No employee is expected to undertake a job until that person has received adequate training.
All employees shall be trained on every potential hazard that they could be exposed to and how to protect themselves.
No employee is required to work under conditions which are unsanitary, dangerous or hazardous to their health.
Only qualified trained personnel are permitted to operate machinery or equipment.
All injuries must be reported to your supervision/foreman.
Manufacturer’s specifications /limitations /instructions shall be followed.
Particular attention should be given to new employees and to employees moving to new jobs or doing non-routine tasks.
All OSHA posters shall be posted.
Emergency numbers shall be posted and reviewed with employees.
Each employee in an excavation/trench shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury, excessive noise exposure, or potential eye and face injury shall be protected by Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
All hand and power tools and similar equipment, whether furnished by the employer or the employee, shall be maintained in a safe condition.
All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling or collapse.
The employer shall insure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.
All scaffolding shall be erected in accordance with the CFR 1926.451 subpart L. standard guardrails for fall protection and ladders for safe access shall be used.
All places of employment shall be kept clean, the floor of every workroom shall be maintained, so far as practicable, in a dry condition; standing water shall be removed. Where wet processes are used, drainage shall be maintained and false floors, platforms, mats or other dry standing places or appropriate waterproof footgear shall be provided.
To facilitate cleaning, every floor, working place, and passageway shall be kept free from protruding nails, splinters, loose boards, and holes and openings.
All floor openings, open sided floor and wall openings shall be guarded by a standard railings and toe boards or cover.
The employer shall comply with the manufacturer’s specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of any and all cranes and derricks.
All equipment left unattended at night, adjacent to a highway in normal use, or adjacent to construction areas where work is in progress, shall have appropriate lights or reflectors, or barricades equipped with appropriate lights or reflectors, to identify the location of the equipment.
No construction loads shall be placed on a concrete structure or portion of a concrete structure or portion of a concrete structure unless the employer determines, based on information received from a person who is qualified in structural design, that the structure or portion of the structure is capable of supporting the loads.
A stairway or ladder shall be provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist is provided.
As Carter & Carter is committed to a safe and healthy jobsite, additional procedures can be found in Appendix 1 – Jobsite-Specific Recommended Practices which are required of Carter & Carter employees. Additionally, this supplement exemplifies the extent to which Carter & Carter prioritizes a safe and healthy jobsite. As jobsite safety is an effort involving multiple parties, subcontractors working on Carter & Carter jobsites should share our commitment to a safe and healthy jobsite, and if needed, can use this supplement to model their own jobsite safety practices accordingly.
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