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ABDOO107809 GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC ABERDEEN PLANT SAFETY & HEALTH MANUAL Subject: Code: ASHP 1 Approved By: Approved By: Safety and Health Policy Effective: July 1,2000 Safety & Health Manager Plant Manager I. PURPOSE This procedure defines and reaffirms the Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC Safety and Health policy at the Aberdeen Plant. H. SAFETY POLICY Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC recognizes that the preservation of human, material, and environmental resources is the ultimate purpose of any safety effort. Because of this, it is the policy of the Aberdeen Chemical Plant that every employee, including contract personnel, is entitled to work in a safe and healthy environment. This policy encompasses all aspects of Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC's safety effort including personal injuries, occupational health, property damage, fire protection, security, and compliance with government regulation and legislation. Safety efforts are established to support the long-term realization of safe production at the maximum level. Compliance with the safety program and its rules and regulations is fundamental and a condition of employment at the Aberdeen Plant. Active support of, and involvement in safety programs is expected of all employees. III. RESPONSIBILITIES Each and every employee shares the responsibility and accountability for the continued safe operation of the Aberdeen Plant. Specific responsibilities are as follows: A. Management Safety Responsibility Management, through its authority to direct people and equipment, has an important responsibility to fulfill with regard to accident prevention. Of primary importance is the fundamental obligation to provide a safe place in which to work. This does not mean only safe plant conditions, but to provide by example and action, an atmosphere or environment that will result in safe operations. ABD00107810 GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC ABERDEEN PLANT SAFETY & HEALTH MANUAL Subject: Code: ASHP 1 Approved By: Approved By: Safety and Health Policy Revision: 4 Effective: July 1,2000 CMM Signature on File Safety & Health Manager PJK Signature on File Plant Manager I. PURPOSE This procedure defines and reaffirms the Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC Safety and Health policy at the Aberdeen Plant. n. SAFETY POLICY Georgia GulfChemicals & Vinyls, LLC recognizes that the preservation of human, material, and environmental resources is the ultimate purpose of any safety effort. Because of this, it is the policy of the Aberdeen Chemical Plant that every employee, including contract personnel, is entitled to work in a safe and healthy environment. This policy encompasses all aspects of Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC's safety effort including personal injuries, occupational health, property damage, fire protection, security, and compliance with government regulation and legislation. Safety efforts are established to support the long-term realization of safe production at the maximum level. Compliance with the safety program and its rules and regulations is fundamental and a condition of employment at the Aberdeen Plant. Active support of, and involvement in safety programs is expected of all employees. III. RESPONSIBILITIES Each and every employee shares the responsibility and accountability for the continued safe operation of the Aberdeen Plant. Specific responsibilities are as follows: A. Management Safety Responsibility Management, through its authority to direct people and equipment, has an important responsibility to fulfill with regard to accident prevention. Of primary importance is the fundamental obligation to provide a safe place in which to work. This does not mean only safe plant conditions, but to provide by example and action, an atmosphere or environment that will result in safe operations. ABDOO107811 GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC Safety & Health Manual Aberdeen PlantPage 2 of 4 III. RESPONSIBILITIES - Continued Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC Company intends to fulfill this responsibility by making safety a primary objective in all plant activities and to participate in the development of better, more effective ways to prevent accidental injury and damage. In this regard, plant management will expect active participation in safety from all plant employees as part oftheir individual job performance. Front-line supervisors are part of the management team and share in management's safety responsibility. While front-line supervisors also have the same safety responsibility as other employees, they do have certain additional duties relating to safety. Their position creates a unique opportunity for them to contribute greatly to the accident prevention effort. These additional safety requirements for front-line supervision include assurance that: 1. Conditions under which their employees work are safe. 2. No plant equipment will be operated with-out its associated safety devices, safety alarms, or safety interlocks in place and functioning properly unless: a. An alternate means of control is furnished which provides a level of safety equivalent to or greater than that provided by the deactivated or by-passed devices, alarms, or interlocks, and b. The plan has written Department Head and Plant Manager approval, and c. All personnel responsible for the operation and maintenance of the equipment are informed of the change and its consequences and given instruction on the proper use of the alternate means of control provided. 3. Safety equipment used by their employees is in good condition, is available and that the employees know how and when to use such equipment. Subject: Safety and Health Policy Code: ASHP 1 Revision: 4 Effective: July 1, 2000 Document is uncontrolled unless one of the following appears. Red Stamp stating " Controlled Document" or Blue w Controlled Copy" on the right margin of the page. ABD00107812 GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC Safety & Health Manual Aberdeen Plant Page 3 of 4 ffl. RESPONSIBILITIES - Continued A. Management Safety Responsibility- Continued 4. Unsafe conditions and acts are recognized and action is taken to eliminate them. 5. Job safety instructions are given for all jobs. 6. Potential hazardous job assignments are closely supervised to make sure they are completed safely. 7. Accidents are investigated and the causes determined and corrected. 8. Supervisors set good safety examples for their employees. Supervisory employees are directly responsible for the safety of the personnel and operations under their control and supervision. This responsibility cannot be shared with any staff organization nor shifted laterally in any manner. B. Employee Safety Responsibility Every employee of the plant has a personal responsibility for accident prevention. They have a responsibility to their family, to their fellow employees, and Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC, by whom they are paid to work safely. In the performance of all duties, every employee is therefore expected to observe safe practices and instructions relating to the efficient and safe handling of all work. Specifically, these responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. To incorporate sound safety practices into every job and not to take chances. 2. To know and follow established safety standards and to use safety as a primary consideration in planning all work. This includes utilizing as a minimum the prescribed personnel protective equipment and additional protective steps as dictated by the job requirements. Subject: Safety and Health Policy Code: ASHP 1 Revision: 4 Effective: July 1, 2000 Document is uncontrolled unless one of the following appears. Red Stamp stating " Controlled Document" or Blue " Controlled Copy" on the right margin of the page. ABD00107813 GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC Safety & Health Manual Aberdeen PlantPage 4 of 4 in. RESPONSIBILITIES - Continued B. Employee Safety Responsibility - Continued 3. To ask questions of supervisors or other employees when there is any doubt about the safety requirements of a job or action. 4. To report all injuries and potential injuries immediately and fully cooperate with all investigations into the cause and prevention of accidents. 5. To always take an active part in the safety efforts realizing that prevention of injury and damage from accidental causes is of utmost importance. 6. Each employee has the authority and the responsibility to initiate corrective action for unsafe practices and conditions of which he/she is aware. Normally, corrective action will involve notification of his/her supervisor or the concerned supervisor. In cases where immediate injury or equipment damage is imminent, he/she must act immediately stopping the job if necessary and then refer to his/her supervisor. C. Safety Department The Safety Department functions as an extension of management to provide safety services and safety advice as necessary. The Safety Department will assist line supervisors by providing advice and counsel on safety and health-related items. IV. SUMMARY Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC recognizes that a successful safety effort is paramount in the operation of any facility. Success of a safety effort has one main ingredient and that is commitment by each and every employee. Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC's philosophy of safety demands that each employee give total commitment to the safety of himself/herself and the other employees at this facility. Only by working together can we hope to be successful in eliminating unsafe work. Subject: Safety and Health Policy Code: ASHP 1 Revision: 4 Effective: July 1, 2000 Document is uncontrolled unless one of the following appears. Red Stamp stating " Controlled Document" or Blue " Controlled Copy" on the right margin of the page.