Introduction:

All employees hired by Khadamati shall be informed about their rights and responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, job-specific health and safety policies and regulations, requirements for the use of personal protective equipment (e.g., CSA-approved safety footwear, eyewear), WHMIS requirements & the Saudi Laws.

1.0 Purpose:

To provide a base safety orientation to workers describing to them their legislative rights and obligations and to describe safe work practices and policies that apply to their job & work, and its benefits and the risks dangers in case of non-compliance.

2.0 Application:

This procedure applies to all department, division, staff, new incumbents, and sub-contractors employees, with emphasis on new employees. The Contractor Safety Procedure gives contractor orientation requirements.

3.0 Guidelines:

3.1 All employees will be informed about their rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), with specific emphasis on:

• Right to know about workplace hazards and controls.
• Right to participate in decisions about their personal health and safety.
• Right to refuse unsafe work.

3.2 Employees will be instructed about any hazardous materials in the workplace, through Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), and about Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS’s) training designed to protect their health and safety on the job.

3.3 Employees shall be provided with tools and equipment necessary to do the job safely and shall be trained accordingly in their safe use and maintenance.

All workers must be informed prior to starting their jobs about any requirements that may be a condition for their position. For example, CSA-approved safety footwear is mandatory for all workers in all works / jobs / operations... The minimum standard for footwear in other non-job sites / work workplaces would be closed-top and non-slip footwear (i.e., sandals are inappropriate). Supervisors must ensure that these standards are enforced.

The first day of employment must be devoted to job-specific safety orientations. The orientation session must cover all hazards and their controls in your workplace, the personal protective equipment required to perform safe work, workplace specific WHMIS, local emergency procedures, and both incident and unsafe condition reporting requirements.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

The Company’s Safety Policy and Procedures provides guidance on personal protective equipment that will be essential for every one eye and ear protection, or protective clothing such as coveralls and other safety equipments.

Proper handling procedures for transport of chemicals off site / workplace, on site / workplace and between sites / workplaces must be followed by all workers handling chemicals.

Workplace Inspections: The Safety Specialists are required to perform or to certify the safety self-inspection for each functional space in the workplace. The certification must be in written form, signed, and dated.