General Safety Policy
TO: All Employees, All Applicants, All Subcontractors
SUBJECT: Safety and Health Rules
Objective: Safety Rules are provided as guidelines for safe operations. All employees must follow these rules and a condition of employment.
Scope: Applies to all employees and contractors.
Procedure: All employees will be given a copy of the following safety and health rules upon initial employment. All employees must sign and return the acknowledgement form after they have been given a chance to review the safety rules and ask any questions. The safety rules will be periodically reviewed to ensure they are applicable and current.
Enforcement: Employees will be subject to disciplinary action for violations of safety rules. Such action may include anyone or more of the following depending on the severity of the violation.
Employees shall be afforded instructive counseling and/or training to assure a clear understanding of the infraction and the proper conduct under organizational guidelines. However, nothing in the policy of this safety program will preclude management from terminating an employee for a safety violation. This is not progressive discipline system and any safety violation may lead to an employee’s termination without prior instruction or warning. Management reserves the right to impose whatever disciplinary action it deems appropriate:
Verbal Warning with documentation in personnel file.
Written Warning outlining nature of offense and necessary corrective action with documentation in personnel file.
Termination.
Management, including supervisory personnel, shall be subject to the above disciplinary action for the following reasons:
Repeated safety rule violation by employees under their supervision
Failure to provide adequate training prior to job assignment.
Failure to report accidents and provide medical attention to employee injured at work.
Failure to control unsafe conditions or work practices.
Failure to maintain good housekeeping standards and cleanliness in their departments.
Following are lists of safety rules for specific areas of construction. Some of these rules may not apply to all of our employees, depending on what your job duties entail. Nonetheless, you should be familiar with and adhere to all of our company safety rules.
Remember, willful violation of these safety rules can result in a 50 percent reduction in compensation benefits if you are injured.