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1 Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. PO Box 1047, Mont Belvieu, Texas 77580 Office 281.421.0474/Fax 281.421.0007 Preferredindustrialcontractors.com PIC Rev 12/12/11 2 SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES & GUIDELINES MANUAL PRINTED April REVISED December 12, 2011 PIC Rev 12/12/11 3 SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS SECTION NUMBER TOPIC PAGE 1 COMPANY STATEMENT , POLICY AND SAFETY DIRECTORY 6 ‐ 7 2 DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE POLICY 8 3 SAFETY, HEALTH AND EVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVE 9 4 ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES 11 5 PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT 49 6 SAFETY ORIENTATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING 53 7 RECORDS AND REPORTS 74 8 SAFE PROGRAM AND JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS 227 9 INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES 234 10 GENERAL SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RULES 256 11 FIRST AID AND MEDICAL 264 12 EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 272 13 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 277 14 CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS 304 15 HEALTH AND SANITATION 306 16 FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION 311 17 HOUSEKEEPING AND CLEAN‐UP 326 18 MATERIAL HANDLING, STORAGE AND USE 331 19 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS 337 20 TOOLS 347 21 SIGNS, SIGNALS AND BARRICADES 359 22 COMPETENT PERSON 362 PIC Rev 12/12/11 4 PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS SECTION NUMBER TOPIC PAGE 23 EXCAVATION AND TRENCHING 371 24 SCAFFOLDING AND LADDERS 399 24.2 LADDERS 413 25 ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING AND HEATING 429 26 LOCKOUT / TAGOUT 435 27 TEMPORARY FLOORS, STAIRS, RAILINGS AND TOEBOARDS 451 28 MECHANICAL, VEHICLES, MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND CRANES 458 .A APPENDIX – CRANE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION MANUAL .1 AERIAL LIFTS (BOOM AND SCISSOR LIFTS) 478 .2 MOBILE‐ HYDRAULIC CRANES 515 .3 FORKLIFTS 542 .4 RESERVED – (BACKHOES/ FRONT END LOADERS) 593 .5 RESERVED – (VEHICLES) 622 29 STELL ERECTION GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 643 30 RIGGING 650 31 WELDING AND CUTTING 666 32 CONCRETE AND MASONRY 677 33 DEMOLITION 681 34 CRAFT SAFETY RULES 685 35 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROCEDURES 703 .1 RESERVED – (COMMON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS) PIC Rev 12/12/11 5 PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS SECTION NUMBER TOPIC PAGE .2 HAZARD COMMUNICATION 703 .3 CONFINED SPACE PROCEDURES 734 .4 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM 777 .5 BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS PROCEDURE 819 .6 RESERVED – (ERGONOMICS PROCEDURE) .7 HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM 827 .8 LEAD CONTROL PLAN 845 .9 BUTADIENE AWARENESS 867 .10 RESERVED ‐ (INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ACTION LEVELS AND CONTROLS) .11 RESERVED – (INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SAMPLING PROCEDURE) .12 RESERVED – (INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FORMS AND RECORDS) .13 RESERVED – (INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE EQUIPMENT ‐ MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION) 36 GENERAL EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN FOR BENZENE 870 37 HYDROGEN SULFIDE (H2s) REQUIREMENTS 877 38 NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (NORM) 881 40 GENERAL EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM 886 41 HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS (HAZWOPER) 897 42 GENERAL EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN FOR CADMIUM 964 43 HOT WORK ON CONTAINERS AND PIPING SYSTEMS 976 44 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN 982 45 WORKING OVER OR NEAR WATER 989 46 LINE BREAKING/BLINDING AND EQUIPMENT OPENING PROCEDURES 994 47 TIE‐IN PROCEDURE 1000 48 INDEX OF SAFETY FORMS/HANDOUTS & MISC. FORMS 1005 PIC Rev 12/12/11 6 PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. COMPANY STATEMENT THIS MANUAL IS PROVIDED FOR THE USE OF THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. AND ANY OF ITS OFFICES, DIVISIONS, SUB‐ DIVISIONS, PROJECTS, AND SPONSORED JOIN VENTURES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR THE USE OF ANYONE OR ANY ENTITY OUTSIDE OF PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC.’S OPERATIONS. PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. DOES NOT ASSUME NOR ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS MANUAL OR ITS MATERIAL BY ANYONE OUTSIDE THIS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. PIC Rev 12/12/11 7 PREFERRED INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. POLICY STATEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET; THEIR SAFETY IS OUR GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT, TO ELIMINATE SAFETY HAZARDS AND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PPE AND SAFETY DEVICES FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. FURTHER, IT IS OUR GOAL TO CREATE A CULTURE OF SAFETY AWARENESS AMOUG OUR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDS THAT HE / SHE HAS THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK SAFELY. UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES BY AN INDIVIDUAL CAN OFTEN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS EVEN IN A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. IT IS OUR GOAL TO ELIMINATE BOTH UNSAFE WORK CONDITIONS AND UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO: 1. COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS AND CLIENT RULES GOVERNING SAFETY ON OUR PROJECTS. 2. TAKE EXPEDIENT ACTION TO CORRECT UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND WORK PRACTICES. 3. PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS. 4. HOLD EACH MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS/ HER INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY. 5. ENCOURAGE OUR EMPLOYEES TO INFORM THEIR SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY WHEN UNSAFE CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT WITHOUT FEAR OR REPRISAL. 6. PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE ACCIDENT REDUCING TECHNIQUES NECESSARY IN IMPLEMENTING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES. EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT WILL BE TAKEN TO ASSURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES CAN ACCOMPLISH THE SAFE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNED TASKS. NO TASK IS SO IMPORTANT, OR SO URGENT, THAT WE CANNOT TAKE THE TIME TO DO IT SAFELY. DIRECTOR AND OWNER PIC Rev 12/12/11 8 2.0 DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE POLICY The Company prohibits the use, possession, or distribution on its premises, facilities, or work places any of the following: alcoholic beverages, intoxicants and narcotics, illegal or unauthorized drugs (including marijuana), “look alike” (simulated) drugs, drug related paraphernalia, inhalants, firearms and unauthorized explosives. Company employees must not report for work under the influence of any drug, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, or narcotic or other substance (including legally prescribed drugs or medicines) which will in any way adversely affect their working ability, alertness, coordination, response, or adversely affect the safety of others on the job. All applicants for employment and employees of Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. may, as a condition of employment or continued employment, be required to submit to a drug and/or alcohol screening test at the discretion of the company, (allowing random, post‐accident, and “for cause” testing). Entry into, or presence on company premises, facility or work place by any person is conditioned by the company’s right to search the person, personal effects, vehicles, lockers and baggage of any employee or other entrant for any substance described in the above paragraph. By entering into or being present on Company premises, facility or workplace, any person is deemed to have consented to such searches which may include periodic and unannounced searches of anyone while on, entering or leaving Company premises, facility or workplace. The searches may include the use of electronic detection devices, scent trained dogs, or the taking of blood, urine or salvia samples for testing to determine the presence of substances named above. The taking of blood, urine, or salvia samples for testing may also be required from any person on Company premises, facility, or workplace who is suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or who is involved in an accident or is injured in the course of employment. This program is designed to notify, identify, and provide penalties for those employees and applicants who by their possession, use, or sale of an illegal drug or alcohol, or who is involved in an accident or is injured in the course of employment. Any person who refuses to submit to a search, screening or testing as described in this policy or who is found using, possessing or distributing any of the substances described above, or who is found under the influence of any such substances, is subject to disciplinary action up to and including immediate discharge of an employee, voluntary withdrawal of employment application, or removal from the premises, if not our employee. PIC Rev 12/12/11 9 3.0 SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIROMENTAL OBJECTIVE 3.1 Purpose A. To eliminate injuries in order to achieve zero injury status for all our employees. To promote maximum efficiency, in order to affect savings by the reduction of business interruptions due to accidents. To provide direction and coordination of a program which will be in compliance with established industry practices, OSHA, MSHA, state and owner safety and health standards. 3.2 Methods of Obtaining Objective A. Plan all work, first at the project level, then, at the task level, to eliminate personal injury, property damage and loss of productive time. B. Maintain a system for prompt detection and correction of faulty procedures, unsafe practices and conditions. C. Make available and requiring the use of approved personal protective equipment and mechanical guards. D. Establish an effective system of tool and equipment inspection and maintenance. E. Establish an educational program to maintain interest and cooperation of all levels of employment through: 1. Safety orientation and training. 2. Investigation of all accidents and incidents to determine cause and to take necessary corrective action. 3. Safety meetings and craft training held at regular intervals. 4. Enforcement of safety requirements on all operations. 5. Use of bulletins, posters and other similar materials to stress safety and provide relevant information. 6. Solicit safety suggestions from employees. 7. Adherence to the Company’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy. 8. Provide monetary incentive to all employees to achieve safety goals. PIC Rev 12/12/11 10 PIC Rev 12/12/11