Safety Manual | 2022

Training Any Employee who faces a risk of electric shock that is not reduced to a safe level by OSHA-required electrical installation requirements will be required to have training related to electrical safety. Other Employees who may reasonably be expected to face a comparable risk of injury due to electric shock or other electrical hazards must also be trained. The amount and type of training for each Employee will be determined based on the type of work being performed by the individual and the potential risk to the Employee. The training required by this program shall be of the classroom or on-the-job type. BL Companies’ Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices that pertain to their respective job assignments and any other electrically related safety practices not specifically included in the safety-related work practices listed below, but which are necessary for their safety. BL Companies additionally requires any qualified persons (i.e. those permitted to work on or near exposed energized parts) to be trained in and familiar with the following: · The skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment; · The skills and techniques necessary to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts; and · The OSHA-specified clearance distances and the corresponding voltages to which the qualified person will be exposed. 8.4 Working in State and Municipal Rights-of-Way Purpose The purpose of this Section is to alert those Employees who may have reason to work in and alongside the public rights-of-way normally used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic about safety precautions they should be taking. Scope All Employees who may be required to work in and/ or alongside the public rights-of-way normally used for vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Policy Employees shall comply with all state, local and municipal

standards to provide continued flow of traffic with the least possible interference with normal traffic patterns while keeping safe to avoid being struck by vehicular traffic. Activities that May Constitute Interference with Normal Traffic Certain activities in the road involve the use of vehicles. These activities can include but are not limited to: · Locating utilities; · Field review of existing roadway geometric features such as sight lines, signs, sidewalks, etc.; · Geotechnical borings; · Conducting soil and/or ground water sampling; · Land surveying; · Environmental investigations; and · Condition surveys of storm drainage structures. · Construction inspection. These activities may constitute interference with normal traffic in the form of standing or slow-moving vehicles and equipment, or occasional movements into the normal rights-of-way. When personnel are opening manholes or catch basins or are conducting other activities that require lane and/ or shoulder closures, these Employees shall be protected, consistent with state and municipal safety requirements. Rerouting of Traffic Traffic must be efficiently and safely rerouted around the work area. Some municipalities require a uniformed police officer or flagger to be present when utility inspection work is being done. Be sure to contact the local police department to confirm. Warning to Motorists If the work area constitutes the closure of a traffic lane, resulting in the shifting of traffic into fewer lanes, motorists must be warned of the obstruction well in advance, through the use of signs and barricades as per the local standards or the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices published by the Federal Highway Administration. Traffic cones or flashing arrow signs mounted on the vehicles and police officers should be used to identify these potential hazards. Safety Precautions

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