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Acceptable Environmental, Safety and Health Requirements

 

An acceptable Environmental, Safety and Health Program will contain the following minimum values:
  1. A Corporate Policy Statement, signed by the CEO, which defines the Company's commitment to achieving an accident-free workplace.

  2. Roles/responsibilities and accountabilities for managers, supervisors and employees are clearly defined and methods of communication are identified

  3. A written environmental compliance process in place which defines the Company's compliance methods and includes periodic workplace inspections

  4. Compliant with applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.

  5. Employees are properly trained and equipped to perform their assigned work. The Company has an established orientation program for supervisors and new hires.

  6. Policies and procedures are in place to eliminate accidents, injuries/illnesses, and damage to property and equipment.

  7. ES&H records are properly maintained; performance trends/metrics are developed and communicated.

  8. Accidents/incidents and near misses are investigated promptly, root causes identified and required reports are generated. If the investigation discovers inadequacies in either the work process or the policies and procedures, the appropriate processes are put in place to avert the accident/incident in the future and a system exists to track and close out the findings.

  9. A process in place to identify and evaluate workplace hazards, including scheduled periodic inspections, with management participation, to identify workplace conditions and at-risk behaviors. A system exists to track and close out findings.

  10. Employees have the right to report unsafe conditions and to interrupt or stop work without fear of reprisal.

  11. A process in place to define the frequency of ES&H meetings with employees to discuss the work to be performed and the hazards/risks associated with the work and protective measures to be taken to mitigate those hazards/risks.

  12. ES&H audits/assessments are conducted to evaluate effectiveness of the overall ES&H program.

  13. The Company has an average Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Recordable Incident Rate and Lost Workday Case rate(s) of less than half the appropriate national average(s), for the previous three (3) years and shows an improving trend in overall performance.

  14. The Company has an established written Hazard Communication Program and a system within the program to maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

  15. The Company has had no willful citations from OSHA or other regulatory organizations during the previous three (3) years; however citation histories will be evaluated on a case basis.

  16. The Company has received no citations, other than those determined to be minor violations, or fines for Price-Anderson Amendments Act (PAAA) non-compliances during the previous three (3) years.