Field Safety Handbook Portal

FIELDSAFETYHANDBOOKTableofContentsSBAHEALTH&SAFETYSTATEMENT.........................................1INCIDENTMANAGEMENT...............................................................2PRE-WORKSAFETYREQUIREMENTS.........................................4JOBSITEINSPECTIONS.....................................................................5FALLPROTECTION...........................................................................6PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.......................................7ELECTRICAL.......................................................................................9RIGGING.............................................................................................12HAZARDCOMMUNICATION.........................................................14RADIOFREQUENCYSAFETY.......................................................15EXCAVATIONS/TRENCHING........................................................16FIREPREVENTION/PROTECTION...............................................17POWER&HANDTOOLS.................................................................19WELDING/COMPRESSEDGASES.................................................20VEHICLESAFETY............................................................................21INDEX...................................................................................................22ClickonTopicorPageNumberforLink1SBAHEALTH&SAFETYSTATEMENTItisthepolicyofSBATelecommunications,Inc.anditsAffiliates(Collectively“SBA”),toprovideasafeandhealthyworkenvironmentfortheprotectionofourmostvitalresource–ouremployees.Alwaysremember,noworkassignmentissoimportantthatithastobeaccomplishedinanunsafemanner.SBAhasasafetycompliancepolicytodisciplineemployees(includingsupervisors)whofailtocomplywithestablishedhealthandsafetyrequirements.Inadditiontothesafetyviolationsdeliberaterefusaltoworksafely,failuretofollowsafetyinstructions,horseplay,fighting,andpossessionoruseofprohibitedsubstances(firearms,explosives,weapons,intoxicants,orillegaldrugs)isgroundsforyourdismissal.Safetyisarequirementforyouremployment.ItisyourresponsibilitytoworksafelyatalltimesthroughoutthedurationofyouremploymentwithSBA.Indoingso,weexpectyoutokeepyourmindalertand“Planyourworksoyoucanworkyourplan”.SBAwillprovideallnecessaryequipmentasneeded(hardhats,safetyglasses,fallprotection,hearingprotection,etc.).ItisyourresponsibilitytouseandcarefortheequipmentasinstructedandtonotifyyoursupervisorandoryourRegionalSafetyManagerimmediatelyifyoudonothavepropersafetyequipmentorifyoursafetyequipmentisdefective.•Goodhousekeepingcontributestoasafeworkplace.Employeesaretokeepallworkareasfreefrompotentialslippingandtrippinghazards.•SBAexpectsemployeestoknowtheirtoolsandequipmentandtheproperuseforthem.Ifindoubt,askyoursupervisor.•Horseplayisstrictlyforbidden.•Theuseorpossessionofillegalorintoxicatingdrugsoralcoholicbeveragesonthejoborreportingtoworkundertheinfluenceisstrictlyforbidden.Anyemployeeviolatingthisrulewillbesubjecttoalcoholanddrugtestingand/ordiscipline,uptoandincludingimmediatetermination.•Employeesarerequiredtoreportanyhazardousconditionsorunsafeworkpracticestotheirsupervisorsimmediately.•Itisyourresponsibilitytoreportanyworkrelatedinjuryorillness,whetherseriousornot,toyoursupervisorimmediatelyforpropertreatmentandrecord-keepingpurposes.•SBAprohibitsfirearmsandammunitionfromalljobsites.•Explosivesarepermittedonajobsiteonlywhentheneedforthemisnecessaryfortheworkinprogress.•Employeesshallobserveandobeyallcautionanddangersigns,barricades,andentrypermitspostedonjobsites,equipmentandinoffice/storagefacilities.•Itismandatorythatallemployeesattendweekly“toolbox”meetingsontheirparticularjobsite.Employeesareencouragedtooffersuggestionsorask;questionsaboutanysafetytopicorprocedure.•Employeesarenotpermittedtomakealterationsormodificationstotoolsandequipment,whichmayaffecttheircapacityforsafeoperation(Example:removingthewiresorrenderingabackupalarminoperative).2INCIDENTMANAGEMENTEmergencyPlanningAPre-WorkAssessmentSurveyformmustbecompletedbeforebeginningworkonanySBAsite.Thisformcontainsalllocalemergencyservicenumbers,companycontactinformation,anddirectionstotheworksiteandnearesthospital.AllSBAworksitesshallhaveaminimumofonepersonon-site,atalltimes,whoholdsacurrentFirstAidandCardio-PulmonaryResuscitation(CPR)certificationfromtheAmericanRedCrossorequivalent.AdesignatedSafeAreathatwillserveasagatheringpointintheeventofanemergencyshallbeidentifiedeachjobsiteandcommunicatedtoallpersonnelenteringthesite.Anoff-sitegatheringpointshallalsobedesignatedpriortothestartofwork.ThelocationofanddirectionstobothofthesesitesshallbeenteredonthePre-WorkAssessmentSurveyform.Ifcellularserviceisnotavailableon-site,theCrewLeaderorSupervisorshalldeterminethenearestlocationthatcellularserviceisavailable.ThislocationshallbeenteredonthePre-WorkAssessmentSurveyformalongwithallcontactnumbersoflocalemergencyservices.Onceemergencypersonnelarriveon-site,assistthemedicalpersonnelinwhatevermannertheyrequest.AccidentReportingReportingandrecordingaccidentsandin