Archer Daniels Midland

Contractor Safety

Verna Elliott – Safety Director

Overview

• Three manufacturing facilities in SW Cedar

Rapids covering more than 2 square miles of real

estate.

– Wet Mill Corn Processing facility

– Dry Grind Corn Processing facility

– CoGeneration Power plant

• ADM labor hours in FY 2011 were 1,024,000 and

contractor labor hours were 1,074,000

Types of Contractors

• Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP)

– Long term contractors

• Vendors

– Employees of contract companies who are onsite on a

regular basis but who have little direct impact to the

process

• Off-Site Contractors

– Non-routine; 1 day – several months in duration

OCIP Contractors

• Long term contractors

– Electricians

– Pipefitters

– Scaffold builders

– General purpose contractors

• Vested interest in the success of ADM

• Pre-qualification process

Why Does it Work?

• Long term employees

• If more than 20 people are onsite, a safety

professional is required by ADM

• Inclusion in all Safety programs

• Contractor Safety Committees

– Audit

– Incident Investigation

– Rules and procedures

• Contract companies are required to provide

training to all employees and provide

documentation of the training

Vendors

• Companies who have employees onsite on a

regular basis

• Little or no impact on the process

• Required to attend a forty-five minute

presentation on general rules, PPE etc.

• Retrained annually

Off-site Contractors

• Temporary jobs when specific expertise is

required

– Paving companies

– Projects requiring additional manpower

– New equipment installation

– Rail repair contractors

– Equipment service companies

Biggest Opportunity

• Off-site contractors

– Traditionally would go through the 45 minute vendor

training

– OCIP contractors and engineering staff developed

training program in addition to the 45 minute vendor

training

Training Requirements

• The Project Manager for the contract group does

additional training to include:

– Where to enter/exit the plant and pick up emergency

pager

– Review the work area including exit routes and safety

showers as well as any specific requirements

pertaining to the area (ie. Combustible dust; Lower

Explosive Limit)

– Emergency procedures to include the location of the

nearest storm shelter and muster location.

Training Requirements (Cont.)

– Job Hazard Analysis procedures and form if not

available

– Personal Protective Equipment SOP

– Good Manufacturing practices

– Company vehicle policy

– Plant emergency phone #’s as well as verbiage and

channel to announce an emergency on the radio

– Use of permits (ie. Confined Space, Hot Work etc.)

– Fall protection SOP

– Scaffolding SOP

– White board procedures

Training Requirements (Cont.)

– Rail Safety

– Barricades and signage SOP

– Ladder usage

– Any other applicable SOP’s with regards to their scope

of work

These plant safety rules have been reviewed with my ADM contact. I have read and understand the above

safety rules and agree to abide by these rules while on ADM Cedar Rapids, Iowa plant premises.

Date________________________________ ADM Contact _____________________________________

Authorized Contractor Name and Signature_______________________________________________________

Contractor Crew Signatures:____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Job Hazard Assessment ADM JHA Contractor Company JHA

**JHA must be turned in to ADM contact each day**

ADM radio required YES NO

Please check any SOP listed below to receive a printed copy for your review as needed for the job task.

CWD-SAF-SOP-003 Barrier Tape CWD-SAF-SOP-002 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

CWD-SAF-SOP-007 Vehicle Safety CWD-SAF-SOP-012 Rail Crossing and Signals

CWD-SAF-SOP-033 White Board Sign SOP-105 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

CWD-SAF-SOP-024 Severe Weather CWD-SAF-SOP-031 Plant Emergency Reporting

CWD-SAF-SOP-001 Hotwork Permit

CWD-SAF-SOP-004 Ladders

CWD-SAF-SOP-008 Crane Usage

CWD-SAF-SOP-011 Roof Access Permit

CWD-SAF-SOP-014 Line Break Procedure

CWD-SAF-SOP-015 Confined Space Radio Check

CWD-SAF- SOP-018 Compressed Gas Cylinders

CWD-SAF-SOP-019 Permit Required Confined Space

CWD-SAF-SOP-020 Single and Multiple Lock Box Lockouts

CWD-SAF-SOP-022 Powered Industrial Truck Use and Inspections

CWD-SAF-SOP-023 Scaffolding

CWD-SAF-SOP-025 Fall Protection Equipment Inspections

CWD-SAF-SOP-026 Fall Prevention and Protection

CWD-SAF-SOP-028 Cleaning with Air

CWD-SAF-SOP-029 Aerial Lifts

CWD-SAF-SOP-030 Proper Use of Hoists

CWD-SAF-SOP-034 Hand Tools, Jigs and Small Equipment

CWD-SAF-SOP-035 Portable Heater Usage

CWD-SAF-SOP-036 Working Over or Near Bodies of Water

SOP-021 Single Point Lockout

Contractor SOP 112 Chemgrate

Contractor SOP 115 Contractor Owned Industrial Powered Equipment Use and Inspections

Contractor SOP 116 Demolition

Return this sheet to the Engineering Department: Pat Walthart or Brent Culver when complete.

Communication

• Radios

• Intranet

– SOP’s

– Safety Observation Report’s

• White Boards

– Allows operators to see who is working in their

department and in what area

Information Required

• Date

• Company performing the work and phone

number

• Contact name (for radio communication)

• Specific location

• Description of work

• Permits obtained for work

ADM/Contractor Partnership

• ADM views the relationship with our contract

groups as a partnership.

• We are all responsible for our own safety as well

as everyone around us no matter what the name

on their hard hat happens to be.

• With everyone working together we can achieve

the ultimate goal of zero injuries.

Questions

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