Welcome to The Sack Company SCM, Inc. Basic New Employee Overview 2009

Welcome to The Sack Company

SCM, Inc.

Basic New Employee Overview 2009

The Sack Company & SCM, Inc.

In this presentation you will cover:

• Emergency Contact Information• Hazard Communications and an Employees Right to Know… • M.S.D.S. Manual Location (s)• Employee Postings and what they Mean• Employee and/or Job Site Signs • Employee Handbook• Superintendents, Safety Advisor, Human Resources and Health & Safety Departments for your assistance…• Communication is Priority One• Mandatory Report of Accident, Injury, and/or Incident on the day of occurrence in written format with Superintendent.• Drugs Don’t Work In Georgia Program• Over view of Employee Responsibilities

This information is at each and every job site. This information is posted in your office trailer and/or the truck of your Superintendent/Foreperson.

You MUST Locate and Reviewthe information with this presentation in order for you to have the necessary confidence in the event of an emergency on your job site.

Emergency Contacts

Emergency Contacts

The Emergency Contacts PostingHas Important Information

1. Your Company Office Headquarters Location, Telephone Numbers2. Emergency Telephone Number for this Job Site3. Your Job Site Address4. The Health & Safety Department Contact Information

Employer Address

Company Information is posted so that you may notify our headquarters in the event of an accident, injury, and/or incident on this job site.

It is a guide in the event that any employee has questions/concerns that arise as part of their everyday activities.

We truly wish to hear from staff in order to answer questions as they occur.

Emergency Contact Number

Although, the emergency contact number is typically 911, in some instances it may be different depending upon the location of the job site and/or military project which may have specific criteria for their locations.

You must review this information at each and every job site.

Also, you must note the location of telephones for the job site and/or Superintendents/Forepersons with cellular telephones.

Your Job Site Address

Each staff member must be able to state his/her job site address at any time.

• You may be questioned from time to time to ensure you know it.

• If necessary, carry it in your wallet.

In the event of an Emergency, you must be able to communicate this information to Emergency Medical Services, Fire Department, Police, and/or your Company Headquarters.

Health & Safety Department

The Health & Safety Department is a primary contact in the event of an Emergency regarding any of our job sites.

You must call the Health & Safety Department any time you have questions and/or concerns regarding Health & Safety on your job site before you do anything which may put you, co- workers, and/or sub-contractors in a hazardous situation (s).

Our office number is 912-871-8771 (please write it down).

Please communicate your concerns with your Superintendent/Foreperson first to ensure they are aware of the issue (s) as well.

Health & Safety Director

Dan Ver Beek912-536-0483

First Responders - General Information

The Sack Company/SCM, Inc. has ensured each job site has qualified first responders in the event of an Emergency on our job site (s).Please find your Superintendents, Forepersons, and/or Safety Advisors on each job site.

Superintendents, Forepersons, and/or Safety Advisors will be your first point of contact with CPR/First Aid qualifications.

Employees are to notify First Responders immediately, and assist them as directed.

Standbys

Standby: Are individuals the First Aid/CPR person directs as needed.

In the event of an emergency, a Standby may be asked to:

1. Call 911 - if Emergency Medical Services are necessary

2. Direct Traffic: at Gate Entrances, then guide to actual location(s) of injured party. Provide P.P.E. as necessary.

3. Radio/Cell Phone Contact to Company Headquarters and/or Health & Safety Department. Assist First Aid/CPR to attend injured.

4. Direct On-lookers away from injured-privacy5. Back up person as needed basis

Inside the Emergency Contact Binder

Only those with current CPR/First Aid Cards shall act as First Responders in the event of an Emergency. They will be your Superintendents and Safety Advisors. See them immediately if needed.

Hazard Communications

Hazard Communications:

Ensures that the potential hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and that information concerning their hazards is transmitted from employers to employees.

Specifically, understanding labels associated with chemicals/products you may use on and/or as part of your tasks associated with your Profession/Trade.

Hazard Communications

Hazard Communications often refers our employees to our Material Safety Data Manual. This manual is located inside your Job Site Office Trailer.

*Please locate it now and review it.

You will be questioned regarding the information you have been given and

asked to review such verbally, and/or written

format today and randomly at job sites.

Material Safety Data Sheets

Material Safety Data Sheets are often referred to as M.S.D.S. and are a part of our Hazard Communications program.

Material Safety Data Sheets offer employee information regarding hazards associated with the use of a chemical/product prior to use. This information must be reviewed BEFORE use of any chemical/product each and every time as information may change and you must be informed.

Material Safety Data Sheets

The information contained in a M.S.D.S. will vary in the format but generally contain the following information:

Now I will explain each of these area(s).

Name of Product

We list chemicals and products in our M.S.D.S. by the name of the product. Products are listed in order in the table of contents within the M.S.D.S. binder.

If you and/or another employee are unable to speak, read, and/or understand English you/they must seek assistance by another party who is capable of reading, writing, and speaking English.

Name of the Manufacturer

The manufacturer of the chemical/product is the

company who makes and/or produces it. This is very

important. In the event of an Emergency, you may need to call the manufacturer to ask

questions if an employee thinks that they have been

accidentally exposed to a chemical/product.

Manufacturer Emergency Contact Number

This is the telephone number the manufacturer has listed for us to call in the event of an Emergency.

It is usually listed as a 24-Hour Contact Number. A specific telephone extension number may be listed if a company has numerous chemicals/products.

It is crucial that you read and understand all of this information. In an emergency, you will need the Manual open in front of you and your first responder with you in order to pass information on to Emergency Medical Services and/or to take the injured party to a Doctor.

The more information that we have, the more likely that we will be able to comfort and aid the injured party.

Composition/Information on Ingredients

The manufacturer (maker) of the chemical/product gives specific information about how a chemical/product was made. Ingredients are all the items in the ‘mix.’

An industrial hygienist and/or a health & safety specialist is usually needed to review this information.

There are a number of letters (acronyms) that you may need assistance remembering. Please refer to the definitions page within your M.S.D.S. and discuss this information with your Superintendent/Foreperson, and/or call your Health & Safety Department if you need more detailed information prior to use.

Health & Safety Director, Dan Ver Beek, 912-536-0483Company Headquarters, 912-871-8771

Hazards Identification

This is a section which indicates primary routes of entry: a way the chemical/product may enter your body. Ex: 1.inhalation-you may breathe it into your body. 2. skin contact-you may have the chemical/product absorbed through contact with your skin.

It may indicate specific Organs that the chemical/product could cause harm to.

It may indicate acute effects -meaning a major concern and/or likely concern.

Chronic effects -meaning-of a long duration. In short, this section tells of the hazards which may effect both short and/or long term issues associated with your health and wellbeing.

First Aid Measures/Physician Information

This is the section you use prior to use so you know ahead of time what to do in the event of an emergency involving yourself and/or another co-worker/sub-contractor. It gives basic information.

You may also need the Emergency Contact or 24-Hour Telephone Number to ensure we have all

necessary information to respond to an Emergency and/or pass on to

E.M.S. and/or a treating Physician (doctor).

Fire Fighting Measures

This section gives information about flash point, flammability classifications, extinguishing methods, fire/explosion hazards, fire-fighting instructions, and fire-fighting equipment, just to mention a few.

Please note you must also be aware of and adhere to company related policies/procedures. Many times, you are to extinguish a fire only as a means to escape, not to act as a fire brigade.

The goal is to be aware of hazards and to not directly or indirectly create another hazard which may be of equal or more extreme danger to you, co-workers, the environment, and/or the community at large.

Accidental Release Measures

This is a section indicates what to do if the chemical/product accidently leaks or spills.

You may also need to review local, state, and/or federal standards associated with such an issue.

You may also find specific information pertaining to the disposal of a chemical/product.

Handling and Storage

This section generally explains handling precautions and storage specifics.

Storage must indicate the environmental temperatures that the chemical/product may withstand. It may indicate other chemicals/products it CAN NOT be stored near. It may also advise against sudden punctures, pressure build ups, vapors and the like.

Exposure Controls Personal Protective Equipment

ALWAYS try to use engineering controls before reverting to the use of Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E). Engineering controls should be used in order to engineer the hazard out or to minimize it to the best of our ability.

P.P.E. may be required.

This section shall be reviewed by employees prior to use of chemicals/products each and every time.

Staff shall use the P.P.E. as directed by the M.S.D.S. in order to be in compliance of local, state, and/or federal regulations.

Ex: safety glasses…

Exposure Controls Personal Protective Equipment

If you are unfamiliar with any personal protective equipment, you must tell your Superintendent, Foreperson, and/or Health & Safety Director so that we can train you on how to use your P.P.E. properly.

Fit, cleanliness, proper ratings (such as weight), and, in some instances, medical evaluations are vital prior to use.

Without such, you may inadvertently cause a health hazard.

So please ASK we need to know!

Physical and Chemical Properties

This section gets very specific regarding ingredients used to create the chemical/product

you are reading about.

This area requires an industrial hygienist and/or health & safety specialist.

Health & Safety Department 912-871-8771

or912-536-0483

Stability and Reactivity

Stability usually refers to storage and handling

of the chemical/product.

Additional items may be of a scientific nature and require a industrial hygienist and/or health & safety specialist.

Health & Safety Department 912-871-8771912-536-0483

Toxicological Information

This section gives an overview of the nature, effects, and/or detection of poisons and/or the treatment for poisonings.

It may also give brief information on current/past testing associated with animal/lab testing - reviews.

Ecological Information

In brief, this section may provide detailed

information about how the science of the

chemical/product interacts in relationships between living organisms and the

environment.

For example: the leak and/or spill of certain

chemical/product may need immediate control (clean-

up) due to concerns which may damage our

environment; water, and/or other living species.

Transport Information

This section gives specifics for appropriate moving, hauling, and delivery techniques

associated with a chemical/product.

It usually mentions hazard class, identification, packing types, labels, and types of

transportation.

Regulatory Information

This section mentions the regulations associated with various local, state, and/or federal mandates.

Some that you are probably familiar with are: – The Environmental

Protection Agency– Occupational Safety Health

Administration– Right-to Know, etc.

Other Information

This section may include:

• Disclaimers• Cautions• Revisions

• Precautionary Measures• Company Specifics

• Warranty

Labels

When we speak of M.S.D.S., we must also ensure that you understand the necessity of labels.

Labels are used to educate the public and to provide ample information in the event of an Emergency.

Labels

Question:The label is on the 5 gallon bucket. What happens when I only need a little bit of the contents, not a whole 5 gallon bucket? Should I label my small, clean plastic container?

Yes. If you were to forget and/or step away from the container, another person may not know what it is and/or the hazards associated with it.

Additionally, environmental issues may be of concern if the contents were improperly leaked or disposed of.

Labels

Question:When I am transferring a chemical/product, should it have its own container? Or, can I use an old paint can?

No. You must use a clean container meant for use of the chemical or product you are using.

If the container isn’t clean then the other chemical or product in the can/could cause additional hazards with the unknown chemical or product.

Labels

You should find the following information on a label:

Product NameManufacturer

Personal Protective EquipmentFlash Point, Type of Extinguisher

Handling/Storage

Just to mention a few.

Reminders

• Not all M.S.D.S. are alike.• Our Company M.S.D.S. items are listed by

Product by contents.• Our Company M.S.D.S. has an Emergency

Contact Section.• Our M.S.D.S. has a definitions section for the

many acronyms (letters) that have a specific meaning such as T.W.A. or P.E.L.

• When in doubt or uncertain ASK prior to use of any chemical/product.

• Call 912-871-8771 or 912-536-0483 Health & Safety Department

Reminders

• Use your 1910 and 1926 CFR Books to learn, research information regarding O.S.H.A. requirements.

• Discuss with your Foreperson, Safety Advisor, and Superintendent

• If you want additional information call:– The Health & Safety Department • 912-536-0483

– Company Headquarters• 912-871-8771

• Hazard Communications often refers to Material Safety Data Manual.

• www.osha.gov• www.cdc.org• www.nec.org

http://www.osha.gov/

http://www.cdc.org/

http://www.nec.org/

Employee Postings

There are various postings that we as an employer are required to make available. However, the issue that we have discovered is:

Although these items are displayed in front of you on a daily basis, it seems that many people don’t understand what they mean.

You must read and review each of the postings listed in the following slides now.

Please note how each poster looks, the color, and understand what it means to you.

Georgia Polygraph Protection Act

Please locate this information on the wall in front of you. If you do not see this sign, please see/find

your training administrator who will help or assist you.

Job Safety and Health; It’s the Law Occupational Safety Health Admin.



Employee Rights and Wages



Equal Opportunity Employer



Unemployment Insurance for Employees



Georgia Worker’s Compensation Bill of Rights



Physician’s Panel



Sexual Harassment and/or Harassment is Illegal



Family Medical Leave Act



OSHA Summary 300A February to April each Year



Equal Pay Equal Work



Construction Job Site Signs

In Case of Emergency, Dial 911– outside of Company Trailer

Material Safety Data Sheets, Hazard Communication Program– outside of Company Trailer

Drugs Don’t Work–inside of Company Trailer

Notice: All Job Applicants and Employees are Subject to Testing, Drugs Don’t’ Work– inside Company Trailer


Emergency, Eye Wash Station Keep Area Clear

– inside Company Trailer

First Aid–outside of Company Trailer

Danger Hard Hats Required–At all Entrances to the Job Site

Danger No Trespassing–At all Entrances to the Job Site

Notice-Vendors and Visitors Must Register at Main Office

–At all Entrances to the Job Site


Safety Glasses–At all Entrances to the Job Site.

No Solicitation–At all Entrances to the Job Site.

Some of these signs you may or may not see. Some signs are posted per our Company guidelines, by the request of

your Project Manager or Superintendent, the General Contractor, and/or for local, State, and Federal mandates.

It is your responsibility to take notice of each sign. Notify your Superintendent/Foreperson if you have any

Questions.

Locations of signs may vary by employer.

Employee Handbook

Our employee handbook is a basic overview of what is expected from our staff. Please refer this handbook in order to understand Company policies, procedures, and benefits. This handbook is not meant to cover each and every situation and/or to answer every question. Please contact your Superintendent and/or Project Manager for specific concerns not listed. Individuals are multi-faceted and local, state, and/or federal laws and regulations are updated or changed on a regular basis.

Please pull out your Employee Handbook and read, review, and share any questions/concerns you may have.

Your Points of Contact

Each of these staff members and/or Departments are available to assist you to the best of their

ability.

If you do not let us know that you need assistance, we can’t be of help to you or to anyone

else. It is imperative that you notify us of issues as they occur.

Foreperson Health & Safety Department

Safety Advisor Human Resources

Superintendent Vice President

Project Manager President

How do we Communicate?

Communications occur a number of ways within our organization:

• Verbal• Telecommunications• Radio• Computer based/E-mails• Fax• Blackberry

How we Communicate?

Each and every staff member provides a necessary function. This enables our

organization to maintain quality, expand our capabilities within our trades/profession, and

growth as a whole.

It is important to acknowledge each position from the initial years as an Apprentice, towards licensure, Foreperson, Superintendent, Project

Manager, Sr. Project Manager, and so on.

How we Communicate?

We also have a number of complex professional staff members who assist our organization in a number of ways:

Company ExpansionEngineers

EnvironmentalFinancial

Human ResourcesHealth & Safety

LegalMarketingPurchasing

Technological

Just to mention a few.

How we Communicate?

Our organization has several staff members who assist each and every one of us in some fashion – coordinating and ensuring that each of our various departments work together.

Consistent Communication is a major priority within our organization.

The financial outpouring related to such is clear when one notes the technology we offer to our staff:

Site lap-tops, telecommunications, fax, radios, Blackberry’s and cell phone ensure that we are

connected with our staff and the various issues associated with H.A. Sack Company Inc./SMC, Inc.

How we Communicate?

We expect all of our staff members to communicate in a manner that they would want someone to communicate with him/her.

–Everyone appreciates being spoken to with a pleasant tone to offer clarity, integrity and respect.

When we communicate, it will not be to just point out an issue or concern but we communicate to assist with resolutions to issues and concerns.

Our staff is encouraged to take initiative to seek answers by means of: research within our manuals, training, and review of your trade/professional capabilities.

Our other staff members are here to guide you at any time. All we need is for you to ASK…

How we Communicate?

Each staff member must ask for your foreperson, superintendent, and project managers direct

contact information. Then, just keep it accessible in your wallet or tool box so that you can contact them in the event of an illness, and/or company

related issue.

Do so Now - - - Ask for these telephone numbers so that you can maintain communication as

needed.

How we Communicate?

Health & Safety DepartmentHealth & Safety Director

Dan Verbeek, 912-536-0483 cellE-mail – [email protected] 912-871-8244 office

Health Benefits

Sherry Bohannon, Executive Administrative Director 912- 871-8215 office

LaVane Mills, Administrative Assistant 912-871-8257 office

mailto:[email protected]

Mandatory Report of Injury, Illness, Sprains & Strains

All Sack Company and SCM, Inc. staff must be aware of and/or have signed the Injury, Illness, Sprains & Strains Reporting Form.

This form clearly indicates that every employee must report any concerns/signs of injury, illness, sprains & strains immediately to his/her Superintendent and/or Health & Safety Director the moment it occurs while you are performing the task(s) associated with your trade/profession.

Mandatory Report of Injury, Illness, Sprains & Strains

Our Company expects for each and every employee to adhere to this at all times. In the event that one chooses to delay reporting an

incident for any reason, he/she shall be subject to a three-day suspension from his/her trade or

profession from H.A. Sack Co, Inc. or SCM, Inc., without pay.

Please read and sign the policy/procedures regarding this in full 8/08

Drugs Don’t Work in Georgia

Refers to our Company Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace.

1. Now you shall Read, Understand, and Review our Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Training (4).

2. All New Employees shall go thru the Employee Section in Full- Read, Understand, Review, and Sign.

3. You must now Read, Understand, and Sign our Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy (3 of 3 pages-9/08).

4. After Completion of such you; the new employee must STOP; and ask your trainer any questions that you have about this policy.

Employee Responsibilities/Accident Prevention Compliance Procedure/Policy

• You must now be have a (4 page 1/09) document listed as above in front of you.

• You shall now read, understand, and sign this Compliance Procedure/Policy as clarification of our expectations for our employees.

• If you would like to further discuss and/or if you have any questions regarding a particular issue you must, STOP, ask your trainer any questions that you have. If you choose not to ask, we will presume that you understand and accept the policy/procedures in full.

Employee Packet

This packet is coordinated by H.A. Sack Company, Inc. and SCM, Inc.; it

offers a wealth of information for you the employee and to us as your employer.

Many of the documents are required by local, state, and/or federal mandate. However, it needs to be clear that you, the employee, and new member to our organization, must be responsible in reading, understanding, and signing of all of the necessary components.

We may use e-mail, telephone calls, and/or written letters as needed to review your information and/or referrals. In the event that we find inconsistent and/or falsified information and/or documents, you will be asked for additional information and/or excused from consideration for employment.

Employee Packet

The items you shall see and review within the packet are:

1.Employee Basic Information2.W-4 Employee Withholding Allowance3.I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification4.Medical History Report5.H.A. Sack Company, Inc. Insurance Form/Expense/Supplemental Coverage's6.Notice of Special Enrollment Rights7.Blue Value PPO-Small Group Plan 1505SX Benefit Summary8.BCBSGA Authorization for Use/Disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI)9.BCBSGA Member Enrollment Application pages 4-710.Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Training (4)

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Employee Packet

11. Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy12. New Applicant Consent for Drug and Alcohol

Screening/Testing/Evaluations13. Disclosure and Release Form-Employee Driving

Record Information14. Fleet Safety Program/Risk Control (6 pages)15. Workers Compensation Subsequent Injury Trust

Fund-Post Employment Medical Questionnaire (2 pages)

16. Acknowledgement-Receipt of Employee Handbook17. Job Applicant Information Form (4 pages)18. New Employee 2 Hour Orientation Program 200919. Employee Responsibilities/Accident Prevention

Compliance Procedure/Policy.

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Employee Packet

20. Injury, Illness, Sprain & Strains Reporting Compliance Procedure/Policy

21. New Employee Health & Safety Form22. Receipt of Personal Protective Equipment23. Loss Prevention Policy24. Proper Construction Work Shoes

Employee Packet

There are a number of items you must provide and/or read, review, understand, and sign as part of local, state, federal and/or Company Requisite. Again, each employee is responsible for providing all of the necessary documents in full.

If you have questions and/or concerns regarding these documents, you must write them all down and STOP. Call 912-871-8771 to speak with Janice Brown, Ann T. Hall, or Georgia Parrish for Front Desk Staff.

For Health & Safety questions or concerns call Dan Ver Beek at912-536-0483.

If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you have read, understand, and have completed all of the necessary information in full.

Enjoy your Success with H.A. Sack Co, Inc. & SCM, Inc.

Steve DealVice President

Paul RoeselPresident

Philip Roesel

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Welcome to The Sack Company SCM, Inc. Basic New Employee Overview 2009