siemens - Public Service Commission

9.0 INSTRUCTIONS
9.1 Practice and Philosophy
9.1 ,I All employees shall use approved procedures and established safe practices when
performing their duties. Employees should report all industrial safety related deficiencies
and make recommendations as to how a safer working environment can be attained.
Before undertaking a task, the employee should be satisfied and confident that the task
can be done without subjecting himself or others to any unsafe condition or hazard. An
employee should also assist his coworkers in ensuring their safety. Employees are
required to comply with this procedure as well as all plant procedures, programs, and
safety rules, which assure OSHA compliance.
9.2 Safety Meetings
9.2.1 All employees are expected to attend monthly safety meetings in accordance with
SAF-SUBS-00062. When schedule conflicts do not permit attendance at assigned safety
councils, each employee will arrange to make up the council meeting and notify their
council secretary. Makeup meetings may include:
9.3 General Rules
Attending another council meeting
Viewing videotape of a meeting
Reviewing the Presentation Package for the meeting.
9.3.1
9.3.2
9.3.3
9.3.4
Each supervisor shall determine through inspections conducted on at least an annual
basis that each employee is complying with the safety related work practices required by
this and other safety related procedures. This determination must be documented using
FRM-SUBS-00470 or other similar means.
It is the responsibility of each person to be observant of unsafe acts or conditions and to
document these observations utilizing site observation procedures or the Corrective
Action Program. When unsafe acts or conditions pertaining to personnel safety are
observed, they should be promptly corrected if possible. If not possible, mark them in
some way as to prevent others from inadvertently coming into contact with the hazard.
Personal injuries, property damage, and near misses shall be reported and investigated in
accordance with the Site Accident Investigation and Corrective Action Program. All First
Aid reports shall be sent to the Site Occupational Health and Safety Specialist.
The person in charge of the job or crew shall conduct a pre-job briefing before the start of
each day or when significant work changes occur. Briefings should be conducted in
accordance with site procedures
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