PAGE 1 OF 5 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL PROCEDURE: S085 Hazard Recognition Program REV

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1 PAGE 1 OF 5 PURPOSE The Hazard Recognition program is geared towards pre-loss identification and treatment of potential hazard exposures than inspections and job safety analyses. It involves several layers of identification and training: 1) New Project/Site Hazard Assessments 2) Field Level Risk Assessments 3) Job Safety Analysis (JSA)- The Job Safety Analysis process and Planned Inspections are fundamental safety and loss management tools. Properly and efficiently conducted inspections and analyses are effective ways to identify potentially hazardous work areas and activities, substandard tooling and equipment, poor housekeeping, substandard working conditions and practices and a range of other potential risks. 4) Inspections 5) Safety Meetings Each of these elements is designed to contribute to the overall program in a different manner to ensure identification, training and compliance with applicable safety standards. The following standard is in force at all work sites and affects all employees including sub-contractors. RESPONSIBILITIES The President is responsible to: Implement the corporate hazard recognition and planned inspection program at all work locations. Participate in at least one planned inspection at each location annually. Review compliance to the hazard recognition and planned inspection programs and take appropriate action to correct non-compliance. The Front Line Supervisor is responsible to: Conduct a pre-project hazard assessment using the job safety analysis tool and the construction hazards checklist. Complete a job safety analysis for: New tasks and equipment Tasks that pose unknown risks Tasks in unusual locations or circumstances Tasks with high potential for loss Tasks with a history of significant or frequent loss Conduct a planned inspection on a weekly basis.

2 PAGE 2 OF 5 Workers are responsible to: Actively participate in the inspection process when requested. Complete any assigned action item(s) in a reasonable period of time and with the same diligence as any other assigned work task. -Point out and discuss the actions and possible consequences of any new crew member who disregards company safety requirements. -Discuss special topics the supervisor feel are most appropriate for the work in progress. In addition to documented safety meetings daily discussions must be held centered around the tasks to be performed that day and safety precautions (see JSA Job Safety Analysis). It is very important to keep safety as a routine discussion and habit. If operations become too rushed or confused then the supervisor in charge is expected to stop the activity, plan and hold an on-the-spot safety meeting to insure that the operation will continue in a safe and orderly manner. HAZARD ASSEMENTS NEW PROJECT HAZARD ASSESSMENT The Senior Management Representative (may be Project Manager, Construction Manager, Superintendent, Field Supervisor) is responsible to conduct a hazard assessment for each new field project or site. The hazard assessment will consider the physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic impacts and potential impacts at the new project location. The assessment will be recorded using the Project Safety Activity Plan format. The field supervisor is responsible for performing an inspection of the jobsite prior to and during the project utilizing the Safety Audit Form. NEW TASK / EQUIPMENT / PROCESS / HIGH RISK HAZARD ASSESSMENT Front line supervisors are responsible to conduct a hazard assessment for each new task, piece of equipment, or process whether in the field or at a shop location. NOTE: New means a task (or piece of equipment) that has never been done (or used) by the company before. Jobs that pose unusual (high) risk or have a history of frequent or serious accident shall also be formally assessed. The assessment will be recorded using the JSA form. FIELD LEVEL RISK ASSESSMENT (FLRA) A vital link in any effective HSE management system is a process that encourages workers to identify, assess and control risks that have the potential to result in losses to people, property or the environment.

3 PAGE 3 OF 5 Workers shall use the FLRA process described below on a task-by-task basis: Identify the tasks to be performed Identify day-of-the-job hazards associated with the work Assess the risks Control the hazards to an acceptable level The FLRA process involves a five-step risk assessment cycle, IDENTIFY STOP AND THINK LOOK AROUND & IDENTIFY HAZARDS ASSESS RISKS CONTROL RISKS RESUME WORK Do I clearly understand my task? Am I physically and mentally prepared to do the task? What could go wrong? Is there a risk to others or myself? What can change that could create a new risk? Could other teams, workers or conditions pose a problem? ASSESS How bad could this be? How likely is it to happen? CONTROL Who should I contact for help? Are permits, written practices, procedures, etc. required? What can I do to control the risk? Will the control affect another part of the task being done? Do I need to tell anyone else? Are emergency response plans required? All workers shall be issued an FLRA card at new hire orientation that will assist effective implementation and adoption of the risk assessment cycle as the minimum planning and hazard mitigation activity for all tasks. Workers may utilize the JSA procedure and forms for development of these assessments. In addition, the pre-printed inspection forms and JSA s are also tools which may be reviewed as training in identifying the types of hazards which may exist.

4 PAGE 4 OF 5 PLANNED INSPECTIONS Planned Inspections are to be conducted on a periodic basis as established by the Senior Management Representative, as required by contractual obligation or by Client request. On field projects, inspections shall be done on a weekly basis. Shop and office facilities shall be inspected on a quarterly basis. Inspections shall be conducted in accordance with S090 Safety Inspection Policy. JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS (JSA) The JSA process will be used to create a comprehensive hazard identification and treatment document that details the job-specific safety requirements of the project, job or task. BMT has created standard JSA s covering most of the field tasks which workers normal encounter at work. These should be used in the field for review of tasks at tailgate meetings and for training. New tasks, activities and equipment will require new JSA s to be written which cover the work. Creation of the Job Safety Analysis is a four-step process: Identify Job Steps Break the job down into steps. Each of the steps of a job should accomplish some major task. Look at the first set of movements used to perform a task, and then determine the next logical set of movements. A JSA may be created to identify hazards and controls for an entire project (a macro-view JSA) or to control a specific job or a job-specific JSA. Risk Exposures/Hazards Identify the hazards associated with each step. Examine each step to find and identify hazards - actions, conditions and possibilities that could lead to an accident. It s not enough to look at the obvious hazards. It s also important to look at the entire environment and discover every conceivable hazard that might exist. Attachment Planned Inspection Checklists and Construction Hazards and Potential Energy Contacts shall be used to evaluate the work activity and the potential hazards that may result. Risk Matrix Once the hazards have been identified, each risk (hazard) must be assessed as a means of determining the depth and quality of the control actions. Attachment Risk Matrix shall be used to quantify each hazard. Using the matrix as a guide a hazard with a risk value of 2 would likely require little or nothing in the way of specialized controls, whereas a hazard with a risk value of 8 would require substantial control actions. Actions/Procedures/Controls Using the completed risk assessment as a guide, decide what actions are necessary to eliminate or minimize those hazards that could lead to an accident or near miss.

5 PAGE 5 OF 5 Among the actions that can be taken are: Engineering the hazard out; Providing personal protective equipment; Job instruction or formalized training; Upgraded housekeeping; Effective ergonomics (positioning the person in relation to the machine or other elements in the environment in such a way as to eliminate stresses and strains). List required safe work practices and procedures on the form, and also list required or recommended personal protective equipment for each step of the job. Give a recommended action or procedure for every hazard. Be specific. Say exactly what needs to be done to correct the hazard, such as Scaffold to be constructed per OH&S and COMPANY NAME standards. Avoid general or vague statements like scaffold to be erected in a safe manner, as they do not reference a standard or give inference to a measurable means of control. Many risks in the construction field are addressed by specific controls detailed in the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. It is important to reference and review the applicable government standards for compliance requirements and further, ensure that site-specific standards have been included in the JSA. HAZARD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Hazard classification is based on two primary factors: The potential, or likelihood, of the hazard to cause an accident The probable severity of the accident if it were to occur Class A Class B Class C Class D A condition or practice with the potential for death or permanent disability, loss of body part, extensive loss of property or process (over $10,000 in reparative costs). A condition or practice with the potential for serious injury or illness (temporary disability), significant loss of property or process ($3,001 - $10,000 in reparative costs). A condition or practice with potential for minor injury or illness (first aid or minor medical treatment cases), minor loss or damage to property or process (less than $3,000 in reparative costs). A condition or practice related to minor housekeeping deficiencies, which are often immediately treatable.