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// All 4/10/73 REDWOOD CITY SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT ' The City of Redwood City, recognizing the importance of providing working conditions which will b'! reasonably safe, and in an effort to promote safety conscientiousness among its employees, has developed an industrial safety program deigned- to prevent accidents and injuries occurz Ong on the job: The program is designed to identify the responsibility of all those involved in safety and to provide guidelines for a plan of action. The program must he considered in all phases of planning, purchasing, supervising and City operation. Safety will be considered as a part of productivity in evaluating departmental and employee performance. • . A few of the factors to be considered in the safety program are as follows: 1. The safety program has City Council and City Manager approval and support. 2. Responsibility for seeing that safety procedures are being observed rests with supervisory personnel. • 3 . Safety will be given equally important consideration with other factors of productivity. • 4. Provisions have been and will continue to be made for prompt action in the elimination of mechanical, environ- mental and personal hazards-. The City recognizes a legal and moral obligation to provide for the . safety of its employees . The City has a sincere and continuing . interest in providing for the safety of employees. This interest is demonstrated by: (a) The initiation of a sound safety program With the policies and procedures necessary to make it effective. (b) The provision for safe working conditions, machinery and equipment; including personal safety protective devices, and apparel where necessary. • (c) The development of effective training programs for supervisors and employees. (d) The encouragement of employee interest and participation by making available channels through which employees may offer suggestions, advice and recommendations for the improvement of safety. • • EXHIBIT A • • •