ANDERSON BRASS COMPANY

Anderson Brass Company Safety Program

Rob Smith

6/18/2015

Outline of Safety program that company should follow. This outline allows for identification of responsibilities and provides specific remedies and procedures as related to safety.

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Safety Process flow chart

Executive

Management

Plant

Manager

Human

Resources Engineering

Supervisor

Rod Room

Supervisor

Transfer

Supervisor

B Group

Supervisor

Shipping/

Receiving

Supervisor

Tool Room

Set-up

Set-up Set-up Set-up Set-up

Individual Employee

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Glossary of terms:

PPE: Personnel Protective Equipment

Lockout Tag out Procedure: System in which energy is controlled to prevent accidental

discharge or engagement while service or maintenance is being performed.

Direct Labor: Defined for Anderson Brass Company as personnel members usually in the B

Group that work in a production environment, meaning that employee output has a direct

contribution on finished product.

Truckers: Employees that move material or product from one area to another area of the plant

throughout the manufacturing process. These individuals work in various areas and could report

to different supervisors on different occasions depending on work being performed.

Bibliography:

Anderson Brass Company (ABCO) is a family owned business located in Hartsville, South

Carolina. Our modern manufacturing facility was built in 1982 and features state-of-the-art

techniques from innovative design to efficient and low cost manufacturing. We pride ourselves

in customer service and we will insure that you talk to a qualified company employee and not

voice mail! At ABCO we focus on Technical Innovations, High Quality DOMESTIC

Manufacturing, and Customer Responsiveness. For over 70 years ABCO has based its success

on one aspect our people. According to company president, Robert C. Anderson, “The

Company considers the employees it’s most important asset and the primary reason for

success”. (Bob Anderson)

Our beginning dates back to 1931 when R. C. Anderson first offered the KANTLEAK® valves.

His basic premise was to provide an inherently sound design, rooted in simplicity that would

provide leak free service for a reasonable price. Today, with a third generation Anderson still

leading the company, those same values are constantly being applied to every product built. The

KANTLEAK® concept has since grown to a complete line of instrumentation ball valves, needle

valves, checks valves, and even actuated valves. We are intent on advancing the state-of-the art

in instrumentation valving and you can look to ABCO for innovative designs for years to come!

(www.andersonbrass.com)

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Safety Outline

I Introduction:

According to Webster’s safety is defined as the act of being safe! Performing work or other

activates in a manner conducive to producing a safe environment. The purpose of this outline

will be to shed light on the murky depths of this crucial topic and identify how Anderson Brass

views Safety and the practice of such on the job. The aspect of working safe is the responsibility

of every employee at Anderson Brass Company, to ensure that everyone is safe and held to the

same level of accountability on the job. Certain positions such as leadership carry with them the

burden of insuring that employees are conducting themselves in a consistent and safe manner this

outline will identify said hierarchy and provide guidance and a point of reference for the

employee. Attached in Appendix A are the individual Safety Mandates as assigned by

management at all levels.

II Executive Management:

Executive Management is defined as manager and or officers of the organization having direct

fiduciary responsibilities to the board. For the purposes of Safety and its practice Executive

management will serve as the mandates’ of policy and that said policy is subject to change as the

business grows, expands or its needs are altered in any way.

President and CEO: Robert C Anderson: shall be responsible for ensuring that

policies are both conducive to the flow of business, and fair in their

implementation

VP and General Manager (Dale Tripp) shall coordinate with CEO and other

vested officers of the organization to ensure that corporate practices are both

socially responsible, set forth with the overall welfare of all employees are taken

into consideration.

III Human Resources: Human Resources shall function as a liaison and consultant between Sr

Management and Operations to ensure that personnel related issues are being dealt with correctly

and effectively. Human Resources shall ensure that all safely and personnel policies are keep up

to date and administer changes to such when needed. Human Resources shall ensure that

accident reporting is done and that post accident investigations and or testing is administered to

all affected personnel and areas. Human Resources shall coordinate with Plant Manager and

Executive management to ensure that all preventive and response related items are keep up to

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date and that annual training and inspections are performed in accordance with state and federal

regulations. Human Resources shall ensure that injured employees receive proper treatment and

that reporting from the first aid responders and supervisors has been correctly done. Additionally

Human Resources shall ensure that annual training for response employees is keep up to date.

Human Resources shall ensure that all MSDS and other state or federal related reporting and

forms are keep up to date and available for review when requested by employees or authorities.

III Engineering and Quality

Engineering shall work to ensure that the products, machinery, and processes developed are kept

in accordance with Anderson Brass Safety practices. All above mentioned factors should be

tested and monitored prior to their being implemented into the production environment.

Modifications and adjustments should be done with safety as a top priority. New procedures or

processes should be handed over to production only after set-up personnel are fully trained in

their application.

IV Plant Management and Operations:

Plant Management shall provide guidance to the supervisors, as to daily operational safety

expectations, further it shall serve as a liaison between supervision and engineering to address

concerns with process and daily operational procedures in question. The Plant Manager shall

offer suggestions to improve the function and improve the safety of machinery and process

within the confines of the plant. Plant Manager will address with the appropriate supervisor any

safety violation or otherwise unsafe practice that could lead to injury or loss of production time.

Supervisor B Group: The supervisor in this area shall ensure that all safety

mechanisms are in place that operators and set-up personnel in said area are

operating in a safe manner. The supervisor shall address employee concerns

related to safety such as horseplay failure to wear required PPE, bypassing safety

protocols for the purpose of saving time.

o Set-up Personnel B Group: The set-up person shall serve as eyes and

ears for the supervisor in this area. They shall ensure that the machinery is

set-up in the proper manner based on the instructions provided to them

from Engineering and Quality. They shall immediately report to their

supervisor any deficiency or flaw that they feel will impact safety or

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operations in a negative manner. Every set-up person shall check on the

operator and the quality of the parts being produced at an interval of no

later than once every 30 minutes. The set-up person shall report any

concerns in the function of the machine back through their immediate

supervisor, so as to allow for timely analysis of the issue.

o Operators/ Truckers/ Direct Labor: Any personnel working in this area

shall ensure that they are doing so in accordance with Anderson Brass

Company safety mandates. All personnel shall ensure that they are

properly trained on all functions that are being performed and ask for

clarity when that understanding falls short. All Personnel shall ensure that

required PPE is properly worn at all times that work is being performed

and report to set-up or supervision when a function is not operating safety

or they have not received proper training prior to being task on a job.

Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including

termination of employment.

Supervisor Transfer A Group: The supervisor in this area shall ensure that the

set-up personnel are setting up machines in a safe manner, that appropriate PPE

are being worn in accordance with safety guidelines, that operators are operating

machines in a safe and productive manner. The supervisor shall address all safety

related issues in their area and recommend the appropriate disciplinary action to

plant management and Human Resources as they arise. The supervisor shall make

recommendations to the plant manager regarding suggestions for improvement of

process and function as to allow them to be worked back through engineering and

quality when needed.

o Set-up Personnel Transfer: The set-up person shall ensure that each

machine is properly set-up and that every operator is properly trained on

the function of each and every function prior to removing themselves from

the area. They shall address concerns made by the operator regarding the

set-up and the function of the operation therein. Every set-up person shall

check on the operator and the quality of the parts being produced at an

interval of no later than once every 30 minutes. The set-up person shall

report any concerns in the function of the machine back through their

immediate supervisor, so as to allow for timely analysis of the issue.

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Supervisor Rod Room: The supervisor in this area shall ensure that the set-up

personnel are setting up machines in a safe manner, that appropriate PPE are

being worn in accordance with safety guidelines, that operators are operating

machines in a safe and productive manner. The supervisor shall address all safety

related issues in their area and recommend the appropriate disciplinary action to

plant management and Human Resources as they arise. The supervisor shall make

recommendations to the plant manager regarding suggestions for improvement of

process and function as to allow them to be worked back through engineering and

quality when needed.

o Set-up Personnel/Operators Rod Room: All personnel in the Rod Room

shall ensure that proper set-up procedures are used that appropriate PPE

are properly worn at all times. Additional responsibilities include safe

handling of equipment and raw materials, proper lifting and use to power

tools designed to assist with manual efforts. No set-up person shall leave

an operator unattended for a period of time longer than 30 minutes while

machine is in use. No set-up person shall leave an operator without first

assuring that the operator has a complete and full understanding of the

function of the machine.

Supervisor Shipping/ Receiving: The supervisor in this area shall ensure that all

employees are working in a safe manner, that proper safety procedures and

required PPE are being properly worn at all times. The Supervisor shall ensure

that all personnel that are operating fort and lift trucks are properly trained and

doing so in a safe manner. When the forklift is in operation a spotter shall be used

at all times when the truck is in isles and around other personnel. The supervisor

shall recommend to Human Resources and or Plant Manager any activities in

consistent with safety procedures and recommend appropriate disciplinary action.

o Shipping/Receiving personnel: All personnel working in this area shall

do so in accordance with Anderson Brass Company safety mandates. Each

employee shall lift correctly, wear appropriate PPE and function in a safe

and productive manner. Failure to do so could lead to disciplinary action

up to and including termination of employment.

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Tool Room Supervisor: The supervisor in this area shall ensure that area is

operating in a safe manner and that all personnel performing work in this area are

properly trained and operating in accordance with Anderson Brass Company

safety mandates. The supervisor shall ensure that employees are wearing required

PPE in the proper manner at all times that work is being performed in this area.

The supervisor shall recommend appropriate disciplinary action be taken in the

event that afore mentioned is not practiced.

o Tool Room Personnel: All personnel working in the Tool Room shall be

properly trained on all operations that are being performed by the

individual. Personnel shall report unsafe operations or machines, tools that

are operating unsafely or unsafely to the supervisor for repair or

replacement. Failure to do so may result in discipline action up to and

including termination of employment.

Maintenance Supervisor: The maintenance supervisor or Lead Person shall

ensure that all maintenance techs are performing work in accordance with

Anderson Brass Company safety mandates. That all machinery being serviced

have been properly locked or tagged out using the authorized Anderson Brass

Company lock Out Tag Out system. The Supervisor/Lead shall recommend

appropriate disciplinary action when necessary or required. The Supervisor/ Lead

shall ensure that required PPE is properly worn at all times that work is being

performed.

o Maintenance Technicians: All technicians shall perform work in

accordance with Anderson Brass Company safety standards; any system

being worked on or serviced shall be locked or at the least tagged out to

ensure that the system is free from the possibility of energy discharge.

Failure to work in a safe manner or adhere to required safety protocol may

result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of

employment.

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Appendix A:

Anderson Brass Company Safety Mandates: Anderson Brass Company is committed to safe

practices by its management and employees and has developed the following mandates that have

been implemented for the purposes of protecting employees from injury, preventing damage to

product, machinery or loss of time in the manufacturing process. The following mandates are

enforce and must be followed by all employees while work is being performed. Please note that

this appendix is subject to change or expansion at any time. These mandates are set forth as

Anderson Brass Company’s Safety program, failure to adhere to any of the mentioned mandates

may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Safety Glasses: All employees will wear authorized safety glasses while in the plant while work

is being performed, tinted or colored lenses are prohibited; the only area excluded from this shall

be the shipping department

Dock Door Chains: Each dock door at Anderson Brass Company is equipped with yellow

chains that are to be secured when the door is open and a truck is not in the dock. These chains

are designed to ensure that personnel do not accidently walk off the dock

Hearing protection: Ear plugs, are required to work in the Rod Room while machinery is

operating. This area of the plant is the only area requiring ear protection the company will

provide ear plugs to employees assigned to work in this area.

Hair Nets: Some operations require that operators or set-up personnel assigned to them properly

use hairnets. This is due to the rotary action of the machine, making it possible for one’s hair

(especially in cases where the individual has long hair) to become entangled in the machine

leading to the possibility of employee having their hair forcibly pulled out. For this reason any

rotatory driven power tool in the plant will require assigned personnel to properly wear hair

netting to prevent this from occurring. Operations include but are not limited to screw drivers,

nut driver’s presses, grinding operations, any power application where longer hair could become

entangled. This rule applies to personnel with hair in excess of 3 inches long.

Access prevention chains: Certain areas of the plant have yellow chains in place to prevent

personnel from entering unauthorized areas. These chains must never be taken down or removed,

manipulated as to allow personnel access to restricted areas.

Duel Palm Engagement Buttons: All operator controlled machinery in the plant is equipped

with dual palm engagement buttons to ensure that both hands are free and clear from moving

parts during mechanism engagement. These buttons must not be circumvented or manipulated

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under any circumstance. Any person found to be responsible for circumventing or bypassing

these devices intentionally may be terminated without further warning.

Cell Phones/ personal Electronic Devices/ IPods/MP3 players Etc.: Use of these devices for

the purpose of listening to music engaging in conversation with friends and family while during

work hours is prohibited. Most operations in the plant require that employees are paying

attention to their surroundings; these devises pose a distraction and an unnecessary safety risk.

Personnel on the production floor in any area found to be using such devises will be asked to turn

off the item and refrain from using it further. Failure to comply may result in disciplinary action

up to and including termination of employment.

Hoodies/sweaters with Hoods: Hoodies or any hood item is prohibited on the production floor

in any area; these items have the potential of reducing ones field of vision and hindering ability

to react to situations. They are additionally often used so as to allow the employee the ability to

violate the electronic devise mandate without being seen. Any employee found to be wearing any

such item will be asked to remove it and refrain from doing so again in the future. Failure to do

so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Spotters and Fork truck operation; any time a fork truck is in use in the plant that driver shall

have a spotter present to ensure that the driver is operating safety and is able be warned in the

event that something or someone is close to making contact with the truck. This rule applies to

all areas of the plant where personnel are working, all isles, anytime the fork truck is operating

with the forks extended above the driver’s field of vision. All forklift operators will have

successfully navigated the certification program and have been deemed certified prior to

operating fuck trucks.

Guards: All machines in the plant have some form of safety guard in place, removal of safety

guards. Operating machine without the safety guard in place is a direct violation of company

safety mandate. Employees found to be in violation of this policy may be disciplined up to and

including termination of employment.

Horseplay: Employees are expected to work during work periods; horseplay is dangerous and

costly to the organization. Employees found to be engaging in acts of horseplay may be subject

to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Under the influence of alcohol or drugs on duty: Substance abuse poses one of the greatest

threats to any organization, impaired persons are unlikely to perform their job duties safely and

are prone to higher rates of injury illness and careless behavior on the job. Anderson Brass

Company researves the right to test any employee suspected of being under the influence while

on duty. Persons found to be working under the influence are subject to termination without

further warning.

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Insubordination: Insubordination is defined as willfully disregarding instruction from ones

employer, supervisor or manager. Anderson Brass Company mandates certain activities for the

purpose of producing a safe and tranquil place of employment free from unnecessary or harmful

distractions. Employees that are insubordinate pose an immediate concern to this environment;

therefore this activity will not be tolerated. Employees found to be acting in afore mentioned

manners may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Lifting: Improper lifting on the job can easily cause injury to employees and lead to costly

situations for the company. When employees are task with lifting as part of their job duties it is

imperative that it is done so in the proper manner. First feet should be planted evenly and

positioned directly beneath the load that is to be picked up. Secondly bend at the knees keeping

the back straight once the load is grasp with the hands begin to lift upwards ensuring that the

back remains straight. Never attempt to lift more than you are comfortable with and always

ensure that the load you are carrying does not impact your field of vision. If you feel that you are

unable to lift an item that you were instructed to do so make your supervisor aware as to allow

for alternative solutions to be arranged.

Authorized work Areas and visitors: Because of certain job functions requiring specialized

training and additional PPE, employees are required to only enter areas that they have been

authorized or instructed to do so. This is designed to prevent potential harm to personnel or

equipment resulting from individuals being in areas that they are not trained to be in. This

includes quests of employees coming into the plant to see an employee. Persons found in areas

that they are not authorized to be in will be escorted out of those areas, future violations of this

mandate may lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. All

visitors must report to the front office immediately upon their arrival to the plant. Reception will

notify Human Resources who will make a decision as to whether the guest should be allowed in

the plant.

First Aid Responders: Anderson Brass Company has authorized several employees to be first

aid responders, these employees respond to all illness and injury situations in the plant. It is

important for these people to have access to injured or sick employees in the event of an

emergency. If you witness something that requires the service of a responder please let your set-

up person or supervisor know so that the right person can get to the affected person or persons.

Under no circumstances should an employee that is not a responder attempt to treat an ill or

injured.

Blood borne Pathogens: because of the potential risk of infection, and health laws protecting

individual personal health information. Do not touch or handle anything suspected of containing

bodily fluid or blood. Please notify a first aid responder

Jewelry: Employees are prohibited from wearing jewelry that could become entangled in

machinery while it is in operation; this includes any loose fitting bracelets, oversized rings,

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necklaces, or other items that could be pulled. Exceptions will be made to allow a wedding band

through its practice is discouraged, while operating the machine. If you have questions as to what

is acceptable and what is not your set-up person or supervisor can offer definitive clarification.

Gloves: Gloves used for the purposes of PPE must be used in appropriate manner. Though

gloves can be effective in areas where lifting is necessary there are more problematic in other

functions such as working with Lathes and rotating power machinery of any kind. Set-up

personnel and supervisors will advise personnel when placed on an operation as to whether

gloves are acceptable on that application and to the type authorized.

Clothing: Anderson Brass Company has a casual approach when it comes to appropriate work

clothing that is deemed acceptable for employees while on the job. All regular hourly employees

that have successfully completed the evaluation period are able to rent uniforms in order to both

preserve the quality of their personal clothing and to ensure that appropriate safety clothing is

available. Though clothing is not strangely mandated the company does require that all Anderson

Brass Company employees where clothing that fits correctly, no baggy excessively low hanging

pants oversized shirts, provocative or otherwise distractive items may be worn while on

Anderson Brass Company Property. Management may send an employee home for the remainder

of the shift without pay for violations of this mandate. Repeated violations of this mandate may

result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Shoes and foot ware: Anderson Brass Company requires that at the minimum closed toed shoes

be worn by all employees, sandals, flip flops, garden shoes and any other open toe shoe or one

exposing any skin part of the foot will not be permitted in the plant. Certain job functions may

require special safety shoes with more specific requirements be worn IE, Steel Toes, oil and

water resistant, electric energy resistant Etc. If your position requires this as part of our

authorized work clothing management will direct you as to what type of shoe is required.