1. Cardinal Safety Rules Communication Package for L5 Leaders
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2. Why Cardinal Safety Rules?
Renewed statement of management’s expectations regarding expected behaviors on site by everyone.
It’s not new; we have had various forms of these types of rules for a long time.
Guarantee consistency in dealing with violations.
Create a culture of organizational rigor and compliance to safety rules.
Ensure that at the end of the day, we can all go home safely to our families and friends. “Nobody Gets Hurt.”
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3. What are the Cardinal Safety Rules?
Syncrude is fully committed to the safety of its employees and contractors. In recognition of this commitment, the following safety rules have been deemed to be fundamentally important in the prevention of injuries:
A valid Safe Work Permit is always required prior to the execution of work in designated permit areas.
Issuance or acceptance of a Safe Work Permit requires job-site verification as specified by the Safe Work Permit Standard.
Compliance with all Fall Protection standards.
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4. Cardinal Safety Rules (continued)
Compliance with Confined Space entry requirements.
Complying with lock out/tag out requirements and acquiring proper authorization for the removal/changing of any safety device or equipment.
Leaving a job or work post where a worker relief and/or job handover requirement has been designated must have prior approval.
Compliance with Mining Heavy Equipment Safe Approach and Operating Radius Standards.
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5. Cardinal Safety Rules (continued)
Smoking is not allowed in Hazardous areas.
Possession of Firearms or other prohibited weapons on Syncrude premises is prohibited.
Reporting to work while under the influence of Alcohol and/or drugs is not allowed.
The breaching of any of these Cardinal Safety Rules will be handled in accordance with the Termination for Cause Policy, or removal from site.
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6. Questions? Discussion?
Discussion scenarios.
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7. Other Points
Our ultimate goal is to ensure that “Nobody Gets Hurt” and that everyone returns home safely.
Several Near Miss incidents have occurred involving the behaviors described in the Cardinal Safety Rules. These incidents could have resulted in a serious injury or fatality.
These Rules are, therefore, so important that we cannot tolerate any deviations.
The Cardinal Safety Rules are nothing new.
We have had various forms of these types of rules for a long time.
In the past, these types of rules were inconsistently applied across site.
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8. Other Points
We are not setting up people for failure. There is training on the permit system, awareness of the smoking rules, and A&D guidelines.
We expect people to adhere to what they have been taught.
We need to create a culture of organizational rigor and compliance to safety rules.
Work together to develop a strong commitment to safety.
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