Contractor Orientation

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Contractor Orientation

• Learning job safety through experience is
  learning the hard way!

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Purpose

• To provide uniform set of Safety and Health
  guidelines RULES
• LAFARGE requires and expects contractors
  performing work, to implement standards and work
  practices that adhere to Lafarges Safety and
  Health standards.

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OSHA

• OSHA 1910 General Industry is the federal
  regulations and guidelines that our plant is
  required to follow.
• OSHA 1926 Construction is the regulations that
  most of you should be familiar with, while they
  are both federal regulations and have similar
  standards there are differences.

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Responsibilities

• It will be the responsibility of each contractor
  to insure that all personnel assigned with
  receive safety orientation.
• It is not Lafarges responsibility to train
  contractor employees in matters of safety and
  health, this is just an orientation.
• This will be a review/orientation of LAFARGEs
  requirements relating to safety and health.

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Safety and Health Equipment

• All required safety and health equipment will be
  provided to your employees by you.
• All PPE, Locks, Fall Protection, Confined Space
  monitoring equipment and anything else that may
  be required will not be supplied by LAFARGE, this
  will be your employers responsibility to supply.

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General Safety Rules

• Report all injuries and unsafe conditions
  immediately.
• Approved safety glasses, safety shoes and hard
  hats will be worn at all times except as
  designated.
• Gloves will be worn when handling materials or
  equipment with sharp edges or burrs.
• Riding on mobile equipment is prohibited.
• When working around mobile equipment keep a safe
  distance, watch and listen for signals.
• Everyone will follow Lockout/Tagout Policy.

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• Each employee is responsible for his/her work
  area. Keep It Clean! Keep floors, walkways,
  stairways and passageways free of tripping
  hazards.
• Clean up all spills immediately. Notify
  supervisor if the spill is anything other than
  water, coffee, soda, etc.
• Employees must wear safe, sensible clothing.
  Shorts are not permitted.
• Long hair and jewelry create extreme hazards
  around machinery, and therefore are not
  recommended.
• Hearing protection will be worn in designated
  areas.

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• Face shields must be worn in addition to safety
  glasses with using grinding, welding or other
  equipment where the eyes/face may be injured
  because of flying material.
• When working in open areas where energized
  equipment must be exposed, where there are open
  pits or trenches, or where overhead work is in
  progress, the area shall be barricaded with
  safety line or caution tape to warn other workers
  of the hazard.
• Always use the proper tools for the job. Do not
  use tools with broken handles, with mushroomed or
  broken heads.

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Continued.

• Never operate any machinery or equipments unless
  you are familiar with its operations and have
  been authorized to do so.
• Smoking is not permitted within any of the
  facilities or equipment.
• Flammable materials shall not be placed or stored
  near electrical equipment, ovens or any areas
  where hot and/or molten metal is handled.

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Continued.

• Employees must not be under the influence of any
  controlled substance or alcohol while at work.
• Horseplay is dangerous and unsafe and not allowed
  on company property.
• Machine guards are provided for your protection.
  Do not removed unless the lockout/tagout
  procedure is followed. Reinstall guard before
  restarting the machinery.
• Use electric powered air to clean clothing at
  designated clean-off stations and not
  compressed air.

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Site Specific Hazards

• Furnace area
• Grinding Plant Area
• Truck Load Out

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ENVIRONMENTAL

• Lafarge must be notified of all Chemical brought
  or our site
• Flammable and/or toxic liquids (paint, gasoline,
  solvents, etc) must be stored in approved and
  appropriate storage cabinets.
• Obey the speed limit

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Emergency Information

• Dial 911 Tell them What Station?
• Ambulance Station 121 Grinding
• Ambulance Station 320 - Granulation

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Fire Emergency

• Extinguishers (ABC)
• Never touch burning person or object
• Turn off power
• Never use water on an Electrical fire
• Sound the alarm

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Confined Space

• OSHA standard 1910-146 defines a confined space
  as any area that meets all of the following three
  criteria
• Large enough and configures that an employee can
  enter and perform assigned work.
• Has limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
• Is not designated for continuous human occupancy.
• Confined spaces at this plant include, but are
  not limited to the following Cold Runners,
  Agitation Tanks, Filter Beds, Slag Silos, Dryer,
  Mills Hoppers, Pits and Separators

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Confined Space Entry Program

• Preparation Checklist must be completed prior
  to entry.
• MSA equipment is available for atmosphere
  testing.
• Log Book Control Room

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Accident Reporting/Investigation

• All accidents are reported to the immediate
  supervisor at the time of, or in a reasonable
  time after the occurrence.
• In no case should your shift end without the
  proper reporting of an accident, incident or
  near-miss.
• If they are not reported, the effectiveness of
  our safety program is compromised.

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Accident Investigation

• A successful accident investigation should be
  conducted to determine facts and not to assign
  blame.

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JOBSITE HOUSEKEEPING

• Contractor shall maintain a high standard of
  housekeeping on the construction site at all
  times as an integral part of the work.
• The purpose of this requirement is to ensure the
  safety of all personnel entering the Project Site
  and to maintain a condition of housekeeping that
  is consistent with the desired appearance of a
  LAFARGE Project Site.
• Fire hazard caused by poor housekeeping in a
  Project Site can endanger nearby buildings and
  personnel outside the Project Site.

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Continued.

• Enforcement of these requirements is the
  responsibility of Contractor and inspections will
  be conducted by representatives of LAFARGE on a
  periodic basis.
• Daily cleanup of work and fabrication area is
  required, and must be performed as required by
  the LAFARGE Supervisor in charge.
• Park in the back parking lot
• Clean off before breaks
• Lunch

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Questions