- Conduct: Horseplay, ‘practical jokes’, etc., are forbidden. Employees are required to work in an injury-free manner displaying accepted levels of behavior. Conduct that places the employee or others at risk, or which threatens or intimidates others, is forbidden.
- Drugs and Alcohol: Use and/or possession of illegal drugs or alcohol on company property or on company time are forbidden. Reporting for work while under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol is forbidden.
- Housekeeping: The following areas must remain clear of obstructions:
- Aisles/exits
- Fire extinguishers and emergency equipment
- All electrical breakers, controls, and switches (equipment no less than 3 feet from electrical equipment)
- Eye wash/safety showers
- Electrical/Mechanical rooms (equipment no less than 3 feet from electrical equipment)
You are responsible to keep your work area clean and safe. Clean-up several times throughout the day, disposing of trash and waste in approved containers, wiping up any drips, spills immediately, and putting equipment and tools away as you are finished with them.
- Near Miss Reporting: A near miss is a potential hazard or incident that has not resulted in any personal injury or property damage. Unsafe working conditions, hazardous conditions, unsafe employee work habits, improper use of equipment or use of malfunctioning equipment have the potential to cause work related injuries.
The intent of near miss reporting is to learn from an unsafe act or condition before an event becomes an injury. Your assistance in reporting these incidents can prevent an injury from one day occurring. This report is not designed to find fault or blame.
This process is used to formally document the recognition of a hazard, before an incident occurs, the change that is made to prevent a reoccurrence of the hazard, and to share the lessons learned. The success of this program comes through maintaining an open culture; whereby, everyone shares and contributes in a responsible manner. This requires teamwork, training, feedback on performance, and a commitment of continued collection and analysis.
- Injury Reporting: All work-related injuries must be reported to your supervisor immediately. After each medical appointment resulting from a work-related injury, you must contact your supervisor to discuss your progress. You must also give your supervisor any paperwork that you received at the appointment.
The Company provides Return to Work (light duty) jobs for persons injured at work. Transitional work is meant to allow the injured employee to heal under a doctor’s care while she/he remains productive. Employees are required to return to work immediately upon release.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Generalized: Inspect PPE prior to each use. Do not use damaged PPE. You are required to maintain and keep PPE clean.
- Safety Glasses – must be worn at all times. Shaded safety glasses are allowed only in natural lighted outdoor work environments.
- Hard Hats – must be worn at all times in designated areas.
- Gloves – work gloves must be worn at all times. The correct glove for the task will be used when handling sharp or rough stock, or performing other jobs, which could cause hand injuries. Synthetic gloves must be worn when handling chemicals.
- Respirators – only employees trained and authorized to use respirators are allowed to do so.
- Hearing Protection – is required in areas where noise exposure is more than 90dBA.
- Footwear- 6” leather uppers, heat and slip resistant composite toe safety boots are to be worn at all times.
- Equipment Operation: You must specifically be trained and authorized by a competent and certified instructor prior to operating the following:
| Company vehicle | MVR reviewed + Defensive Driving Training |
| Forklift | Classroom & Performance trained + 3 yrs. recertification |
| Scissor Lift | Initially trained by a competent person |
| Skid Steer | Initially trained by a competent person |
| Powder Actuated Tools | Certified trained |
| Hydraulic benders/pullers | Competent person trained |
| Machine and power tools | Competent person trained |
When operating machines: do not wear loose clothing, long hair should be tied up and back, remove jewelry, and sleeves should either be rolled all the way up, or all the way down.
Seatbelts are required at all times. Pre-use inspections required prior to each use.
Never operate damaged or defective equipment. Turn the machine off and report it to supervisor immediately. Remove the key and tagout the equipment.
Never tamper with, remove, or deactivate machine guards or controls designed to ensure safe operations. Never reach into an operating machine or moving machine part.
Other General Safe Work Practices
- Two or more employees are required when lifting anything over 50 pounds.
- Avoid shortcuts – use ramps, stairs, walkways, ladders, etc.
- Do not remove, deface, or destroy any warning, danger sign, or barricade, or interfere with any form of accident prevention device or practice provided for your use or that is being used by other workers.
- Get help with heavy or bulky materials to avoid injury to yourself or damage to material.
- Do not use tools with split, broken, loose handles, burred or mushroomed heads. Keep cutting tools sharp and carry all tools in a container.
- Know the correct use of hand and power tools. Use the right tool for the job.