OUR CULTURE THE WAY WE DO THINGS

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1 OUR CULTURE THE WAY WE DO THINGS We take ownership of our ac2ons We hold one another accountable for safety We are open and honest in all communica2ons We train in safe work prac2ces and hazard recogni2ons We are enabled to stop work when unsafe acts or condi2ons are observed We recognize good safety performance

2 OUR CULTURE A CULTURE OF EXCELLECE A personal challenge goes out to all employees, to embrace the concepts below as we strive to move towards a Culture of Excellence. Our work is not finished until we achieve Zero Injuries A Culture of Safety Excellence is more than a Safety Program Safety responsibility must reside in and be actively led by Management, Operations, Plant Supervisors, Crew Leaders and all Employees Excellence is driven by strong shared values, not forced compliance with rules Leading more and managing less is the key to peak performance Improved results come from proactive strategies, not reactive tactics Safety efforts improve the process and add value to the business Improvement comes from fixing what s broken (process) Changing risky behavior requires less repetitive training and consistent enforcement of required behaviors Managing processes leads to excellence Good is the greatest obstacle to excellence

3 NEAR MISS REPORTING What is a Near Miss? An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage but had the potential to do so; Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; In other words, a miss that was very near. A Near miss is also an opportunity to reduce the risk exposure and to improve safety performance. Why Report a Near Miss? Reporting a near miss helps to establish and continue safe practices within the workplace. The information provided enables your employer to communicate facts, causes and corrective actions to all employees regarding near misses. It also provides valuable information to employees about how to avoid/prevent future accidents and injuries and opportunity to improve safety, health, environment and security of operation.

4 NEAR MISS REPORTING What are Some Barriers to Reporting a Near Miss? You may decide not to speak up because you feel relieved that no one was injured and simply go back to work with out addressing the issue. You may feel that It's not your job or that you don't have any formal authority to raise a flag, that it's not a big deal and downplay the severity of the incident. What is the Reporting Process of a Near Miss? Near Miss events should be reported to your supervisor as soon as possible (you may even do it anonymously). It is helpful in the analysis and corrective action process if a written report of the near miss is completed with your help.

5 INJURY SUMMARY STAY UP-TO-DATE Grand Prairie Precast - 10/18/13 Employee was using rebar shear and was trying to adjust the rebar to get it lined up. He accidentally hit the foot control and caught his hand in the shear resulting in the amputation of part of his right ring finger. CORRECTIVE ACTION: The guard on the rebar shear was modified and an interlock was installed to prevent an operator from having his hands in the moving parts when the shear is activated. Specific procedures were written that will be used to train new operators and refresh experienced operators on the safe use of this machine.

6 INJURY SUMMARY STAY UP-TO-DATE Grand Prairie Precast - 10/18/13 Employee states that while closing bay doors at the end of the day he strained his back. CORRECTIVE ACTION: All employees that may potentially close the doors have been instructed to stop if the doors feel heavier than normal.

7 INJURY SUMMARY STAY UP-TO-DATE Sacramento Gravity - 10/18/13 Employee was using an air impact gun to loosen bolts on a wet cast form. As he reached overhead the gun slipped from his hands and struck him on the upper lip causing a laceration. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Employees have been instructed not to work overhead with hand or power tools to prevent potential struckby injuries to the face should tools slip or drop. Lifts, rolling platforms, and ladders are provided to employees to keep employees from reaching overhead to accomplish job tasks.

8 INJURY SUMMARY STAY UP-TO-DATE Hattiesburg Precast - 10/18/13 Employee was unlatching the quick latch of a box form. When the lever swung around rapidly it stuck him on the right thumb causing a fracture. Employee was following standard work procedures when this injury occurred. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Better lubrication of latches, possibly painting a no hand zone in area where the latch could strike a hand as a visible reminder and development of a tool to assist in opening the latches when under pressure.

9 PREVENTION HAND INJURY Hand injuries have been the most frequent injury group (22 injuries) in our pipe & precast manufacturing plants in the past 18 months. 15 of the 22 injuries are all centered on one type of pinch point or another. The following steps must be taken to reduce or eliminate the pinch point injuries in our facilities. 1. Identify and control the hazards of pinch points through guarding. Never assume that a machine was adequately guarded by the manufacturer. The guard should be designed such that it does not create a new hazard to the user while performing the tasks. 2. When guarding is not practical, identify tools that can be used to accomplish the task while keeping the employees hands out of the danger zone. Examples might include using a tag line or stick to help position a suspended load, or clamping down a piece of material when using a hand grinder instead of trying to hold it with the other hand.

10 PREVENTION HAND INJURY Hand injuries have been the most frequent injury group (22 injuries) in our pipe & precast manufacturing plants in the past 18 months. 15 of the 22 injuries are all centered on one type of pinch point or another. The following steps must be taken to reduce or eliminate the pinch point injuries in our facilities. 3. Where guarding and tools are not practical, develop work procedures that keep the employees hands out of the danger zone. Examples may include blocking up material being cut so it does not shift unexpectedly or storing rings against 3 points of contact instead of leaning them against a pole with only 2 points of contact. Of course, Lockout / Tagout / Try is perhaps the most important procedure for preventing hand (and other) injuries. 4. Where hazards still exist that cannot be controlled with the 3 steps above, identify personal protective equipment that will serve as the last line of protection. The PPE should be selected after a hazard assessment is performed.

11 PREVENTION HAND INJURY Other potential hand injuries (burns, cuts, etc.) should be addressed with the following steps. A. Increase employee awareness regarding hand injury hazards in the workplace. You may consider using a bright color of spray paint to tag the various hazards in the workplace to help employees learn to identify them and raise overall awareness. B. Review potential hazards and controls with all new and temporary employees before they start work. C. Establish workplace rules regarding jewelry and clothing to eliminate potential hazards D. Establish a Hand Injury Prevention Committee at each facility to help identify and control hazardous conditions and procedures. Remember: Hand injuries are 100% preventable but it takes a team effort to eliminate them. Don t wait for an injury to occur Be Proactive!

12 NEAR MISS LESSONS LEARNED FALLING OBJECT An employee was transporting a 48-inch jacket to the Hawkeye Machine (top picture) when a bolt assembly (bottom picture) measuring 10 inches and weighing approximately 2 pounds fell approximately 40 from the top of the overhead crane and landed next to the operator. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Key Learning Point: Construction projects, maintenance activities and other work can introduce new hazards to the work area. Upon completion of construction projects or maintenance activities the area should be completely inspected to ensure the removal of all loose tools, parts and other supplies.

13 NEAR MISS LESSONS LEARNED WALKING UNDER SUSPENDED LOAD A contract hauler was in the process of off-loading sand when a employee traveling through the area to lunch walked under the suspended trailer. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Key Learning Point: The employee was either distracted or made a poor decision in walking under the suspended load. We must ensure that the same suspended load training/safe work practices, alternate travel routes, etc. employed in our work environments are used in all work related areas and at home.

14 NEAR MISS LESSONS LEARNED STORED ENERGY AND FLYING OBJECTS As wire was being fed to the KN Wire Cutting Machine, the wire coil (top picture) was nearing the end of the spool. When the wire finally released from the spool the wire end (bottom picture) began to whip around, contacted the employee and tore his shirt sleeve. CORRECTIVE ACTION: Provide guides and/or guards for the wire to pass through, control and prevent contact of the wire with the machine operator.

15 SAFETY ALERT STAY UP-TO-DATE ROD CHOMPER (REBAR SHEER) An employee amputated almost half his ring finger while operating a Rod Chomper rebar sheer. The operator was trying to line up some short pieces of rebar in the machine and did not realize that his foot was in contact with the foot-control device that activates the sheer. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1. Installed a permanent, bolted in place, guard to protect the point of operation (sheer blades) so that an employee cannot place their fingers or hands in the danger zone. 2. Replaced foot-control device with a different model that provides more room to fit steel toed metatarsal boots. 3. Fabricated a push stick to be used when cutting short pieces of rebar that assists with lining up the pieces of rebar. 4. Established written procedures (JSA) for use of Rebar Cutter and trained employees.

16 BEST PRACTICES SHARING IDEAS Chop Saw Spark Diverter HAZARD: Fabrication shop employees observed sparks from the chop saw bouncing all over the shop area, potentially spraying others working nearby. CORRECTIVE ACTION: To reduce this potential hazard, they devised a simple 1/8 metal box guard with an angled diverter to direct the majority of the sparks down (and through the gaps in the cut off table).

17 AREA REQUIRED PPE WEAR IT ALL THE TIME

18 GENERAL INFORMATION LEADING BY EXAMPLE What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. Ralph Waldo Emerson Your ac2ons influence others to a greater extent that you can imagine. Without being aware, your coworkers are influence by your prac2ces at work.

19 GENERAL INFORMATION STAY AWARE / BE A LOOKOUT look for unsafe acts/condi2ons and no2fy your supervisor and remember if it s not safe don t do it

20 GENERAL INFORMATION WORKING SAFE There s never enough 2me to do it right, but there is always enough 2me to do it again

21 SPOTTING THE HAZARD CAN YOU SPOT IT?

22 SPOTTING THE HAZARD GAIN SOME SAFETY KNOWLEDGE This synthe*c web sling is dangerously frayed and should be taken out of service. Can you read the metal tag on this li;ing sling? All li;ing slings should have an easily readable iden*fica*on tag.

23 SPOTTING THE HAZARD CAN YOU SPOT IT?

24 SPOTTING THE HAZARD GAIN SOME SAFETY KNOWLEDGE The links on the top sec*on have been stretched. All li;ing chain have established a maximum percentage of stretch for their chains. When a chain stretches more than this amount it must be taken out of service. Here we have an alloy li;ing chain that has been welded and has welding spacer on it. You must never weld on (or near) li;ing chains. This distorted chain should be taken out of service immediately.

25 WINTER DRIVING DRIVING SAFELY HAZARDS: The No.1 winter1me driving hazard is loss of control of either your vehicle or a vehicle near you. Other hazards include reduced visibility due to snow or salt on the windshield, and/or decreased daylight hours. SOME SAFE PROCEDURES: Always wear your seatbelt. Drive slower. An1cipate stops at traffic lights and intersec1ons. Apply the brakes sooner than normal. Accelerate slowly to avoid loss of trac1on and loss of control. Turn slowly and with cau1on, to avoid sliding into a sta1onary object or the path of oncoming traffic. Always allow space between you and other vehicles to minimize the need for quick stops. During a skid, steer cau1ously in the direc1on you want the car to go. Use extra cau1on on bridges and overpasses. They freeze before the roadway. In some cases they may be covered with invisible black ice. Avoid distrac1ons, such as cell phone use, ea1ng, reading maps or other materials, and working with electronics (radio, MP3, GPS, etc).

26 COMPRIMISING SAFETY ARE YOU BEING RESPONISBLE?

27 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PROVIDING FEEDBACK PLEASE LET YOUR SUPERVISOR KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS BULLETIN.