• Encourage safe production with the objective of zero incidents, injuries occupational illnessand absolute elimination of fatalities.
• Align safety standards of contractors and suppliers with RCSL expectations and philosophies.
• Promote and establish a drug-free work environment.
• Mitigate the impact of litigation caused by injuries involving contractors and suppliers.
• Emphasize the value of:
     – Proactive management of risk
     – Safety pre-project/pre-task planning
     – Safety orientation and training
     – Incident investigation and analysis
• Constant communication of safety expectations and employee monitoring
• Meet or exceed compliance with regulatory requirements for safety and health
• Compliance with all BSSL site-specific safety and health requirements

These goals will be achieved through the common effort of BSSL and its contracting partners. All individuals working on RCSL projects must ensure that activities which fall within their range of expertise and responsibility comply with the safety and health requirements of this manual.

It is the firm belief of BSSL that all incidents are preventable through commitment, participation and cooperation of all parties involved by:

• Emphasizing prevention by taking proactive steps that reduce the likelihood of an incident.
• Ensuring full application of and conformance with local, state and country laws and regulations.
• Ensuring compliance with the components of this manual, in addition to any site-specific H&S requirements.
• Issuing clear and concise instructions and holding individuals accountable for their safety responsibilities, including all activities within their work area.
• Providing all adequate and necessary H & S resources and leadership required to achieve
these goals.

This project safety manual is considered one of the contract documents. All contractors shall, and are required to, ensure that their employees, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and visitors comply with the provisions of this manual pertaining to the work to be completed.

The contractor also must become familiar with the RCSL site specific H&S policies which may exist where work is to be conducted. Where differences in detail or requirements exist between this manual and a site-specific requirement, the more stringent policy will prevail. Non-compliance with safety requirements as identified herein may result in work stoppage or removal of the employee(s) and/or contractor from the worksite. Any will full or repeated non-compliance will result in contractor dismissal.

National, regional, local regulations, international country regulations and other safety codes and site standards are part of the contract. The ultimate responsibility for providing a safe place to work rests with each individual contractor and its employees. Regulatory compliance is the responsibility of each contractor. This manual is not to be construed as superseding federal, regional or local regulations. Nor is this document a definitive or comprehensive listing
or description of the applicable rules and regulations.