ChoctawNationofOklahomaNewHireSafetyHandbook

It is the Choctaw Nation’s Mission to provide a safe and healthful work environment for all associates. Every associate is expected to comply with all safety and health requirements established by company policy, standards, codes, or regulations.

A safe work place can be achieved through teamwork and active participation.

•ALL INJURIES CAN BE PREVENTED

• MANAGEMENT IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING A SAFE WORK PLACE

•TRAINING ASSOCIATES TO WORK SAFELY IS ESSENTIAL

•SAFETY REQUIRES THE INVOLVEMENT AND COMMITMENT OF ALL ASSOCIATES

•INCIDENT PREVENTION IS GOOD BUSINESS

ToAllAssociates,

TheChoctawNationofOklahomaisdedicatedtomaintaining

highsafetyandhealthstandards.Theobjectiveistopreventall

injuries,occupationalillness,firesanddamagetopropertyand

theenvironment.

Itiseveryone’sresponsibilitytopracticesafeworkinghabits

andfollowallapplicablepolicies,rules,andregulations.

Preventingincidentsisanessentialpartofeveryone’sjob.No

jobissourgent,noservicessogreat,thatwecannottakethe

timetodoittherightway,whichisthesafest,mostcost

effective,andproductivewaypossible.

Safehabitsandsafethinkingproduceahealthyattitudetoward

incidentprevention.ThecontinuedsuccessoftheChoctaw

Nationandallthatworkwithinitdependsoneachofus

practicingsafeworkinghabits,activelyengagingothers,and

leadingbyexample.

Mikc Gallegos

MikeGallegos

SafetyTrainingManager

ContentsChapter1.ImportantContacts........................................................................................................................6

Section1-101.OccupationalSafety&Health.........................................................................................6

Section1-102.ConstructionSafety.........................................................................................................6

Section1-103.SafetyTraining.................................................................................................................6

Section1-104.Leadership.......................................................................................................................6

Chapter 2. C a r d i n a l “ B i s h k u m a k ” S a f e t y R u l e s ...................................................................7

Section2-101.Training............................................................................................................................7

Section2-102.MobileEquipmentOperation.........................................................................................7

Section2-103.HotWork..........................................................................................................................7

Section2-104.FallProtection..................................................................................................................7

Section2-105.SafetyDevices..................................................................................................................7

Section2-106.Lockout/Tagout...............................................................................................................7

Section2-107.ConfinedSpaces...............................................................................................................7

Chapter3.GeneralSafetyRules.......................................................................................................................8

Section3-101.SafeBehavior...................................................................................................................8

Section3-102.Stairs,Ladders,Walkways,andWorkingatHeights.......................................................8

Section3-103.Housekeeping..................................................................................................................8

Section3-104.EquipmentandTools.......................................................................................................8

Chapter4.PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE).............................................................................................9

Section4-101.EyeProtection.................................................................................................................9

Section4-102.FootProtection................................................................................................................9

Section4-103.HandProtection..............................................................................................................9

Section4-104.HeadProtection...............................................................................................................9

Chapter5.MovingabouttheWorkplace.......................................................................................................10

Section5-101.Ergonomics....................................................................................................................10

Section5-102.LiftingandCarrying........................................................................................................10

Chapter6.HazardCommunication/HazardousMaterials.............................................................................10

Section6-101.SafetyDataSheets(SDS)...............................................................................................10

Section6-102.ContainerLabeling.........................................................................................................11

Chapter7.FireSafety.....................................................................................................................................11

Section7-101.FireSafetyRules.............................................................................................................11

Chapter8.EmergencyPoliciesandProcedures.............................................................................................12

Section8-101.ContactInformation......................................................................................................12

Section8-102.HazardousChemicalSpill...............................................................................................12

Section8-103.CivilDisturbance/WorkplaceViolence.........................................................................12

Section8-104.MedicalEmergencies.....................................................................................................12

Section8-105.SevereWeather.............................................................................................................12

Section8-106.FireEmergency...............................................................................................................12

Section8-107.Robbery.........................................................................................................................12

Section8-108.ActiveShooter...............................................................................................................12

Section8-109.GasLeak.........................................................................................................................13

Section8-110.Missing/AbductedChild................................................................................................13

Section8-111.BloodbornePathogens..................................................................................................13

Section8-112.EmergencyEvacuation..................................................................................................13

Section8-113.PowerOutage................................................................................................................13

Section8-114.BombThreat..................................................................................................................13

Safety&HealthStatement.............................................................................................................................14

AcknowledgementofReceipt........................................................................................................................15

Chapter1.ImportantContacts

Section1-101.OccupationalSafety&Health

• Region1(Atoka,Bennington,Coalgate,Durantnon-gaming,Stringtown)o KurstieDunegan,RegionalSafetySpecialist,580-380-3748

• Region2(DurantCasinoandrelated,DurantTPs)

o BobbyLewis,RegionalSafetySpecialist,580-775-0940

• Region3(Crowder,McAlester,Wilburton)o JustinKlusak,RegionalSafetySpecialist,918-424-9369

• Region4(Antlers,Clayton,Grant,Hugo,Tuskahoma)

o ShaneMeshaya,RegionalSafetySpecialist,580-775-4348

• Region5(Heavener,Pocola,Poteau,Spiro,Stigler,Talihina)o TravisCox,RegionalSafetySpecialist,580-380-5803

• Region6(Bethel,BrokenBow,Garvin,Idabel,Smithville,WrightCity)

o ClayParsons,RegionalSafetySpecialist,580-380-3892

Section1-102.ConstructionSafety

• RodneyWomble,ConstructionSafetyManager,580-579-2576

Section1-103.SafetyTraining

• MichaelGallegos,SafetyTrainingManager,580-740-1595

Section1-104.Leadership

• DarylHoladay,Sr.DirectorofSafetyManagement,580-775-2971

Chapter 2. C a r d i n a l “ B i s h k uma k ” S a f e t y R u l e s

CardinalSafetyRulesareasetofsafetyruleswhichareabasicfundamentalinanysuccessfulsafetyprocess.TheyareextremelyimportantasbreakingtheserulescouldresultindisablingconsequencesforanindividualorcriticallossfortheChoctawNation.

Section2-101.Training

• Onlyperformtasksforwhichyouhavebeentrainedandvalidatedtoperformsafely• Youhavetherightanddutynottoperformtasksonwhichyouhavenotbeentrainedand

validated • Managershaveanequalresponsibilitytoensureassociatesarenotassignedtoperformtasksthey

havenotbeentrainedandvalidatedtoperformsafely

Section2-102.MobileEquipmentOperation

• Unauthorizedandorerratic/unsafeoperationofmobileequipment

Section2-103.HotWork

• PerformingworkresultinginflameandorsparkwithoutfirstobtainingproperauthorizationthroughDesignee/AuthorizedPersonnelorHotWorkPermittingProcess

Section2-104.FallProtection

• Workperformedabove4ft(general)or6ft(construction)withoutproperprecautionsbeingtakenorproperprocessesbeingfollowed

Section2-105.SafetyDevices

• Defeatingamachinesafetyinterlock,lightcurtain,fixedguard,pressuremat,etc.asameanstoevadetheintentofsuchasafetydevice

Section2-106.Lockout/Tagout

• Failuretolockoutequipmentinaccordancetothelevelofpersonallockouttraininganindividualhasreceived

Section2-107.ConfinedSpaces

• EnteringapermitrequiredconfinedspacewithoutfirstobtainingproperauthorizationthroughDesignee/AuthorizedPersonnel

Personnelwillbeheldaccountabletotheleveloftrainingtheyhavereceived.

Chapter3.GeneralSafetyRules

Thefollowinggeneralsafetyrulesaredesignedtoprotectyouandyourfellowassociates,andmustbefollowedatalltimes.

Section3-101.SafeBehavior

• Reporttowork,physicallyandmentallyabletoperformyourduties• Dresssuitablefortheworkyouperform• ReportallinjuriesandnearmissincidentstoyourSupervisor/Managerimmediately• ReadandobeyallChoctawNationsignage• ImmediatelyreportanyunsafeconditionorpracticetoyourSupervisor/Manager• Horseplayorfightingisprohibited

Section3-102.Stairs,Ladders,Walkways,andWorkingatHeights

• Whenascendingordescendingstairways,usethehandrailandtakeonlyonestepatatime.• Runninginworkareasisprohibited• ReportANYdamageorotherissuestoanyfloororwalkwaytoyourSupervisor/ Manager

immediately(cleanupallspillsimmediately)• Useonlyapprovedandinspectedportableladderswhenclimbing

Section3-103.Housekeeping

• FireExtinguishers,alarmboxes,firedoors,airpacks,eyewashstations,exitdoors,andallotheremergencyequipmentmustbekeptclearofanyobstruction

• Placetrashand/orscraponlyindesignatedcontainers,andonlyinthelabeledcontainerforthetypeoftrashyouhave

• Reportand/orcorrectallhousekeepinghazards• Spillsonthefloormustbecleanedupimmediately

Section3-104.EquipmentandTools

• Inspecteverytool,machineandpieceofequipmentorsafetydevicebeforeusingit• Removeanydefectiveunitfromservice• Operationofanyequipmentidentifiedandtaggedas“DEFECTIVE”isprohibited• Donottamperwith,obstruct,ormakeinoperative,anysafetyequipment/device,suchasguards,

interlocks,lockouttagsandpadlocks,emergencystopdevices,fireextinguishersorfirehoses• Onlyauthorizedassociatesarepermittedtoworkonelectricalorpneumaticequipment

Chapter4.PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)

TheChoctawNationhasestablishedaPersonalProtectiveEquipmentProgram.Allassociatesshallwearappropriatepersonalprotectiveequipment.PPEwillbeprovidedbyyouremployer.Appropriatepersonalprotectiveequipmentincludesbutisnotlimitedtothefollowing:

Section4-101.EyeProtection

• Allassociatesmustwearsafetyglasseswithsideshieldsinareasdesignatedforeyeprotection(ANSIZ87.1)

• AllmobileequipmentdriversarerequiredtowearsafetyglassesthatcomplywithANSIZ87.1whileoperatingequipment

• Weldinghoodandorcuttinggoggleswithpropershadelensmustbeusedinwhenwelding• Allassociatesusingairhosesforblowingmustwearsafetyglasses• Safetyglassesmustbewornwhentransferringchemicals

Section4-102.FootProtection

• Associatesarerequiredtowear(ANSIZ41orASTMF2413-05)approvedfootprotectioninareaswherepolicymandates

• Anyassociate,contractor,orvisitorwhotravelsintothesedesignatedareasisrequiredtoadheretorequirementsofthejobsite

• Individualsmustwearfootprotectionthatisingoodcondition• Homemadeormodifiedversionoffootprotectionarenotpermitted

Section4-103.HandProtection

• Cutresistantglovesmustbewornwhenhandlingknivesandothersharpobjects• Specialleatherorgriptypeglovesmustbewornwhenhandlingroughorsharpmaterialsor

equipment• Appropriatechemicalresistantglovesmustbewornwhenhandlingmaterialsthatcouldcause

harmtotheskin

Section4-104.HeadProtection

• HardhatsANSIapproved(ANSI)Z89.1shalltobewornbyallpersonnelwhileindesignatedhardhatrequiredareas

• Hardhatrequiredareasmustbeclearlyidentified(signage,etc)

Chapter5.MovingabouttheWorkplace

Section5-101.Ergonomics

• Observeandapplyergonomictechniquestoyourdailyactivities.Remembertouseproperbendingandliftingtechniqueswhenmovingmaterial.Changebodypositionfrequentlyandstretchbrieflythroughouttheday,anddon’tforgettotakeergonomicshomewithyoutoo.

Section5-102.LiftingandCarrying

• Incorrectliftingandcarryingmethodsrequireunnecessaryeffortandoftencausebackinjuries.Remembertosizeuptheloadbeforeliftingorhandling.Thefollowingsafepracticesshallbeobservedtoavoidinjury.

Chapter6.HazardCommunication/HazardousMaterialsTheChoctawNationhasestablishedawrittenHazardCommunication(HAZCOM)Program.Theprogramwasdevelopedtoinformassociatesofthesafeuseandthedangersassociatedwithusinghazardousmaterials.AllassociatesshallunderstandtheuseofSafetyDataSheets(SDS)andtheproperlabelingofhazardousmaterials.

Section6-101.SafetyDataSheets(SDS)

• ASafetyDataSheet(SDS)givesdetailedinformationaboutaspecificchemical,includingphysicaldangers,safetyprocedures,andemergencytechniques.TheMSDSshouldbereferencedpriortohandlingorlabelinganychemical.

• MSDSonlineisadatabaseforchemicalsfoundateachChoctawNationFacility.YoucanaccessthesitefromtheIntranetatQuickPicksthenclickChemicalSafetyDataSheet.SearchforyourlocationtoaccessSDSsfoundinyourfacility.

Section6-102.ContainerLabeling

• Allassociatesshallverifythatcontainersareclearlylabeled• Everycontainermustbelabeledataminimumwiththenameofthecontents

Chapter7.FireSafety

SuccessfulfirepreventionistheresponsibilityofallChoctawNationassociates.Observebasicfiresafetyrulesatalltimes.

Section7-101.FireSafetyRules

• Learnyourfacility’sfireandevacuationprocedures• Smokingisonlyallowedindesignated/authorizedareas• Practicegoodhousekeeping–neverlettrashandrubbishpileup• Storeoilandsolventsoakedragsinproper“closed”containersawayfromallsourcesofignition• Storeallflammablematerialsinclearlymarked“flammable”storagecabinets• Flammableliquidsshallbekeptandtransportedinapprovedsafetycontainersonly• Whentransferringflammableliquidsfromonecontainertoanother,thetwocontainersmustfirst

bebondedtopreventstaticelectricityduringtransfer• Neveruseflammableliquidssuchasgasoline,dieselfuel,kerosene,etc.,ascleaningfluids• A3ftclearancemustbemaintainedaroundFireextinguishersandotherFiresuppressionsystems• Onlytrainedpersonnelshalloperatefireextinguishersandequipment• Turnoffspaceheaters,coffeepotsandothernon-essentialofficeequipmentattheendoftheday• NOOPENFLAMESareallowedinanyChoctawNationFacility

PutitOUT TurnitOFF

Chapter8.EmergencyPoliciesandProceduresForallotheremergencyguidelinespleaserefertoTheEmergencyPolicyandProcedures(RedBook)oronline(intranet)byclickingon:PoliciesandProcedures/SafetyManagement/EmergencyP&PBooklet.Highlightsfromeachpolicyareshownbelow.Pleaserefertothefullpolicyfordetails.

Section8-101.ContactInformation

• Phonenumbersandothercontactinformation

Section8-102.HazardousChemicalSpill

• Notifymaintenanceorasupervisorimmediately• Evacuateifneeded,stayingupwindofthespill

Section8-103.CivilDisturbance/WorkplaceViolence

• NotifyTribalSecurity/Policeimmediately• Donottrytohandlethesituationyourself• WeaponsarenotallowedonanyCNproperty

Section8-104.MedicalEmergencies

• Anyincidentresultinginaninjury• Contact911ifseriousinjury• Completeanincidentreportandsubmittoinsurance

Section8-105.SevereWeather

• Atornadowarningmeansatornadohasbeenspottedinyourarea• Seekshelterinaninteriorroomorhallwayawayfromexteriorwalls,windows,andglassdoors

Section8-106.FireEmergency

• EveryFireAlarmisreal.Ifthealarmsoundsyoumustbeginevacuatingthefacility• DonotattempttouseaFireExtinguisherunlessyouhavebeentrained

Section8-107.Robbery

• Don’tbeaHero–Moneycanbereplaced,youcannot• Remaincalm

Section8-108.ActiveShooter

• Evacuateifpossible• Hidebehindalockeddoor• Remaincalmandkeepquite• Asalastresort,takeactionagainsttheshooter

Section8-109.GasLeak

• IfyousmellNaturalGas(rotteneggs)tellmanagementimmediately• Donotuseanyelectricaldevicesaroundagasleak

Section8-110.Missing/AbductedChild

• ImmediatelynotifyTribalSecurity/Police• Filloutthechecklistwithasmuchdetailaspossible

Section8-111.BloodbornePathogens

• Whenemptyingtrashcontainers,donotuseyourhandstocompressthetrashinthebags• Donoteat,drink,smoke,applycosmeticsorhandlecontactlensesinareaswherethereisthe

possibilityofexposuretoBBPs• Frequenthandwashingisthebestdefenseagainstspreadinginfection• Onlytrainedassociatesshallcleanupbloodorbodilyfluids.

Section8-112.EmergencyEvacuation

• Getoutandstayawayfromthebuilding,butdonotleavethesitewithoutauthorization• Assistelderlyandchildreninyourpathofegress• ReportanymissingpersonneltotheCommandpost

Section8-113.PowerOutage

• NotifyTribalPolice,UtilityCo.,FacilitiesManagement,andMediaRelationsonprolongedoutages• Haveflashlightson-handwithfreshbatteries• Evacuateifneeded

Section8-114.BombThreat

• ImmediatelynotifyTribalSecurity/Police• Filloutthechecklistwithasmuchdetailaspossible• Donottouchanysuspiciousobject

Safety&HealthStatement

OurgoalistoensurethesafetyandprovidehealthyworkingconditionsforeveryassociateoftheChoctawNation.Thatiswhyweareimplementinginallofourfacilitiesthesebestpracticestandardsandappropriatemeansnecessarytohelpensureeveryone’shealthandsafetywhilecomplyingwithallChoctawNationpoliciesandregulations.Thesestandardsalonearenotenoughthough.ThatiswhyTheChoctawNationofOklahomaencouragesallassociates:“Toachievehealthy,successful,productive,andself-sufficientlifestylesforaproudnationofChoctaws”.Togetherwecanachievethesegoalsbyindividuallyholdingourselvesaccountabletothefollowingessentialprinciples:

• ItbeginswithrespectfortherulesthroughGoodBehavior

• Accountabilitythroughactiveparticipation,eachofusisresponsibleforourownhealthandsafetyandthatofothers

• Drivingcontinuousprocessimprovementthroughourobligationandindividualcommitmenttobe

successfulTheOfficeofOccupationalSafety&Healthemploysanopendoorpolicyandencouragesassociatestobringfourthpotentialhazardsintheworkplace.Thiscanbedoneina“NoFear”environmentandwiththeconfidencethattheChoctawNationvaluesyourinput.Wearecommittedtoyou,ourgreatestasset,andensuringyourworkplaceissafeandhealthy.IwishyouwellinyourcareerhereattheChoctawNation.

Daryl Holaday

DarylHoladay

Sr.DirectorofSafetyManagement

AcknowledgementofReceiptIacknowledgehavingreceivedonecopyoftheAssociateSafetyHandbook.Ihaveread(orhadreadtome)thesafetyrulesandregulationscontainedinChoctawNation’sNewHireSafetyHandbook.

IacknowledgethatIunderstandtheserulesandthatIagreetofollowthem.Whenindoubtconcerningsafejobperformance,Iwillspeaktomyimmediatesupervisor.

IunderstandthatviolatinganyoneofthefollowingCardinal“Bishkumak”SafetyRulesmayleadtoimmediatetermination:

TrainingOnlyperformtasksforwhichyouhavebeentrainedandvalidatedtoperformsafely.Youhavetherightanddutynottoperformtasksonwhichyouhavenotbeentrainedandvalidated Managershaveanequalresponsibilitytoensureassociatesarenotassignedtoperformtaskstheyhavenotbeentrainedandvalidatedtoperformsafely.

MobileEquipmentOperationUnauthorizedandorerratic/unsafeoperationofmobileequipment.

HotWorkPerformingworkresultinginflameandorsparkwithoutfirstobtainingproperauthorizationthroughDesignee/AuthorizedPersonnelorHotWorkPermittingProcess.

FallProtectionWorkperformedabove4ft(general)or6ft(construction)withoutproperprecautionsbeingtakenorproperprocessesbeingfollowed.

SafetyDevicesDefeatingamachinesafetyinterlock,lightcurtain,fixedguard,pressuremat,etc.asameanstoevadetheintentofsuchasafetydevice.

Lockout/TagoutFailuretolockoutequipmentinaccordancetothelevelofpersonallockouttraininganindividualhasreceived.

ConfinedSpacesEnteringapermitrequiredconfinedspacewithoutfirstobtainingproperauthorizationthroughDesignee/AuthorizedPersonnel.

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