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FOREWORD

Accidents to human beings can cause pain and sufferings to the persons involved and their family members. No amount of consolation or money can compensate this.

Hence AMANA firmly believe that all situations which can cause incidents, accidents should be

identified and corrected without fail. It is also a basic necessity of all employees to comply with

applicable legal and contractual Health & Safety requirements. I have complete confidence in all our

employees that they will respect their individual responsibility to work safely in such a way not to

injure themselves, others or damage our /third party properties or harm environment.

This handbook comes to you in the process of assisting to fulfill your obligation with the company to

work safely. I take this opportunity to reiterate the management commitment to the Health & Safety

of all employees and their family members and our management doesn’t allow us to compromise

Health & Safety precautions to be followed in any circumstance.

With best wishes for a prosperous and safe work life.

General Manager

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I, (___________________), employee ID: ____________ , Division: ________________received this

handbook on __________.

I agree wholeheartedly to read the entire handbook and understand the contents of the book and to

comply with all the Health & Safety requirements given in this book. I understand that I will be

personally held responsible for any non-compliances, which can be attributed to me either before or

after any incidents.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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IMS Policy Statement

Our HSE Vision

Why we have to follow

safety?

Site access & Security

Personal Behavior and

Conduct

Site safety

Communication

Safety Signs

Personal Protection

Equipment.

Reporting incidents

Excavation

Working at height –

Scaffoldings, Mobile Scaffolds

Ladders

Fire Fighting and prevention -

Know your fire extinguishers

CONTENTS

Evacuation

Housekeeping

Flammable Materials

Health & Painting

Electrical Safety

Tool Safety

Working in Live Plant

Plant and machineries

Confined Space

Compressed Air

Manual Handling

Cranes – Lifting

Plant and Machineries

Transportation

Site Safety Inspection

Wrong way – Right Way

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CONTENTS

This Statement has been developed by AMANA to stress our belief that the effective implementation

of Integrated Management System (IMS) plays significant role in doing business and affirms our commitment to the continual improvement and to the business excellence.

AMANA is committed to:

1. Providing quality service to our customers by on-time completion of contracts, (delivery of projects), cost effectiveness, service up to the customers satisfaction in accordance with the local regulations and following international standards.

2. Reducing impacts to Environmental contamination to acceptable levels by the strict adoption of the relevant international standards and local regulations.

3. Providing particular attention to reduce the consumption of water and energy by involving employees on individual basis to follow Reduce-Reuse-Recycle methodology and by participating in conservation / protection of the Environment.

4. Ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for employees by increasing awareness of safety measures.

5. The effective implementation of Integrated Management System in compliance with ISO

9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004, and to monitor its continual improvement through regular training & developments, value added internal audits, Customer feedback and through achieving set objectives and targets of each department.

AMANA Integrated Management System (IMS) policy is authorized by the General Manager.

The Policy and the associated procedures will be reviewed regularly and if necessary revised by the Management and communicated to all the employees. The Policy will be prominently displayed at all AMANA workplaces and also made available in public.

IMS

Policy

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IMS POLICY

1. All accidents, illnesses, property damage and pollution are avoidable

and are to be prevented

2. No job is so urgent or demanding that it can not be done safely

3. Adhering to HSE rules is a condition of employment

4. Setting examples through our behaviour

5. Nobody Gets Killed, Nobody Gets Seriously Injured

6. No High Risk Incidents

7. No harm to Environment

Every person returns home safely to his family at the end of the day.

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Our Health, Safety & Environment Vision

It is important to follow Health & Safety rules because

Someone is waiting for you at home.

We don’t want you to suffer the pain.

To protect the fellow employees working with you.

It is the requirement of the law of this land.

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Why we have to follow Health & Safety Rules?

Keeping this is mind we want everyone of

to follow the safety standards on the job

and off the job, wishing you a fruitful and

rewarding carrier in AMANA.

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Personal Behavior and Conduct

1. Horseplay, Fighting, Running are prohibited

2. Not permitted – Radio, Tape recorder, any music

system

3. Tampering with safety equipment is

forbidden

4. Abusive or aggressive behavior is not permitted;

5. Eating and resting outside designated areas is

strictly prohibited;

6. Never Operate machineries without

authorization;

7. Never Enter prohibited areas.

8. Compliance with security procedures is

mandatory.

9. Concentrate on your work. Don’t think your

personnel problems at site

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Possession, use and sale of alcohol and drugs as well as entry to the Site under the influence of

alcohol or drugs is forbidden (worker who is caught will be permanently removed from the site);

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Safety Signs

Warning Signs

Draw attention to

health and safety

hazards – Point out

hazards that may not

be obvious

Prohibition Signs

Indicates where

certain actions are

prohibited

Safe Signs

Provide general

information and

direction. Shows the

location of emergency

equipments

Remind us where

PPEs must be used,

Indicates mandatory

actions

Mandatory Signs

Observe all warning signs and

danger notices

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Do not use drums as platform Body harness when used must be

anchored to a secure anchorage point

Don’t work at height if you are feeling

weak or dizzy.

Don’t leave an opening unguarded that

someone could fall through. Report it to

your supervisor or foreman.

Working at Height

Scaffolding

Scaffolding is provided to you for safe working

platform.

Erected, modified and dismantled by authorized scaffolders only.

Erected on firm ground available with sole plate and base plate.

Safe access and egress must be provided.

Fully planked Scaffold platform and at least 600mm in width.

Suitably tied with the structure

All platforms with guard rails, and toeboard

All four side Bracing

Scafftag to identify safe & unsafe scaffolding

What makes a Safe Scaffolding:-

Competent person should formally inspect scaffolding after initial

erection, after significant alteration, after any destabilizing event,

and at least once 7 days

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DOs

-Report any scaffolding faults (missing guard rails, loose ladder, broken board) to your supervisor.

-Only use ladder to go another level

-Maintain good housekeeping

- follow the scafftag system strictly

Don’ts

- Don’t use incomplete or unsafe scaffolding .

- Don’t overload the scaffold platform

-Don’t tamper or modify any scaffolds for any reason.

-Don’t leave debris and materials on scaffold platforms

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Mobile Scaffold

Mobile scaffolds are hazardous.

Erected, modified and dismantled by authorized scaffolders only.

Height of the mobile tower shall not exceed 4 times the smallest base width.

Use outriggers in accordance with manufacturer

Used only on firm, level, clean surfaces.

Moved on leveled surfaces only by pushing or pulling or both.

Provision of internal ladder with trap door.

For Rolling the scaffold:

1. Make sure that the path is clear, no material/person on the platform. Then unlock the wheels to push the scaffold

2. Apply the force no more than five feet above the ground.

3. Re-Lock the wheels when move ends / scaffold is stationary

What makes a Safe Mobile Scaffolding:-

Scaffold casters and wheels shall be locked with positive wheel locks before any one is allowed to work on the platform. These casters shall be

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DOs

- Maintain good housekeeping to avoid any obstruction while rolling the scaffolds

-Only climb up the inside of mobile scaffold

-Close the trap door after each use

-Check the scafftag before use

Don’ts

- Don’t use incomplete or unsafe mobile scaffold.

- Don’t use scaffold without proper tag.

-Don’t lift scaffold towers unless they have been specifically designed for this purpose

Don’t cause materials to fall.

Don't use the frame to

gain access

Don’t overload the

scaffold platform

Never move the Tower

with any person or

material on it.

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Mobile Scaffold

You should use ladders as a means of access and for short period of work.

The angle - between 65 – 750 to the horizontal (1 : 4) ‘four up, one down’

Extend at least 1 m ( 3 ft) above the step-off point.

Be tied at the level of the platform.

Firm & fitted with a non-slippery foot hold.

No rung should be missing.

Rungs / step shall be clear of oil / grease etc.,

What makes a good ladder:-

DOs

- Check for damage before usage.

- Make sure it’s on solid base / footing

- Avoid working off a ladder for long time

- Secure the top & bottom of ladder when using it as access of a platform or scaffold.

- Make sure that only one person at a time is on the ladder.

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- Don’t use unsecured / Damaged ladder

- Don’t carry materials in your hand while using ladders

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Ladders

Many falls occur while ascending to / or descending from the ladder

Maintain three point contacts two hands & one foot or two

feet & one hand.

Face the ladder when ascending or descending.

Safe method for getting on / off ladder

Clean muddy or slippery footwear, check the rung for

slippery surface

Don't use makeshift ladder. Don’t use metal ladder

near energized electrical

equipments

Don’t stretch or reach

beyond the side rails of

ladder.

Never stand any higher

than the third step from

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Ladders

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FIRE is a big hazard at construction site, office and camp, it kills and injuries people, destroys property and may seriously disrupt production and the construction process.

Hot Work, Overheated equipments, Careless Smoking, Electrical

Sparks, Poor Housekeeping are the major cause of FIRE.

A composition of Fuel, oxygen and heat is set out as Fire

DOs

- Follow hot work permits for welding, heating or burning.

- Keep fire extinguishers close to your hot work.

- Smoke at designated areas only

- Store flammable liquids, thinner, diesel etc in proper container

-Store gases and liquids separately. Separate Oxygen from LPG and Acetylene Gas

-Familiarize yourself with the different types of extinguishers.

- Report a discharged or missing fire extinguisher.

- Maintain good housekeeping

Don’ts

- Don’t overload the electrical appliances

- Don’t leave a burning flame unattended

Fire Fighting and Prevention

Know How to use Fire Extinguishers – Remember P A S S

DOs

-Extinguish fire only if you are trained and it is safe to do so

-If your cloths got FIRE – Stop, Drop and roll

-Know SITE / CAMP emergency procedures

- Know locations, alarm systems, emergency escape routes and Assembly points

-keep fire exits free from obstruction.

Don’ts

- Do not interfere with fire extinguishers

- Do not use water on electrical FIRE

- Do not block or cover fire fighting appliances

- Do not lock exits. Do not replace the fire exit sign, fire points.

Know FIRE Emergency Response - R A C E

R – “Rescue” any person/s in

immediate danger (only if safe to

do so)

A – “Alarm” Raise the alarm &

follow emergency procedure

C – “Contain” Close doors /

windows to contain the FIRE

E – “Extinguish” attempt to

extinguish the fire

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Fire Fighting and Prevention

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DOs

- Manage the cable routing to avoid trip

-Always use right type of sockets and plugs

-Use ELCB of 30 mA

-Ensure the proper earthing

-Engage competent electrician

-Inspect power tools , DBs and ELCBs

-Follow Lock Out / Tag Out Procedure

Don’ts

- Don’t use damaged electrical cables

- Don’t overload the Circuit

-Never alter a plug.

-Do not repair electric appliance if you are unaware.

-Do not tamper with any electrical wiring

The hazard of electricity includes Burn, Shock, Arc, FIRE and Electrocution.

The dangers increased where electrical equipment is used in adverse conditions, on site in wet or damp areas for instance, or where voltage is more lethal.

UNSAFE CONDITIONS such as damaged cables, poor cable routing, overloading, improper ELCBs, incompetent workers, unauthorized repair, working in wet areas, improper sockets, unsafe operation of power tool can leads to serious accident which may resulted into DEATH.

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Electrical Safety

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Never throw tools to one another Do not use equipment you have no

knowledge of.

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holding on to any part of crane

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DOs

- Ensure the required documents Driving license, vehicle registration card, Test Certificates, operator competency certificate etc

-Operator to wear required PPEs.

-Ensure that all moving parts are adequately guarded.

-Ensure the reverse alarm, hazard light, mirrors etc

-Follow the speed limits and reversing rules

-Keep yourself away from running plant

-Ensure separate routes for pedestrian

Don’ts

- Don’t leave engine running

-Don’t leave keys in unattended plants

-Don’t attempt to repair the plant if you are not authorized.

-Don’t smoke while fueling the plant.

-Don’t ride on plant

When plant arrives at site it must be thoroughly inspected and approve d for the work.

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TOGETHER – WE WILL MAKE A SAFE & HEALTHY TODAY & TOMORROW

“Start Safe – Stay Safe”

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