Employee Safety

 

Employee SafetyCarousel Development & Restoration, Inc. is committed to providing its employees with a safe and healthy workplace.  Employees will receive protective equipment appropriate to their job tasks and attend training on proper use of protective equipment and safe work site operations.  Every employee is individually responsible for reporting unsafe conditions to the site superintendent and making corrections when possible to improve safe operations.  Employees must report all accidents, injuries, and unsafe conditions.  No such report will result in any type of penalty, retaliation, or other disincentive to the employee.  Employee recommendations for improving safety and health conditions will be thoroughly considered by Carousel management.  Unsafe practices will not be tolerated or condoned.  Any employee who willfully violates workplace safety rules will be subject to disciplinary action, which may include termination for repeated or serious violations.
 
Job Safety Checklists
The following Job Safety Checklists have been condensed and edited from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Part 1926, Construction Safety and Health Regulations.


Safety Rules

  1. Hard hats and safety glasses worn.
  2. Shirts with sleeves worn.
  3. Work shoes worn.
  4. Subcontractors' personnel will be required to hold Safety Meetings as required by Project Requirements to meet OSHA Safety Standards.
  5. Work areas are safe and clean.
  6. Safety mono-goggles/face shields worn when circumstances warrant.
  7. Electrical cords and equipment properly grounded with GFIs in place and checked by superintendent.
  8. All use of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are prohibited on the job site and during working hours.
  9. Subcontractors are responsible for providing FaIl Protection for their employees in accordance with the OSHA Safety Standards.
  10. All scaffolds must be built to OSHA specifications.
  11. Excavation/trenches are sloped or shored as established by OSHA.
  12. In the event of an accident involving  personal injury or damage to property, the persons involved in any way were drug tested.

Record Keeping

  1. Post at job site OSHA poster "Safety and Health Protection on the Job."
  2. OSHA "Log or Occupational Injuries and Illnesses" posted during the month of February only.
  3. Hard Hat sign posted in a conspicuous manner.
  4. Weekly Safety Meeting Sign-In Logs maintained in a folder.  A copy will be forwarded to the Carousel Offices weekly.

Housekeeping and Sanitation

  1. Keep job site organized and free of obstructions to the greatest extent possible.
  2. Regularly dispose of trash.
  3. Passageways, driveways, and walkways clear.
  4. Adequate lighting.
  5. Oil and grease removed.