SAFETY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
West Coast Arborists, Inc. is committed to maintaining an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Safety Program. While safety has been a longstanding part of our company operations, our formal Safety Program is revised as necessary and fully implemented. All major elements of our Safety Program are updated as needed for refinements and improvements. As a minimum, the Safety Program is reviewed annually. Primary responsibility for implementation, management and administration of the Safety Program is vested with the Field Operations Manager. Policy administration and technical oversight is delegated to the Safety Trainer.

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
Facility and process reviews are excellent management tools for keeping informed on overall work conditions. Our system for identifying and evaluation workplace hazards, including scheduled periodic inspections to identify unsafe conditions and work priorities is as follows:

• WCA’s Insurance Carrier conduct safety program audits annually in January to ensure consistent and effective program maintenance.
• WCA Supervisors conduct monthly location safety audits (self-inspections). A standard checklist is used to facilitate these inspections.
• Employees are encouraged to bring hazardous conditions to the attention of their supervisors/managers or top management through the use of a safety suggestion box. These suggestions are reviewed and responded to by our Safety Committee.
• Facility inspections are reported to and evaluated by the Safety Committee. Serious hazards are reported and acted upon immediately; minor conditions are addressed through our standard facility maintenance process. Results of finding and corrective actions are shared with employees at safety meetings, through bulletin boards, or at safety talks.

EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING
It is in our Company’s best interest to make every reasonable effort and available means to keep our personnel trained and informed in safe work practices. Safety training is provided initially as part of the employees’ personnel orientation process and subsequently by the employee’s supervisor. Key elements of our company’s safety training program include:

• Review of the company’s safety policy during initial employee orientation.
• Review of the company’s safety rules and safe work practices with the employee by their Supervisor prior to the commencement of work.
• Supervisory and management training as part of the Safety Committee meetings and/or through special sessions and seminars.
• Documentation of formal safety education and training as part of our Company’s Employee Training Program.