Section 3

Safety and Health Orientation

Workplace safety and health orientation begins on the first day of initial employment or job

transfer. Each employee has access to a copy of this safety manual, through his or her

supervisor, for review and future reference, and will be given a personal copy of the safety rules,

policies and procedures pertaining to his or her job. Supervisors will ask questions of employees

and answer employees’ questions to ensure knowledge and understanding of safety rules,

policies and job-specific procedures described in our workplace safety program manual. All

employees will be instructed by their supervisors that compliance with the safety rules described

in the workplace safety manual is required.

Job-Specific Training

• Supervisors will initially train employees on how to perform assigned job tasks safely.

• Supervisors will carefully review with each employee the specific safety rules, policies and

procedures that are applicable and that are described in the workplace safety manual.

• Supervisors will give employees verbal instructions and specific directions on how to do the

work safely.

• Supervisors will observe employees performing the work. If necessary, the supervisor will

provide a demonstration using safe work practices or remedial instruction to correct training

deficiencies before an employee is permitted to do the work without supervision.

• All employees will receive safe operating instructions on seldom-used or new equipment

before using the equipment.

• Supervisors will review safe work practices with employees before permitting the

performance of new, non-routine or specialized procedures.

Periodic Retraining of Employees

All employees will be retrained periodically on safety rules, policies and procedures and when

changes are made to the workplace safety manual.

Individual employees will be trained after the occurrence of a work-related injury caused by an

unsafe act or work practice and when a supervisor observes employees displaying unsafe acts,

practices or behaviors.