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Health, Safety, Environment Manual

FOR
Karbala Refinery Project (NDE), Iraq

Name Signature Date

Ali Hassan Al-Haik
Prepared by : R.P.O. 08, July, 2015

J. H. Kim
Reviewed by : ASNT Level III
08, July, 2015

J. T. Kim
Approved by : ASNT Level III
08, July, 2015

Revision Description Date

0 Initial Issue 08. July. 2015

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Distribution List

Copy No. Copy Holders

01 Master Copy(Quality Management Representative)

02 Controlled Copy – 01 (HSE Manager)

03 Controlled Copy – 02 (For Certification Body))

04 Uncontrolled Copy
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TABLE OF CONTENT

S.NO Title Page No.

1. Title Page 1

2. Distribution List 2

3. Amendment Record Sheet 3

4. Table of Content 4

5. General 5

6. Safety Policy 5-6

7. Objective of Safety Policy 6-9

8. Safety Check and Safety Education 9

9. Safety Publicity Activity 9

10. Cleaning of work area and disposal of wastes 10

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1.0 General
On all locations where the Work is performed, we shall be responsible for :
1.1 ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all persons involved the performance or inspection of
the Work, including all client's personnel, visitors and designated third parties ;

1.2 taking adequate safety, prevention, health and fire-fighting measures ; and

1.3 providing appropriate safety gear and protective clothing Without prejudice to our responsibilities
as an independent contractor, we shall comply and enforce compliance on any of our
subcontractors with all environmental, health and safety laws and regulations in force and with
applicable laws, client's environmental, health and safety regulations, including those set forth in
administration instructions and elsewhere in the Agreement or as may be supplemented by
client's, in Writing, from time to time.

All documents apply to the Work and Permit to Work Systems provided by contractor, shall
complement that described in the client's Safety Regulations.

We shall comply and cause our Subcontractors to comply with all applicable security laws and
regulations including client's regulations and procedures applicable to the performance of the
Work on Site.

We shall cooperate with client on all security matters and shall promptly comply and cause our
Subcontractors to comply with any security requirements.
Such compliance shall not relieve us of our responsibility for maintaining proper security nor shall
it be construed as limiting in any manner our obligations to undertake, as required, any reasonable
action to establish and maintain secure conditions at Site.

2.0 Safety Policy

As a supplier of Heat processing service, We, Argos Premium NDT Inspection International LLC are
considering safety and health of our staff and labor as the most valuable thing.
And, we are reducing the injurious and hazardous factors in work process and improving work
conditions without interruption.

On this basis of thinking, we establish Safety Policy here for the purpose that;
• meet the environmental change related to safety and health in the inside and outside of the
country positively.
• be born again as the first class enterprise in safety and health.
• give the first priority to safety and safety takes root as culture of company.

All the management and employee shall be in full knowledge of following safety policy and shall
abide by the policy.
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2.1 Fully understand that safety is main factor of management be aware and abide by the laws and
regulations related to safety and health basically, and always act on the principle of safety first.

2.2 Excavate all the dangerous and detrimental items during process and at work place, and take
preventive and improving action to make comfortable working environment.

2.3 Establish self-regulating safety control system and promote industrial disaster preventive action in
all sites.

2.4 Carry out education and training in order to rising safety consciousness, and all the management
and employ should take part in spontaneously.

2.5 Establish effective communication system, and improve safety and health management system
continuously.

3.0 Object of safety control

In case of heat-treating at site, electricity and/or gas is used as heat source, and the work is
practiced in inferior circumstance such as high temperature, high level, and etc.
By these reasons, the possibility of safety disaster occurrence is raised, so that more attention and
effort shall be provided.
Therefore the object of safety control is minimizing human and material damage by inspiring safety
consciousness into laborers through repeated safety education/training, safety check and safety
publicity activities.

3.1 General
3.1.1 Every day, morning meeting shall be held prior to commencement of work.
The morning meeting shall contain daily safety education/training in which the possibility of
safety disaster involved in today's works shall be re-identified and pointed out.
Daily safety education/training shall be carried out by chief safety manager or safety manager
and the educated/trained items shall be summarized and recorded in daily safety check report.

3.1.2 The safety devices shall be checked and assured prior to use, during using and after use.

3.1.3 The working area shall be regulated and arranged in order, and the articles not in use shall be
disposed.

3.1.4 During heating operation, portable fire-extinguishers shall be provided in working area, and
watcher shall be in position.

3.1.5 Drinking in daily work time and smoking during working shall be prohibited.
Smoking is allowed only in rest time and designated place.

3.1.6 First aid kits and tools shall be kept in ready.

3.2 Clothing and protectors
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3.2.1 Working shoes

• Put on safety shoes.
In case of dealing electricity, shoes with rubber bottom are desirable.
• The neck of safety shoes shall be tied neatly and surely

3.2.2 Working clothes

• Put on long sleeved jacket.
Buttons in sleeves and jacket, and other fasteners shall be fastened certainly.
• Put on long trousers and fasten waist-belt surely.
• Put the cuffs into safety shoes.

3.2.3 Gloves
• Put on gloves if necessary.
• In case of operating electric switches, rubber coated gloves are desirable.

3.2.4 Safety helmet

• Put on safety helmet during working surely.
• Fasten the chin strap surely.

3.2.5 Safety belt

• Put on a safety belt in case of elevation works, that is works performed at high places of 2m or
over height.

3.2.6 Earplug
• When working in a noisy area, put on earplugs.

3.2.7 Goggles
• If necessary such as during grinding or heat-insulating or etc, put on eye protecting goggles.

3.2.8 Dust protecting mask

• during dusty work such as handling heat-insulating materials, put on dust protecting mask over
the mouth and nose.

3.3 Elevation work

3.3.1 Put on safety belt, and if necessary, safety net shall be used.

3.3.2 If instructed of safety net installation by safety manager or other personnel related to safety
control of our company or client, it shall be followed instantly.

3.3.3 Assure if the installation status of rope earrings, knob pieces for safety net installation is perfect.

3.3.4 Do not drop objects or pieces.

An appropriate measure to protect from falling objects shall be arranged if there exists any
possibility of object falling unpredictably.
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3.3.5 All articles shall be regulated and arranged on the working deck, and shall be disposed if not in
use.

3.3.6 Do not work where no foot support.

3.4 Heating operation with electricity

3.4.1 Earth the power unit completely.

3.4.2 Install power breakers such as NFB's or ELB's for main power necessarily.

3.4.3 Check primary and secondary electric cables for damage, connected status, taped and insulated
status and etc.

3.4.4 Assure cable connectors are perfect.

3.4.5 Check heater pads if there is any damage of core wire, connectors, ceramic insulators.

3.4.6 Fix heater pads surely in order not to fall.

3.4.7 Check if there is any inflammable stuff near heated parts.

3.4.8 Prior to power on, enclose hazard area with rope, or etc., and attach notice of "danger" or "on-
working".

3.4.9 During on-power, portable fire-extinguishers shall be provided, and a watcher shall be in
position.

3.4.10 When disassemble cables after operation, once more check cables if damaged.

3.4.11 When uninstall heat-insulations, be careful not to fly dust as far as possible.

3.4.12 After completeness of operation, assure the main power switch and heat-treatment
equipment turned off.

3.5 Heating operation with gas

When using gas, for example, PWHT by gas flame, etc., following articles shell be kept in mind.
3.5.1 Gas bottles shall be stored and installed at well-ventilated and cool, shaded place, where the
atmosphere temperature is not exceeding 40℃.

3.5.2 No fire or flame shall be used within gas bottle storage or installation area.

3.5.3 Gas bottles shall be fixed firmly by supporting devices, or etc. in order not to fall down.

3.5.4 The gas outlet of bottle shall be free from oils, dust or etc.
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3.5.5 Check pipes, hoses and their connections if any damage, defect or leakage exists.

3.5.6 Operate gas valves slowly and gently.

3.5.7 Check if any inflammable exists near heated parts.

3.5.8 Check route of gas hoses if the route are safe and protected from personnel, machinery, etc.

3.5.9 During heating operation, enclose hazard area with rope, or etc., and attach notice of "danger"
or "on-working".

3.5.10 During gas using period, portable fire extinguisher shall be provided and a watcher shall be in
position.

3.5.11 Soap water shall be provided in working area and shall check gas leakage in connections prior
to and during heating.

3.5.12 After completion of operation, close the valves in gas bottle and gas equipments certainly.

4.0 Safety check and safety education/training

4.1 Safety check

4.1.1 Safety manager shall check safety status of all working area operated, and take necessary
measures, and record the checked danger items and take measures in daily safety check
report, if any.

4.1.2 Daily safety check report shall be approved by chief safety manager and, if required, by client.

4.1.3 When checking safety status, the articles described in Argos-QI-001, " Occupational Safety and
Health Procedure" shall be included.

4.2 Safety education/training

4.2.1 In this project, the safety educations/training described in Argos-QI-001,"Occupational Safety
and Health Procedure" shall be carried out, and the results are recorded in safety education
report.

4.2.2 Safety education report shall be prepared by the instructor and approved by chief safety
manager.

5.0 Safety publicity activity

In this project, following safety publicity activities will be carried out under support of client on
safety manager's responsibility.
5.1 Put up safety slogans and posters.
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5.2 Install safety signposts.

5.3 Introduce and/or educate the contents in safety publicity documents/books, such as cases of safety
disaster, etc., through safety education.

6.0 Cleaning of work area and disposal of wastes

6.1 Cleaning of work area
Cleaning of work area is carried out as followings.
6.1.1 Clean the work area and arrange materials, equipments in order after every heat-treatment
operation.

6.1.2 Clean the work areas and dispose the wastes, debris and surplus once a week.

6.1.3 Clean the work areas and dispose the wastes, debris and surplus, and industrial wastes
classified by law once a month.

6.2 Disposal of wastes

6.2.1 All wastes including debris and surplus which is not related to laws shall be appropriately
classified, separately collected and dumped to the place with the method instructed by client.

6.1.2 All wastes which are classified as industrial wastes by law shall be separately collected from
other common wastes and disposed with legal procedure and method.