Professional Documents
Culture Documents
With a goal of zero incidents, safety is a part of our culture and considered with each decision made by
management, office personnel, Engineers and all field employees. Every team member at MEIL, including the
person we hired yesterday and the person we may hire tomorrow, must place safety in front of all actions. There is
absolutely no task that is so important or necessary that we might consider sacrificing safety, I would tell them to
make safety a part of their corporate culture, and set the tone from the top. We need to set the standard, take responsibility on a
day-to-day basis and ensure your leadership team members role models for these behaviors as well. Safety must involve
everyone and it begins with your commitment to it and flows as a continuous improvement process that encourages the entire
company to make recommendations for improvement, which produces critical updates to the company’s safety initiative.
Make it visible and set goals and communicate regularly on your progress. Recognize and reward success. Just like other
investments, safety, health and environmental performance must be measured, reported, evaluated and continuously improved.
It should be part of your company’s regular review process.
Most importantly, it comes down to people and our obligation to them as leaders. We’re successful because safety isn’t just a
program; it’s a way of life for us.
April – 7th.
World Health
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IF THE WORKER IS NOT ALERT or seems confused, this may be a heat stroke. CALL 108
IMMEDIATELY and apply ice as soon as possible.
Ladders
Ladders are really only suitable for short duration of work. That allows the workers to maintain 3 points
of contact at all times (eg inspection work or painting) also suitable for use as a means of access and egress and are
commonly used for access into excavations and on to scaffolds
MAIN HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH USE IF SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR USE OF LADDER
LADDERS
Fall from height do not sit or handle or near to live loads
Ladder toppling sideways sit on a solid flat base so that the feet do not sink into the
The ladder base slip out from the wall ground weight should only be supported on the styles, never
Objects falling from heights
on the rungs
Contact with overhead power lines angle of ladder should ideally be 75 degree to the horizontal or
at a ratio of 1:4 distance away from the wall to height (1 out:
4up)
top of the ladder must rest against a solid support.
ladder should secure at the top if it not possible, then guy
ropes should attached and secured at the firm supports
ladders should be footed by someone standing on the bottom
of rung
Top of ladder should extend far enough above the level of the
working position or the platform onto which it provide access
to provide a safe handle holds
Only one person should climb the ladder at any one time
Nothing should be carried in the hands while climbing so that
both hands are free to grasp the styles
Wooden ladder should not be painted as this can hide defects
Be
PHOTOS sure to
FROM store chemicals
VARIOUS SITES –and hazardous materials
away from heat or flames, and take steps to
nationaleliminate
safety day celebrations
ignition sources nearby as the most
common chemical incidents are fires and
explosions.
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