3.5     General Rules

All workers on PCML projects are to follow the instructions of the Site Safety Coordinator and / or PCML Management concerning safety matters.

Equipment operators are responsible for the safe maintenance, operation, and required documentation of the machines and equipment that they are operating. This includes strict adherence to the established work practices and safety procedures for that equipment.

Workers on PCML projects must use the necessary Personal Protective Equipment when required or when instructed to do so by Site Management or the Site Safety Coordinator. High visibility vests are required when working around all mobile machinery or when required and instructed to do so by Site Management. All Polygon Staff are required to wear a vest while on any project under construction, prior to occupancy.

Horseplay of any type is not permitted.

Hardhats and protective footwear must be worn at all times. The only amendment will occur when the Site Superintendent has made an exception in writing, based on a JHA.

All workers must posses a valid audiometric hearing test card. The worker must be able to produce this card at any time while on the job site. Any workers not possessing a valid card shall notify the Site Superintendent. Hearing tests will be arranged.

Maintain a clean site. Clear and unobstructed access must be provided to all work areas.  Good housekeeping is essential.

Site Safety Meetings will be held with all workers present once every month or more frequently as circumstances dictate by site safety personnel or at the discretion of safety management.

All excavation will be conducted in accordance with Part 20 of the Regulation. No worker shall enter an unsafe excavation.

All injuries, no matter how minor, are to be reported immediately to the Site Safety Coordinator and / or First Aid Attendant and to your Supervisor / Foreman.

Shirts and pants must be worn. Pants must be of sufficient length to meet the top of the footwear when the worker is standing. Shirts must have a shoulder seam and sleeve of sufficient length to cover the shoulder. Shorts and sleeveless shirts are not allowed.

Workers are to protect themselves from fall hazards by implementing appropriate protection measures.

If an impalement hazard is created (i.e. rebar dowels), then there must be effective guarding against the hazard.