2017 Flash Global Employee Handbook FINAL

WELFARE AND SAFETY
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Here at Flash, we are committed to making your workplace as safe and hazard-free as possible. You agree that you will abide by
the Corporate Health & Safety Manual and will become familiar with the contents that affect you and your job. Sound safety
practices are important to insure your wellbeing and the savings that result from a good safety record directly improve our overall
financial performance. Improved financial performance benefits all of us directly and indirectly. Your good judgment concerning
unsafe practices and conditions is necessary to maintain a safe environment.
Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Every supervisor is expected to devote the time and effort necessary to ensure the safety of
employees at all times. Employee responsibilities include:
• Obeying the safety rules.
• Following safe job procedures and not taking shortcuts.
• Keeping work areas clean and free from slipping or tripping hazards.
• Using prescribed personal protection equipment.
• Immediately reporting all malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Using care when lifting or carrying objects.
• Observing restricted areas and all warning signs.
• Knowing emergency procedures.
• Reporting, immediately, unsafe conditions to supervisors.
• Promptly reporting every accident and injury to one’s supervisor or member of management team.
• Following the care prescribed by the attending physician when treated for an injury or illness.
• Attending all employee safety meetings.
• Participating in accident investigations, serving on safety committee or other loss control activities as needed.
EMERGENCY/FIRE SAFETY
All of the best safety procedures cannot always prevent an accident or emergency. Our preparedness and response to these
situations, however, can prevent an accident from turning into a tragedy. Here at Flash, the safety of our employees is among our
top priorities.
We have developed procedures within the office and at our external job sites that address different types of emergencies and have
assigned responsibilities to certain staff in the event an emergency occurs. We all have a responsibility to be familiar with the
procedures for our particular work location and know our “role” during such emergencies. To prepare us, periodic drills will be
conducted to ensure our safety and the protection of Flash and your personal property.
Your own common sense is the finest safety device ever developed. Prepare yourself in advance by knowing what to do, where to
go and how to get there. In the event of fire, you should know, in advance, exactly how many doors you have to pass along your
evacuation route before you reach the nearest exit door. This will be very helpful should you encounter heavy smoke. You should
also know the primary and secondary evacuation routes designated for your work
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