Springer-Peterson Roofing and Sheet Metal Revenue and Competitors

Springer-Peterson is dedicated to the protection of its employees from on-the-job injuries. All employees of Springer-Peterson have the responsibility to work safely on the job. The purpose of this plans is: (a) To supplement our standard safety policy by providing safety standards specifically designed to cover fall protection on this job and: (b) to ensure that each employee is trained and made aware of the safety provisions which are to be implemented by this plan prior to the start of roofing work. This new program will provide our employees with a variety of fall protection choices, but in some cases the options may be very limiting. Many of the topics included in this new standard were previously included in other OSHA standards, and have now been consolidated in this rule. A new subpart M of the rule includes three areas: A duty to provide fall protection Fall protection criteria Training requirements Fall protection alternatives include body belts and harnesses, lifelines, lanyards, safety nets, guardrails and the safety monitoring and warning line systems. This plan is designed to enable employers and employees to recognize the fall hazards on the job and to establish the procedures that are to be followed in order to prevent falls to lower levels or through holes and openings in walking/working surfaces. Each employee will be trained in these procedures and strictly adhere to them except when doing so would expose the employee to a greater hazard. If, in the employee's opinion, this is the case, the employee is to notify the foreman of the concern and the concern addressed before proceeding.Safety policy and procedure on any one project cannot be administered, implemented, monitored and enforced by any one individual. The total objective of a safe, accident free work environment can only be accomplished by a dedicated, concerted effort by every individual involved with the project from management down to the last employee. Each employee must understand their value to the company; the costs of accidents, both monetary, physical, and emotional; the objective of the safety policy and procedures; the safety rules that apply to the safety policy and procedures; and what their individual role is in administering, implementing, monitoring, and compliance of their safety policy and procedures. This allows for a more personal approach to compliance through planning, training, understanding and cooperative effort, rather than by strict enforcement. If for any reason an unsafe act persists, strict enforcement will be implemented. It is the responsibility of each employee to implement this Fall Protection Plan. Each employee is responsible for continual observational safety checks of their work operations, and to enforce the safety policy and procedures. The foreman also is responsible to correct any unsafe acts or conditions immediately. It is the responsibility of the employee to bring to management's attention any unsafe or hazardous conditions, incorporating all types of low slope roofing, which is defined as; one that has a slope of 4-in-12 (33%) or less. The regulation states that each employee engaged in roofing activities on low slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, shall be protected from falling by: A. Guardrail systems. B. Safety net systems C. Personal fall arrest systems D. Combination of warning line system and guard rail system E. Combination of warning line system and safety net system F. Combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system An unprotected side or edge is redefined as one without a wall or guard rail system at least 39" high to protect a worker from falling. Therefore parapet walls now must be at least 39" high to act as an approved barrier. The methods that we have selected for low slope roofing are: A. Flat Roofs Only - Combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system. B. Low Slope Shingle or Tile Roofs - (Not flat, but less than 5-in-12) - Personal fall arrest systems. (including safety belt or harness along with personal safety line - one for each worker.