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Occupational Safety & Health Guidelines

The consulting firm 5S-SUR is committed to ensuring safe working conditions for its employees and clients. Its objectives include complying with occupational health and safety laws, protecting the health of workers, promoting their participation in risk prevention, and training them about hazards. The consultant will advise the construction company in developing a safety policy that prevents harm to workers' health. Among other tasks, it will develop safety programs.

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Occupational Safety & Health Guidelines

The consulting firm 5S-SUR is committed to ensuring safe working conditions for its employees and clients. Its objectives include complying with occupational health and safety laws, protecting the health of workers, promoting their participation in risk prevention, and training them about hazards. The consultant will advise the construction company in developing a safety policy that prevents harm to workers' health. Among other tasks, it will develop safety programs.

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TECHNICAL FILE

Objectives

5S-SUR Consulting, committed to a continuous pursuit of quality and


service excellence, has as its basic premise to ensure that all its activities
work activities are carried out under adequate safety conditions, promoting health
your employees, your customers, and the community.

These policies must be applied to all work environments; directors, supervisors, foremen,
in charge and operators, own and/or contractors.
5S-SUR Consulting offers advice that allows compliance with the regulations.
current regulations, following the stipulations of Law No. 19.587 on Hygiene and Safety
work of April 21, 1972.

For this reason, we recognize Occupational Safety and Health as an integral part of
our businesses and activities, and as the main responsibility of our management,
committing ourselves to:

Comply with all legal provisions on safety and hygiene in the


work.
Protect the health and psychophysical integrity of our personnel.

Promote the active involvement of staff in decision-making about


prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.
Promote training and awareness of staff about the risks
existing labor
Provide the means and resources to meet legal requirements.

Make the necessary modifications to complete the updates


legal and the observations of the control entities.
Obligations of the Construction Company

Every employer must adopt and implement appropriate measures of


hygiene and safety to protect the life and integrity of workers,
especially regarding:

To the construction, adaptation, installation, and equipping of buildings and places.


work in suitable environmental and sanitary conditions;
To the placement and maintenance of guards and protectors for machinery and
of all types of installations, with hygiene and safety devices
that the best technique advises;
The supply and maintenance of personal protective equipment;
To the operations and work processes.

Notwithstanding what is specifically determined by the regulations, they are also


obligations of the employer:

Arrange for the pre-employment medical examination and periodic medical review of the staff,

recording their results in the respective health file;


Keep in good condition, use, and operation the
machinery, facilities and work tools
Keep in good condition, use, and operation the
electrical installations, sanitary services, and drinking water service.
Avoid the accumulation of waste and debris that pose a risk to the
health, carrying out the relevant periodic cleaning and disinfections;
Install the necessary equipment to face the risks in case of fire or
any other event
Having adequate means for the immediate provision of first aid
aid;
Place and maintain visible signs or posters indicating measures
of hygiene and safety or warn of hazards in the machinery and
installations;
Promote training of staff in hygiene and safety matters in the
work, particularly regarding the prevention of specific risks
of the assigned tasks;
Report work accidents and illnesses
Obligations of the Employee of the Construction Company

Without prejudice to what is specifically determined by the regulations, the worker will be
obliged to:

Comply with hygiene and safety regulations and with the recommendations that
regarding the obligations of use, conservation, and care of the
personal protective equipment and that of the machinery itself, operations
and work processes;
Undergo preventive or periodic medical examinations and comply with the
prescriptions and instructions that are formulated for this purpose;
Take care of the notices and signs that indicate hygiene and safety measures and
observe their prescriptions;
Collaborate in the organization of training and education programs in
hygiene and safety matters and attend the courses that will be taught during the
working hours.

Task of the 5S-SUR Consultant

Advise the CONSTRUCTION COMPANY on the definition of the establishment policy in


subject of Hygiene and Safety at Work, which will have as its fundamental purpose
prevent all harm to the psychophysical health of workers due to conditions of
your work.
The functions described below are the minimum that are considered.
necessary for carrying out a proper control of the conditions and environment
work environment:

Develop a Hygiene and Safety Program at Work as


part of the Annual Risk Prevention Program and define objectives
considering what arises from the Risk Map of the establishment,
which includes the General Survey of Labor Risks, the list
of personnel exposed to Risk Agents of Diseases
Professionals and the analysis and evaluation of risks by position
work.
Create the procedures manual for the Hygiene Service and
Safety, establishing periodic reviews that consider: the
incidents, accidents, that occurred in the establishment during
each review period.
Arrange and keep the following information updated:
Process diagram and distribution on the site with indication of
all the machinery pointing out the areas that present or may
present risks in the area of Hygiene and Safety at Work.

General and detailed plans of prevention services


fire fighting of the establishment, as well as of
any device or security system existing for that purpose.
General evacuation plans and escape routes.

Carry out and verify the execution of the Annual Prevention Program
Risks.
If when carrying out and verifying the execution of the Annual Prevention Program
Changes in the establishment will be detected regarding
studies, measurements, calculations, analysis and sampling
necessary to determine the presence of chemical contaminants,
unfavorable physical, biological, or ergonomic factors in the
work environment, results should be evaluated and recommendations made
the necessary improvements

Register all measurements and evaluations of the pollutants


mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Participate in the preparation of studies and projects on
installations, modifications, and expansions both structural and of
industrial operations, in the area of their competence.
Specify the characteristics, conditions of use and conservation of
personal protective equipment.
Develop and implement an Annual Training Program for Personnel.
Register the training for the staff, based on the established program.
Promote and disseminate Safety throughout the establishment by
posters, electronic media, general safety standards,
warnings, signage, bulletins, and others that the Person in Charge of the
Division consider appropriate.
Conduct accident investigation using the 'Tree' method.
of Causes or another similar method, of all the accidents of
work events. In all cases, the causes will be indicated that
they gave rise to the accident, and at the same time measures will be established

corrective and preventive actions that must be implemented for the purpose of
to prevent its recurrence.

Train in the induction of the worker who is entering for the first time
a job position, considering the general risks and
specifics of tasks, safe working procedures, and measures
preventive.
Coordinate preventive actions for simultaneous work of
various contractors, if there were any, through the elaboration
from a program to which the participating companies must adhere.
The Technical Auxiliary Personnel in Hygiene and Safety will have among
others, the following basic functions and tasks:
Assist and collaborate with the Head of the Division in their tasks
habitual.
Act in training tasks on Hygiene and
Work Safety.
Carry out administrative maintenance tasks of the
documentation and activity records.
Collaborate in the selection and visual control of the elements and
personal protective equipment, collective protection, combat against
fires and Health and Safety in general.
Collaborate in accident investigation.
Keep the Head of the Division informed about everything related to the
news related to its specific functions.
Supervise compliance with Hygiene and Safety standards
in the establishment facilitating the implementation of the measures
preventive measures that correspond.

Control the documentation of Hygiene and Safety that must


introduce the contractors.
Document all recommendations with date and time
actions carried out by the Head of the Division. The
documentation must be properly preserved in the
establishment, to be subscribed by the responsible person and available
for the competent authority upon its request.

The Hygiene and Safety Division at Work must notify of


reliably to the Chief or to whoever she designates for that purpose
function, regarding the measures that should be taken in the
establishment.

The analysis and conclusions of the results of the control of the


working conditions and environment, as well as the
results of the health surveillance of workers, must
to be used for the prevention and promotion of health.

Conclusions

For the establishment under study, a Hygiene and Safety Policy was developed.
at work, where the commitments to be assumed were established
organization.

In addition, the obligations of the employer and the employee were recorded in
regarding its role within the work risk system.

Finally, the objective and functions of the 5S-SUR Consulting were described.
Hygiene and Safety at Work regarding the prevention of work accidents and
occupational diseases.
Annual training schedule

USEFULPHONE NUMBERS IN CASE OFEMERGENCY

100 Firefighters

Volunteer Firefighters Domínico Wilde - Central Barracks


Telephone: 011 4207-0022
911 Police
103 Civil Defense Emergencies
107 SAME Emergencies
EDESUR 0-800-333-3787
METROGAS 4309-1050
PROVINCIAA.R.T 0800-333-1333
FIRST AID KIT

The first aid kit must be stored in a cool, dry, clean place that is easily accessible and must

keep out of the reach of children. The items must be kept in good
They must monitor their expiration dates and be replenished periodically.

Basic elements:
Disposable latex gloves to avoid contaminating wounds and for safety.
person who assists the victim.
Gas and clean bandages (7 and 10 cm wide) to clean wounds and stop
hemorrhages.

Sterile dressings to clean and cover open wounds.

Adhesive tape for securing gauzes or bandages.

Scissors to cut gauze and bandages or the victim's clothing.

Antiseptics, povidone iodine, hydrogen peroxide (10 volumes) or alcohol for


prevent infections.

Neutral soap (white) for cleaning wounds.

Gel and liquid alcohol for hand sanitization.

THE FIRST AID KIT DOES NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE MEDICATIONS, TO AVOID FAVORS
SELF-MEDICATION.

HOW SHOULD WE ACT IN THE EVENT OF A WORK ACCIDENT

The following text will explain the steps to follow in case of a


worker is injured or becomes ill in their workplace. How to file the complaint of the
In fact, what is the employer's role in this situation and who should pay attention?
medical, the most important points.
If a worker suffers an accident or illness while performing their duties
work task, must inform the fact to their employer who has the obligation to
communicate the news to the ART, if they have it, or provide them immediately with the
medical and assistance benefits if it is a self-insured employer.

The worker can also file a complaint with the ART or the medical providers.
enabled by it in case the employer fails to report the fact. In
the ART credential, which the employer is obligated to provide, includes a line
free phone number to make the complaint

Let us suppose that Province A.R.T is the Work Risk Insurer of FERROMET.
The steps to follow are as follows:

WORK ACCIDENT

AT THE WORKPLACE On the way

CALL TO PROVINCE
A.R.T0800-333-1278
ATTENTION IN SYSTEM
OF PUBLIC HEALTH OR
A.R.T.

TRANSFER OF
Accident victim at
MEDICAL SERVICE CALL TO PROVINCE
DESIGNATED BY THE A.R.T0800-333-1278
A.R.T.

SEND TO HR OF THE FILE A COMPLAINT


CONSTRUCTOR THE FORM POLICE AND CARRY A
WITH CLAIM NUMBER COPY TO HR OF THE
GRANTED BY A.R.T. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

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