HEALTH, SAFETY, & ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL (HSE)

1 HSE Cirks Construction Inc. _____ June 2015 HEALTH, safety , & ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL (HSE) Cirks Construction Inc. _____ Revised July 2015 HSE Cirks Construction Inc. _____ June 2015 Table of Contents Policy Statement on safety .. 1 Duties and Responsibilities for safety .. 2 Employee safety Training .. 5 safety Communication .. 8 Enforcement of safety Policies .. 9 Hazard Identification and Evaluation .. 11 Hazard Correction .. 16 Incident Investigation .. 17 Program Records .. 20 Emergency Medical Services and First Aid .. 21 Hazard Communication Program Materials & Chemicals .. 23 Fall Protection .. 29 Aerial Lift safety Procedures .. 34 Electrical safety & Lock-out / Tag-out Program.

2 38 Driving safety Policy .. 43 Driving safety Rules .. 50 Confined Space Operations .. 54 Company Policy for Permit-Required Confined Spaces .. 57 Respiratory Protection .. 64 Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required .. 74 Ergonomics .. 75 Forklifts .. 76 Fire Prevention and Emergency Action Plan .. 79 Office safety .. 82 Heat Illness Prevention .. 83 Code of Safe Practices Job Site Rules .. 86 Code of Safe Practices General safety Rules .. 88 Code of Safe Practices Electrical safety .. 90 Code of Safe Practices Company Vehicles .. 92 Code of Safe Practices Ladder safety .. 93 Code of Safe Practices Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) .. 94 Code of Safe Practices Hand and Power 95 Code of Safe Practices Hazardous Materials and Chemicals.

3 96 Code of Safe Practices Fire Prevention and Housekeeping .. 97 Code of Safe Practices Traffic safety .. 98 Code of Safe Practices Welding and Cutting .. 99 Stop Work Authority .. 102 Hazard Communication Employee Training .. 104 Excavation safety Program .. 112 Scaffold safety Program - Construction safety Program .. 129 Company Policy for Occupational Noise Exposure .. 134 Mandatory safety Forms, Permits and Checklists .. 136 HSE Cirks Construction Inc. _____ June 2015 Page 1 Policy Statement on safety The health and safety of each Cirks Construction Inc. employee is of primary importance to us. As a company, we are committed to maintaining a healthy and safe working environment. Management will provide necessary safeguards, programs , and equipment required to reduce the potential for incidents and injuries.

4 To achieve this goal, we have developed and implemented a comprehensive Health, safety , & ENVIRONMENTAL MANUAL (HSE), which incorporates all required components of an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). This program is designed to prevent workplace incidents, injuries, and illnesses. A complete copy of the program is maintained at our corporate office and on all job site locations in written or electronic form. You may ask to review it at any time. A copy of relevant portions of the program that are applicable to your job will also be provided to you. You may also contact the company safety director if you have any questions or concerns. It is the intent of Cirks Construction Inc.

5 To comply with all laws relating to occupational health and safety . To accomplish this, we require the active participation and assistance of all employees. The policies and procedures contained in this MANUAL are mandatory. You should also be constantly aware of conditions in all work areas that can produce injuries or illness. No employee is required to work at a job that he or she knows is unsafe. Never hesitate to inform your supervisor or foreman of any potentially hazardous situation or condition that is beyond your ability or authority to correct immediately. No employee will be discriminated against for reporting safety concerns to management. It is the responsibility of each employee to support the company safety program and to perform in a manner that assures his or her own personal safety and the safety of others, including customers, visitors, and other trades.

6 To be successful in our endeavor, all employees at every level must adopt proper attitudes towards injury and illness prevention. We must also cooperate in all health and safety matters, not only between management and employees, but also between each employee and his or her respective co-workers. Only through such an effort can any safety program be successful. Our objective is a health and safety program that will reduce the total number of injuries and illnesses to an absolute minimum. Our ultimate goal is zero incidents. _____ Ken Cirks; President of Cirks Construction Inc. _____ Stuart Nakutin; safety Director of Cirks Construction Inc. HSE Cirks Construction Inc. _____ June 2015 Page 2 Duties and Responsibilities for safety A successful Health, safety , ENVIRONMENTAL and Injury and Illness Prevention Program can only be achieved and maintained when there is active interest, participation, and accountability at all levels of the organization.

7 At Cirks Construction Inc., it is a condition of employment that all employees are responsible for safety . To ensure this, Cirks Construction Inc. delegates the following safety duties by job title. Please keep in mind that this is not an all-inclusive list. In some cases, employees will need to perform safety duties outside their regular responsibilities to prevent incidents. Stuart Nakutin, who can be reached at (714) 400-5023, (referenced forward as the safety director ) will plan, organize, and administer the program by establishing policy, setting goals and objectives, assigning responsibility, motivating subordinates, and monitoring results.

8 All employees of Cirks Construction Inc. will support and maintain an ongoing Health, safety , ENVIRONMENTAL and Injury and Illness Prevention Program through the following: 1. Provide clear understanding and direction to all management, employees, and sub-contractors regarding the importance of safety through the development, implementation, monitoring, and revision of policies and procedures. 2. Provide financial support for the Injury and Illness Prevention Program through the provision of adequate funds for the purchase of necessary safety materials, safety equipment, proper personal protective equipment, adequate time for employee safety training, and maintenance of tools and equipment.

9 3. Oversee development, implementation, and maintenance of the IIPP and other required safety programs . 4. Maintain a company commitment to incident prevention by expecting safe conduct on the part of all managers, supervisors, and employees. 5. Hold all levels of management and employees accountable for incident prevention and safety . 6. Review all incident investigations to determine corrective action. The safety director for Cirks Construction Inc. acts as a safety resource for the company and is responsible for maintaining program records. He is also our primary person to deal with outside agencies regarding the safety program and its contents. Additional duties include: 1.

10 Coordinate all loss prevention activities as a representative of management. 2. Act as a consultant to management in the implementation and administration of the safety Program. 3. Develop and implement loss prevention policies and procedures designed to insure compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of all federal, state, and local HSE Cirks Construction Inc. _____ June 2015 Page 3 agencies. 4. Review all incident reports to determine root cause and corrective action. 5. Conduct periodic reviews of the safety program and job sites to evaluate performance, discuss problems, and help solve them. 6. Consult with representatives of our insurance companies in order that their loss control services will support the safety program.