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General Safety Plan
J. T. RUSSELL & SONS, INC. believes that safety is a
major factor in operating an efficient and productive
construction company. An effective safety program will
prevent injures to employees, loss of job production and
reduce down time of equipment. It will lower insurance
cost, help prevent law suits, OSHA fines, and make the
company more productive. The management of J. T. Russell
and Sons, Inc. recognizes the importance of providing
all employees, vendors, and sub-contractors with a safe
and healthy working environment.
New technology and methods combined with
ever-changing regulations demand that a safety program
be an on-going, always improving part of any
construction company.Since every possible act or
situation that an employee may be involved in cannot be
foreseen, this policy cannot be all inclusive.
Therefore, just because a certain act is not prohibited
by this policy does not mean that it should be
considered safe. Also, there may be circumstances under
which the procedures laid out in this policy prove not
to be the best or safest way to accomplish a task. Good
judgment and safety knowledge and experience on the part
of each individual employee must ultimately be the best
safety program any company could have.
J.T. RUSSELL & SONS, INC. strives to maintain safe
working conditions for all of its employees. The Company
shall furnish to each of its employees employment and a
place of employment which is free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to its employees, as stated in the
OSH Act of 1970 Sec. 5, and shall comply with the
occupational safety and health standards promulgated
under the Act. Each employee shall comply with the
occupational safety and health standards, and all rules,
regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act
which are applicable to their own actions and conduct.
No employee will be required to work under conditions
that are known to be dangerous or unsafe. The employees
at J. T. RUSSELL & SONS, INC. should be in a position to
recognize a potential danger. Therefore, any
employee who recognizes a danger has an obligation to
report it to his Supervisor. If an imminent danger exist
(falling tree, unsafe ditch bank, explosive, moving
equipment, etc.), the employee is expected to remove
himself and any others from the danger immediately.
The company will provide the training as is
appropriate for the job at hand. This training
will be repeated as deemed necessary or as the job
situations and regulations change. Each employee
will be given initial training in General Construction
Safety and other topics as deem necessary.
J. T Russell and Sons, Inc. Safety Philosophy
We hold employees at every level responsible and
accountable for the company’s overall safety
performance. Our occupational health and safety
philosophy is defined by the following elements:
- Safety is the utmost priority. No job is so
important that it should be done at personal risk.
- Employees are the most important resource of J.
T. Russell and Sons, Inc.
- All accidents and injuries are preventable.
- Working safely is a condition of employment at
J. T. Russell and Sons, Inc.
- All employees are expected to look out for each
other and have the power to question and stop a
coworker if they are working unsafely.
J.T. Russell and Sons, Inc. Safety Goal
Our goal is an injury and accident free workplace. To
accomplish this goal, J. T. Russell and Sons, Inc. will
make every effort to:
- Identify hazards, assess, and control the risks
of all types of work activities that have the
potential to produce personal injury or occupational
illness.
- Continually improve safety to reduce the risks
of injury, illness, accidents, and incidents.
- Provide instruction, training, and supervision
to improve every individual’s understanding of
workplace hazards, including safe work practices,
and emergency procedures.
- Ensure that everyone including vendors and
sub-contractors complies with the appropriate
standards and workplace directions to protect their
own and others health and safety at work.
- Ensure that our occupational health and safety
policy is documented, implemented, and maintained.
- Ensure our occupational health and safety policy
is communicated to all employees of the Company, and
they are made aware of their individual occupational
health and safety obligations.
- Make our occupational health and safety policy
available to interested parties.
- Periodically review our occupational health and
safety policy and our entire occupational health and
safety management system to ensure that it remains
relevant and appropriate to J. T. Russell and Sons,
Inc.
All managers and supervisors are responsible and
accountable for the safety of employees, vendors, and
sub-contractors and company property under their
control. Managers and supervisors are also responsible
for ensuring all regulations, procedures, and safe work
practices are followed at all times.
Any and all other policies and procedures must
support and comply with this policy.
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