated into the Company’s processes in such a way that it significantly contributes to overall business performance. As may be necessary, but not less than once a year, the Board led by the Director Responsible for Safety will pro-actively review safety statistics and other factors acting as performance indicators for safety and good health. This will drive the provision of adequate resources necessary to achieve the aims and objectives
.
As a result of the outcome of any such review(s) the Board will, with the help of the Company Safety Manager and the Executive Safety Committee, set targets for the continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety as aligned with the annual strategic business plan. All Directors will take an active lead in promoting and enforcing environmental health and safety within the Company. They will augment the work undertaken by the Business
Unit Management teams by ensuring that they set a leading personal example for safety through visible commitment. Foster an understanding in all employees that health and safety is an integral element of efficient business management and contributes to the operational efficiency and productivity of the organization by reducing accidents. Provide sufficient funding from the Board to allow Environmental, Health, Safety & Welfare, and as necessary training to function.

2. Directors Responsible For Safety
The Managing Director will be the Director Responsible for Safety. He will ensure that sound policies and procedures are formulated, and that the Board is kept informed of any necessary improvements to the Health and Safety Management System. Monitor Key Safety Performance data and report, at regular intervals, upon it to the
Board of Directors. Secure the setting of realistic safety performance standards annually, so that continuous improvement can be achieved and maintained through a goal of zero accidents. Take a management lead in conducting and encouraging his co-directors to complete Site Safety Tours. Be assisted and advised upon those matters by the Company Safety Manager and other parties as may be deemed necessary.


3. The Company Safety Manager
The Company Safety Manager will be accountable to the Safety Director. He will advise management on:
• All aspects of Policy, procedures and developments relating to environmental health, safety and welfare
• Any changes necessary to the documents and practice for the Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare Policy, Organization and Arrangements

The Company Safety Manager’s main duties are to ensure that:
• A strategy for environmental health and safety management is developed and with the agreement of the Board implemented.
• A management system is established and maintained for environmental health safety and welfare.
• National and industry standards, such as legislation, are as appropriate applied.
• A system for the communication of health and safety information is established and maintained; including the issue of health and safety information bulletins
• A system for consultation on health and safety matters is established and maintained.
• monitoring of environmental health and safety standards occurs on a regular basis by obtaining, analyzing and reporting upon accident statistics, incidents and trends
• A support service for environmental health and safety matters is available.
• Training on environmental health and safety matters is available if required.
• Auditing of the HSE Management System takes place.
• A review and, following consultation with management, amendment of the Policy, Organization and Arrangements is completed to ensure that they remain relevant and effective to the operations.
• In conjunction with management, he plays a leading role in ensuring line managements investigation of any accident or incident that causes a failure of the Company’s goal of zero accident potential.
• An HSE Action Plan is set annually, so that continuous improvement can be achieved and maintained.
Those reporting to him:
• Safety advisers shall have a functional responsibility link and shall cooperate with
the Company Safety Manager in the execution of his and their duties.
4. Business Unit Directors and General Managers
Business Unit Directors and General Managers will:
All members of the Business Unit Management have a vital role to play in the success of the implementation of this policy. The responsibility for the management of operational day to day health and safety lies with any manager or supervisor who has control over the activity of others. Each member of the management and supervisory team is responsible for ensuring that:
• The departments or functions under their control or supervision, implement this policy and the requirements of the TR Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare Safe Working Procedure Manuals.
• Departmental resources are made available to meet these requirements.
• High standards for safety are established and maintained in line with the potential for zero accidents and injuries.
• Risk assessments are carried out and any control measures necessary are implemented.
• Any required health and safety records are prepared and maintained.
• Adequate information, instruction, training and supervision are provided for personnel under their control.
• They monitor the health and safety performance of the department or function under their control.
• They set a leading personal example for safety through visible commitment
• Sub-contractor evaluations and contract labor competency checks along with close out meetings are instigated and fed back into the safety department
• Safety tours are completed

5. Project Managers, Project Engineers &Line
Managers [including any person with a supervisory
role] will:
• Be conversant with and ensure implementation and compliance with the safety management systems and procedures
• Establish and maintain control, promote co-operation, ensure communication of any necessary instruction(s) and information which leads to positive improvements in health and safety performance standards of individuals and
groups
• Ensure that persons have sufficient knowledge and are competent to undertake the work tasks safely
• Evaluate work activities by adequate planning, organization and control, to identify hazards or risks and implement any necessary control(s) and preventative measures to ensure provision and maintenance of healthy and safe conditions
• Monitor and review work activities to ensure that safe work methods and conditions are being implemented in order to achieve the following Key performance indicators: Realization of health and safety training targets
• Achievement and use of risk assessment targets
• Achievement and use of risk control targets
• Improvement of physical standards and individual behaviors
• Improvement of accident and ill-health rates
• Accuracy of health and safety documentation
• Improvement of external audit rating
• Conduct in conjunction with the Regional safety Advisor regular Site Safety inspections
• Be responsible for implementing the safety management system laid down in the Company Safe Working Procedure Manual.

6. Estimating Managers
In addition to their duties as a departmental head the estimating managers are accountable to the relevant directors responsible for the function for ensuring that the relevant policy requirements and appropriate Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare Policy Statutory requirements are taken into account during the preparation of project tenders. In particular he must ensure that arrangements are in place to:
• Take due consideration of the requirements of relevant Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare Policy legislation, Codes of Practice and Company Procedures.
• Allow for the provision of adequate first aid, health and welfare facilities and protective clothing and equipment.
Consult with the Regional Safety Advisers whenever appropriate to ensure that all relevant aspects of Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare Policy are taken into account when considering allocation of resources at pre tender stages. Estimators are, (through the use of the Risk Registers) responsible for ensuring that adequate allowance is made in all tenders for the provision of safety, health and welfare requirements that will be known to be in force for the duration of the project.

7. Designers
Notwithstanding the specific duties given under the Construction Design & Management Regulations, designers, and their relevant managers, will be responsible for
• Preparing designs that have taken due regard of Environmental, Health, Safety and Welfare needs based upon the information supplied by the Client or his agent.
• Ensuring that a design risk assessment is undertaken for any and all the design work complete; and that as a result of such design risk assessments hazards and risks, both during the construction process and after completion of such work, are wherever possible eliminated or kept to the lowest level possible.
• Co-operate with the Planning Supervisor and with other designers, so that each may comply with their duties under the CDM Regulations. This includes providing the information needed for the Health & Safety File relating to
products used and the residual risks identified as a result of the design risk assessment.
• Taking reasonable steps to ensure the client is aware of his duties under the CDM Regulations and that he is aware of residual health and safety risks associated with the design.
• Ensure that any design work that is outsourced is checked before being passed on to the client with particular attention to hazard recognition and design risk

8. Employees
All employees are required by law to take reasonable care with regard to the safety of themselves and others, and to co-operate with their employer in implementing health and safety measures. At Technical Resources Company Limited we require everyone to make a personal contribution to safety by observing all relevant procedures, guidelines and safe working practices, and to bring to the attention of their immediate supervisor any matter likely to constitute a risk to the health and safety of any person. Additionally, we actively encourage the participation of staff in the implementation of this policy through contribution and communication. As health and safety is a joint
responsibility, we acknowledge that progress in our safety performance will be best achieved by a team approach through the involvement of staff. Employees will therefore:
• Comply with the law and any Company policies and procedures introduced to safeguard the well-being of individuals
• Co-operate with management in developing their own personal awareness towards minimizing the potential for loss, damage or waste involving plant, materials, tools or the works
• Wear and take care of any personal protective equipment provided and report and damage or loss immediately
• Seek through immediate contact with their line supervisor/manager: Guidance Information Training About any equipment, substances, procedure, workplace or environmental issues with which they are unfamiliar i.e. they have not previously used, operated or had experience of
• Report to their line manager immediately any health and safety hazards or hazardous conditions which develop including any defects in plant, equipment or materials
• promptly report any incident, accident dangerous occurrence or near miss which may take place
• Comply with the health, safety and welfare responsibilities which are further defined within their Terms and Conditions of Employment and/or specific job descriptions

An employee’s handbook has been produced separately to this Policy document and the Company’s Safe Working Procedures Manual. A copy will be issued to all persons when joining the company and subject to it undergoing a significant change, so that it may be freely available and therefore encourage everyone to take a pro-active part in the management of environmental, health and safety issues. Employees who willfully disregard company health and safety Policies and procedures will be subject to company disciplinary procedures, which can include summary dismissal.

9. Regional Safety Advisers:
Whilst appointed in an advisory role to provide expert impartial guidance to all employees upon matters affecting environmental, health, safety and welfare and the safe operation of plant and equipment. Their duties and responsibilities will include:
• Assist operational management and other personnel in the monitoring of the company’s health, safety and welfare policies and procedures, and liaise with the business unit safety committee
• Monitor through the Company audit system the implementation of the Safety Management systems and report back on their findings to the Business Unit Directors and Managers, and the Company Safety Manager.
• Maintain a library of statutory documentation, codes of practice and other relevant publications
• Monitor the appointment of safety co-coordinators by Business Unit Management
• Assist in overseeing health, safety, welfare and fire prevention at facilities, offices, workshops and sites by reporting the operational management on the findings from workplace safety inspections
• Consider accident reports and take appropriate action to assist line management implement corrective actions necessary to prevent a re-occurrence
• Have the authority to cause operational management action to be taken to have work stopped in any situation which in their opinion, involves a risk of imminent serious personal injury
• As members of the Regional Safety Committee the Regional Safety Advisors will monitor and report upon safety performance relative to the work of the business unit committees and work completed or ongoing necessary to meet the goals set annually in the Company Action Plan for the continuous improvement of safety.

10. Executive Safety Committee
The company safety manager and executive members of the board will meet at regular intervals to discuss and recommend to the Board of Directors, any changes of policy, along with the formulation and development of the safety management systems that are necessary to ensure compliance with legislation. The committee will recommend to the Board objectives to realize management systems that identify hazards and implement risk evaluation for improved operational safety efficiency.
The Executive Committee, with an eye on the targets set by the Board, will review the effectiveness of the Regional Safety Committees and as considered necessary assist with the resolution of issues outstanding at that level to help accomplish any strategic Safety Plan set to help support the business plan agreed by the Board of Directors.

11. Regional Safety Committee
Operational directors and managers are responsible for ensuring that health, safety and welfare matters are raised, discussed and actions initiated at quarterly safety management meetings. Safety advisers within their regions are responsible for monitoring the safety management system and reporting back their findings to the Regional Safety Committee. The regional safety committee will consider, as necessary, the practical implementation of policies and procedures and report back their findings to the Executive safety committee, relative to any prevailing barriers to safety improvement. The Regional Safety Committee will review the effectiveness of the Business Unit Safety Committees and as considered necessary assist with the resolution of issues outstanding at that level to help meet an operational plan implemented in support of the operational plan set in support of the strategic safety plan

12. Business Unit Safety Committees
The business unit director, general manager, construction manager, engineers and site representatives will meet at regular intervals to ensure that the policy is being implemented throughout their area of responsibility. The frequency of these meetings will be determined by the local management but ought to align with the Regional Safety Committee Meeting.

13. Workplace Safety Committee
The Business Unit Safety Committees will appoint workplace safety committees as and when considered appropriate or if asked to do so by duly appointed union or employee elected safety representatives. The committee will be lead by an elected chairperson and shall be made up of a representative sample of employees including the local business unit management and as required the regional safety advisor. The frequency of meetings will be determined by the complexity of site conditions and the hazards and risk they create. An agreed number of representatives of the Workplace Safety Committee(s) will sit on the Business Unit Safety Committee.

14. Safety Advisers Committee
The safety advisers will meet at regular intervals to discuss environmental, health, safety and welfare issues. A report of proceedings will be given to the Safety Committees. The committee will consider:
EHS&W Management
Statistics/ Risk Management
Emergency Procedures
Occupational Health Requirements
Safety of Plant, Equipment, Workplaces & Operations
Strategic Safety Planning
Any Other Topics Effecting Organizational Environmental, Health, Safety & Welfare

The Company Safety Manager will lead the committee and will carry forward any proposals or suggestions agreed for alteration or addition to the existing safety management systems to the Executive Safety Committee for their consideration and recommendation to the Board.

15. Information, Instruction(s) and Training
The Company will ensure that suitable and relevant information relating to environmental, health safety and welfare in the workplace is disseminated to employees and nonemployees. To assist individuals in the course of their work the company safe working procedures manual will be made available for reference and guidance in the site safety box at all contract work sites and through departmental managers at office locations. Statutory notices will be displayed and regular safety committee meetings held to discuss HSE &W to ensure the continuing development and competency of all employees is achieved each individual will receive an annual appraisal by their line manager during which Management will identify the training needs of the company and the employee(s). This will be achieved by a review made against a backdrop of the requirements outlined by a safety training matrix developed to address statutory, skill based and refresher training needs. Any needs established as a result of this appraisal will be agreed with the individual and then arrangements made to implement training, as needs be on a priority basis. As and when conditions dictate additional information, instruction(s) and training will be provided to supplement and as needs be supersede any earlier training given.

Safety Manual 
The TRC is carefully and strictly following the OSHA Construction Resource Manual. The employees and workers onsite are mandated to follow the safety and healthy regulations to ensure a well secured working place. The workers are carefully watched and supervised by their team and site leaders to make sure that everyone is complying to the standards.

Worker Safety Series
Construction
OSHA Pocket Guide
OSHA 3252-05N 2005
source: OSHA

Construction
Nearly 6.5 million people work at approximately 252,000 construction sites across the nation on any given day. The fatal injury rate for the construction industry is higher than the national average in this category for all industries.

Potential hazards for workers in construction include:
  • Falls (from heights);
  • Trench collapse;
  • Scaffold collapse;
  • Electric shock and arc flash/arc blast;
  • Failure to use proper personal protective equipment; and
  • Repetitive motion injuries.
Hazards & Solutions
For construction, the 10 OSHA standards most frequently included in the agency's citations in FY 2004 were:
1.       Scaffolding
2.       Fall protection (scope, application, definitions)
3.       Excavations (general requirements)
4.       Ladders
5.       Head protection
6.       Excavations (requirements for protective systems)
7.       Hazard communication
8.       Fall protection (training requirements)
9.       Construction (general safety and health provisions)
10.    Electrical (wiring methods, design and protection)
Scaffolding
Hazard: When scaffolds are not erected or used properly, fall hazards can occur. About 2.3 million construction workers frequently work on scaffolds. Protecting these workers from scaffold-related accidents would prevent an estimated 4,500 injuries and 50 fatalities each year.
Solutions:
  • Scaffold must be sound, rigid and sufficient to carry its own weight plus four times the maximum intended load without settling or displacement. It must be erected on solid footing.
  • Unstable objects, such as barrels, boxes, loose bricks or concrete blocks must not be used to support scaffolds or planks.
  • Scaffold must not be erected, moved, dismantled or altered except under the supervision of a competent person.
  • Scaffold must be equipped with guardrails, midrails and toeboards.
  • Scaffold accessories such as braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs or ladders that are damaged or weakened from any cause must be immediately repaired or replaced.
  • Scaffold platforms must be tightly planked with scaffold plank grade material or equivalent.
  • A "competent person" must inspect the scaffolding and, at designated intervals, reinspect it.
  • Rigging on suspension scaffolds must be inspected by a competent person before each shift and after any occurrence that could affect structural integrity to ensure that all connections are tight and that no damage to the rigging has occurred since its last use.
  • Synthetic and natural rope used in suspension scaffolding must be protected from heat-producing sources.
  • Employees must be instructed about the hazards of using diagonal braces as fall protection.
  • Scaffold can be accessed by using ladders and stairwells.
  • Scaffolds must be at least 10 feet from electric power lines at all times.
Fall Protection
Hazard: Each year, falls consistently account for the greatest number of fatalities in the construction industry. A number of factors are often involved in falls, including unstable working surfaces, misuse or failure to use fall protection equipment and human error. Studies have shown that using guardrails, fall arrest systems, safety nets, covers and restraint systems can prevent many deaths and injuries from falls.
Solutions:
  • Consider using aerial lifts or elevated platforms to provide safer elevated working surfaces;
  • Erect guardrail systems with toeboards and warning lines or install control line systems to protect workers near the edges of floors and roofs;
  • Cover floor holes; and/or
  • Use safety net systems or personal fall arrest systems (body harnesses).
Ladders
Hazard: Ladders and stairways are another source of injuries and fatalities among construction workers. OSHA estimates that there are 24,882 injuries and as many as 36 fatalities per year due to falls on stairways and ladders used in construction. Nearly half of these injuries were serious enough to require time off the job.
Solutions:
  • Use the correct ladder for the task.
  • Have a competent person visually inspect a ladder before use for any defects such as:
*  Structural damage, split/bent side rails, broken or missing rungs/steps/cleats and missing or damaged safety devices;
*  Grease, dirt or other contaminants that could cause slips or falls;
*  Paint or stickers (except warning labels) that could hide possible defects.
  • Make sure that ladders are long enough to safely reach the work area.
  • Mark or tag ("Do Not Use") damaged or defective ladders for repair or replacement, or destroy them immediately.
  • Never load ladders beyond the maximum intended load or beyond the manufacturer's rated capacity.
  • Be sure the load rating can support the weight of the user, including materials and tools.
  • Avoid using ladders with metallic components near electrical work and overhead power lines.
Stairways
Hazard: Slips, trips and falls on stairways are a major source of injuries and fatalities among construction workers.

Solutions:
  • Stairway treads and walkways must be free of dangerous objects, debris and materials.
  • Slippery conditions on stairways and walkways must be corrected immediately.
  • Make sure that treads cover the entire step and landing.
  • Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches must have at least one handrail.
Trenching
Hazard: Trench collapses cause dozens of fatalities and hundreds of injuries each year. Trenching deaths rose in 2003.

Solutions:
  • Never enter an unprotected trench.
  • Always use a protective system for trenches feet deep or greater.
  • Employ a registered professional engineer to design a protective system for trenches 20 feet deep or greater.
  • Protective Systems:
*  Sloping to protect workers by cutting back the trench wall at an angle inclined away from the excavation not steeper than a height/depth ratio of 11 2 :1, according to the sloping requirements for the type of soil.
*  Shoring to protect workers by installing supports to prevent soil movement for trenches that do not exceed 20 feet in depth.
*  Shielding to protect workers by using trench boxes or other types of supports to prevent soil cave-ins.
  • Always provide a way to exit a trench--such as a ladder, stairway or ramp--no more than 25 feet of lateral travel for employees in the trench.
  • Keep spoils at least two feet back from the edge of a trench.
  • Make sure that trenches are inspected by a competent person prior to entry and after any hazard-increasing event such as a rainstorm, vibrations or excessive surcharge loads.
SLOPING. Maximum allowable slopes for excavations less than 20 ft. (6.09 m) based on soil type and angle to the horizontal are as follows:
TABLE V:2-1. ALLOWABLE SLOPES

Soil type
Height/Depth ratio
Slope angle
Stable Rock
(granite or sandstone)
Vertical
90º
Type A
(clay)
3/4 :1
53º
Type B
(gravel, silt)
1:1
45º
Type C
(sand)
11/ 2:1
34º
Type A (short-term)
(For a maximum excavation depth of 12 ft.)
1/ 2:1
63º

Source: OSHA Technical Manual, Section V, Chap. 2, Excavations: Hazard Recognition in Trenching and Shoring (Jan. 1999).
Cranes
Hazard: Significant and serious injuries may occur if cranes are not inspected before use and if they are not used properly. Often these injuries occur when a worker is struck by an overhead load or caught within the crane's swing radius. Many crane fatalities occur when the boom of a crane or its load line contact an overhead power line.

Solutions:
  • Check all crane controls to insure proper operation before use.
  • Inspect wire rope, chains and hook for any damage.
  • Know the weight of the load that the crane is to lift.
  • Ensure that the load does not exceed the crane's rated capacity.
  • Raise the load a few inches to verify balance and the effectiveness of the brake system.
  • Check all rigging prior to use; do not wrap hoist ropes or chains around the load.
  • Fully extend outriggers.
  • Do not move a load over workers.
  • Barricade accessible areas within the crane's swing radius.
  • Watch for overhead electrical distribution and transmission lines and maintain a safe working clearance of at least 10 feet from energized electrical lines.
Hazard Communication
Hazard: Failure to recognize the hazards associated with chemicals can cause chemical burns, respiratory problems, fires and explosions.
Solutions:
  • Maintain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each chemical in the facility.
  • Make this information accessible to employees at all times in a language or formats that are clearly understood by all affected personnel.
  • Train employees on how to read and use the MSDS.
  • Follow manufacturer's MSDS instructions for handling hazardous chemicals.
  • Train employees about the risks of each hazardous chemical being used.
  • Provide spill clean-up kits in areas where chemicals are stored.
  • Have a written spill control plan.
  • Train employees to clean up spills, protect themselves and properly dispose of used materials.
  • Provide proper personal protective equipment and enforce its use.
  • Store chemicals safely and securely.
Forklifts
Hazard: Approximately 100 employees are fatally injured and approximately 95,000 employees are injured every year while operating powered industrial trucks. Forklift turnover accounts for a significant number of these fatalities.

Solutions:
  • Train and certify all operators to ensure that they operate forklifts safely.
  • Do not allow any employee under 18 years old to operate a forklift.
  • Properly maintain haulage equipment, including tires.
  • Do not modify or make attachments that affect the capacity and safe operation of the forklift without written approval from the forklift's manufacturer.
  • Examine forklift truck for defects before using.
  • Follow safe operating procedures for picking up, moving, putting down and stacking loads.
  • Drive safely--never exceed 5 mph and slow down in congested or slippery surface areas.
  • Prohibit stunt driving and horseplay.
  • Do not handle loads that are heavier than the capacity of the industrial truck.
  • Remove unsafe or defective forklift trucks from service.
  • Operators shall always wear seatbelts.
  • Avoid traveling with elevated loads.
  • Assure that rollover protective structure is in place.
  • Make certain that the reverse signal alarm is operational and audible above the surrounding noise level.
Head Protection
Hazard: Serious head injuries can result from blows to the head.
Solution:
  • Be sure that workers wear hard hats where there is a potential for objects falling from above, bumps to their heads from fixed objects, or accidental head contact with electrical hazards.
Safety Checklists
The following checklists may help you take steps to avoid hazards that cause injuries, illnesses and fatalities. As always, be cautious and seek help if you are concerned about a potential hazard.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Eye and Face Protection
  • Safety glasses or face shields are worn anytime work operations can cause foreign objects getting into the eye such as during welding, cutting, grinding, nailing (or when working with concrete and/or harmful chemicals or when exposed to flying particles).
  • Eye and face protectors are selected based on anticipated hazards.
  • Safety glasses or face shields are worn when exposed to any electrical hazards including work on energized electrical systems.
Foot Protection
  • Construction workers should wear work shoes or boots with slip-resistant and puncture-resistant soles.
  • Safety-toed footwear is worn to prevent crushed toes when working around heavy equipment or falling objects.
Hand Protection
  • Gloves should fit snugly.
  • Workers wear the right gloves for the job (for example, heavy-duty rubber gloves for concrete work, welding gloves for welding, insulated gloves and sleeves when exposed to electrical hazards).
Head Protection
  • Workers shall wear hard hats where there is a potential for objects falling from above, bumps to their heads from fixed objects, or of accidental head contact with electrical hazards.
  • Hard hats are routinely inspected for dents, cracks or deterioration.
  • Hard hats are replaced after a heavy blow or electrical shock.
  • Hard hats are maintained in good condition.
Scaffolding
  • Scaffolds should be set on sound footing.
  • Damaged parts that affect the strength of the scaffold are taken out of service.
  • Scaffolds are not altered.
  • All scaffolds should be fully planked.
  • Scaffolds are not moved horizontally while workers are on them unless they are designed to be mobile and workers have been trained in the proper procedures.
  • Employees are not permitted to work on scaffolds when covered with snow, ice, or other slippery materials.
  • Scaffolds are not erected or moved within 10 feet of power lines.
  • Employees are not permitted to work on scaffolds in bad weather or high winds unless a competent person has determined that it is safe to do so.
  • Ladders, boxes, barrels, buckets or other makeshift platforms are not used to raise work height.
  • Extra material is not allowed to build up on scaffold platforms.
  • Scaffolds should not be loaded with more weight than they were designed to support.
Electrical Safety
  • Work on new and existing energized (hot) electrical circuits is prohibited until all power is shut off and grounds are attached.
  • An effective Lockout/Tagout system is in place.
  • Frayed, damaged or worn electrical cords or cables are promptly replaced.
  • All extension cords have grounding prongs.
  • Protect flexible cords and cables from damage. Sharp corners and projections should be avoided.
  • Use extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances that are the three-wire type and designed for hard or extra-hard service. (Look for some of the following letters imprinted on the casing: S, ST, SO, STO.)
  • All electrical tools and equipment are maintained in safe condition and checked regularly for defects and taken out of service if a defect is found.
  • Do not bypass any protective system or device designed to protect employees from contact with electrical energy.
  • Overhead electrical power lines are located and identified.
  • Ensure that ladders, scaffolds, equipment or materials never come within 10 feet of electrical power lines.
  • All electrical tools must be properly grounded unless they are of the double insulated type.
  • Multiple plug adapters are prohibited.
Floor and Wall Openings
  • Floor openings (12 inches or more) are guarded by a secured cover, a guardrail or equivalent on all sides (except at entrances to stairways).
  • Toeboards are installed around the edges of permanent floor openings (where persons may pass below the opening).
Elevated Surfaces
  • Signs are posted, when appropriate, showing the elevated surface load capacity.
  • Surfaces elevated more than 48 inches above the floor or ground have standard guardrails.
  • All elevated surfaces (beneath which people or machinery could be exposed to falling objects) have standard 4-inch toeboards.
  • A permanent means of entry and exit with handrails is provided to elevated storage and work surfaces.
  • Material is piled, stacked or racked in a way that prevents it from tipping, falling, collapsing, rolling or spreading.
Hazard Communication
  • A list of hazardous substances used in the workplace is maintained and readily available at the worksite.
  • There is a written hazard communication program addressing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), labeling and employee training.
  • Each container of a hazardous substance (vats, bottles, storage tanks) is labeled with product identity and a hazard warning(s) (communicating the specific health hazards and physical hazards).
  • Material Safety Data Sheets are readily available at all times for each hazardous substance used.
  • There is an effective employee training program for hazardous substances.
Crane Safety
  • Cranes and derricks are restricted from operating within 10 feet of any electrical power line.
  • The upper rotating structure supporting the boom and materials being handled is provided with an electrical ground while working near energized transmitter towers.
  • Rated load capacities, operating speed and instructions are posted and visible to the operator.
  • Cranes are equipped with a load chart.
  • The operator understands and uses the load chart.
  • The operator can determine the angle and length of the crane boom at all times.
  • Crane machinery and other rigging equipment is inspected daily prior to use to make sure that it is in good condition.
  • Accessible areas within the crane's swing radius are barricaded.
  • Tag lines are used to prevent dangerous swing or spin of materials when raised or lowered by a crane or derrick.
  • Illustrations of hand signals to crane and derrick operators are posted on the job site.
  • The signal person uses correct signals for the crane operator to follow.
  • Crane outriggers are extended when required.
  • Crane platforms and walkways have antiskid surfaces.
  • Broken, worn or damaged wire rope is removed from service.
  • Guardrails, hand holds and steps are provided for safe and easy access to and from all areas of the crane.
  • Load testing reports/certifications are available.
  • Tower crane mast bolts are properly torqued to the manufacturer's specifications.
  • Overload limits are tested and correctly set.
  • The maximum acceptable load and the last test results are posted on the crane.
  • Initial and annual inspections of all hoisting and rigging equipment are performed and reports are maintained.
  • Only properly trained and qualified operators are allowed to work with hoisting and rigging equipment.
Forklifts
  • Forklift truck operators are competent to operate these vehicles safely as demonstrated by their successful completion of training and evaluation.
  • No employee under 18 years old is allowed to operate a forklift.
  • Forklifts are inspected daily for proper condition of brakes, horns, steering, forks and tires.
  • Powered industrial trucks (forklifts) meet the design and construction requirements established in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II ANSI B56.1-1969.
  • Written approval from the truck manufacturer is obtained for any modification or additions which affect capacity and safe operation of the vehicle.
  • Capacity, operation and maintenance instruction plates, tags or decals are changed to indicate any modifications or additions to the vehicle.
  • Battery charging is conducted in areas specifically designated for that purpose.
  • Material handling equipment is provided for handling batteries, including conveyors, overhead hoists or equivalent devices.
  • Reinstalled batteries are properly positioned and secured in the truck.
  • Smoking is prohibited in battery charging areas.
  • Precautions are taken to prevent open flames, sparks or electric arcs in battery charging areas.
  • Refresher training is provided and an evaluation is conducted whenever a forklift operator has been observed operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner and when an operator is assigned to drive a different type of truck.
  • Load and forks are fully lowered, controls neutralized, power shut off and brakes set when a powered industrial truck is left unattended.
  • There is sufficient headroom for the forklift and operator under overhead installations, lights, pipes, sprinkler systems, etc.
  • Overhead guards are in place to protect the operator against falling objects.
  • Trucks are operated at a safe speed.
  • All loads are kept stable, safely arranged and fit within the rated capacity of the truck.
  • Unsafe and defective trucks are removed from service.



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