Culture & Accountability
What is the primary commitment of the Hearts & Minds program: to get everyone home every day without what?
What is Incident?
These are two of the mandatory safety rules for driving, such as no driving under the influence or setting mobile devices to "Do Not Disturb".
What are Life Saving Absolutes (LSAs)?
This is defined as any unplanned event that has the potential for imminent injury or property loss but prevents a task from being completed.
What is a Near Miss?
This form, which must be completed daily via SiteDocs, has officially replaced the "Daily Huddle" for all field employees.
What is the Pre-Task Hazard Assessment (PTHA)?
This color tag, when placed on a scaffold, indicates that the equipment is unfit for use due to repairs or active dismantling.
What is red?
Employees are required to report all incidents and injuries to their supervisor within this specific timeframe.
What is 4 hours?
This is the minimum height, in feet, at which fall protection is required or when working over physical hazards.
What is 6 feet?
In the event of a work-related fatality, the Safety Director must notify the local state or federal OSHA office within this many hours.
What is eight (8) hours?
This core proactive tool is designed to assess work environments during the earliest stages of project development and sales.
What is the Pre-Sales Hazard Checklist (PSHC)?
When using an extension ladder to access an upper landing, the side rails must extend at least this many inches above the landing.
What is 36 inches (or 3 feet)?
What policy authorizes and obligates any employee to halt a task if they deem it unsafe, with full backing from the CEO?
What is Stop Work Authority?
This LSA for Lifting and Rigging requires employees to always walk around a load and never walk or work under one.
What is a suspended load?
This is Limbach's designated platform for formal incident reporting, tracking, and documenting Root Cause Analysis.
What is SiteDocs?
This individual is responsible for initiating the PTHA daily and ensuring all crew members review and sign it before work starts.
Who is the Crew Leader?
This mechanism must be used on construction sites for all 120V receptacle outlets that are not part of the permanent wiring.
What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)?
Under the Safety Accountability Policy, this level of safety citation results in a written Coaching Plan and up to a five-day suspension without pay.
What is Level 2?
This "Absolute" procedure involves isolating energy sources and performing a physical test to ensure equipment is de-energized.
What is Lock it, Tag it, and Try it?
This is the minimum required learning methodology used during "Deep Dive" investigations for Severity Level 2 and 3 incidents.
What are the 5 Whys?
If site conditions change or a new worker joins the crew, this action must be taken regarding the hazard assessment.
What is: the assessment must be repeated?
This is the only person authorized to remove a lock from an energy isolating device once work is complete.
Who is the authorized employee who applied it?
While management supports the safety program, this is required of each employee to properly understand and mitigate hazards prior to starting work.
What is personal responsibility?
This acronym in the SIF Prevention Program stands for: Check, Analyze, Record, Engage, and Share .
What is C.A.R.E.S.?
For a Severity Level 3 (SIF) incident, the completed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) must be shared with the Senior Leadership Team within this many days.
What is ten (10) days?
During a PSHC site walk, the team specifically looks for these elements, such as asbestos, lead, or energy isolation requirements.
What are SIF (Serious Injury and Fatality) potentials?
When selecting arc flash PPE, this value (expressed in $cal/cm2$) describes the material's performance when exposed to an electrical discharge.
What is the Arc Rating?