Sams Sealcoating and Striping – Safety Policy
Company Safety and Health Policy
Company policy: It is the policy of this company to ensure a safe, healthful workplace for all its employees. Injury and illness losses from incidents are costly and preventable. This company will employ an effective accident and illness prevention program that involves all its employees in an effort to eliminate workplace hazards.
Management:
Management is accountable for preventing workplace incidents, injuries, and illnesses. Management will provide top-level support of safety program initiatives. Management will consider all employee suggestions for achieving a safer, healthier workplace. Management also will keep informed about workplace safety and health hazards, and it will regularly review the company safety and health program.
Supervision:
Supervisors are responsible for supervising and training workers in safe work practices. Supervisors must enforce company safety rules and work to eliminate hazardous conditions. Supervisors shall lead safety efforts by example.
Safety Committee:
The safety committee includes employer and employee representatives who are responsible for recommending safety and health improvements in the workplace. The committee is also responsible for identifying hazards and unsafe work practices, removing obstacles to incident prevention and helping the company evaluate the accident and illness prevention program.
Employees:
All employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including the following: reporting hazards, unsafe work practices, and accidents immediately to their supervisors or a safety committee representative; wearing required personal protective equipment; and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.