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13. Not maintaining appropriate order and cleanliness at one's worksite. 14. Not reporting an accident to one's superior as soon as possible, regardless of its seriousness. 15. Not reporting any dangerous or unsafe condition or defective equipment to one's superior. 16. Receiving visits not authorized by one's supervisor or accompanied by a member of Company management. 17. Not consulting with one's supervisor when there is doubt regarding a safety procedure to be used in the work being done. 18. Not being alert and concentrating on the work being done. 19. Going to the medical service providers without previous authorization. Except when someone's life is endangered. 20. Wearing long hair loose at worksites or wherever there is equipment or machinery with moving parts. Long hair must be pulled back and covered by a cap or hardhat. 21. Using any type of jewelry while performing manual tasks or in the vicinity of moving parts of equipment or machinery. VI. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS General: The Company's wellbeing is in your hands. On one hand you have productivity, quality, and prestige, and in the other, losses, bad management, errors and accidents. Know how to handle the one that generates profits and stay away from the one that generates losses. a.) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS: 1. Supervision of tasks normally achieves good results, promotes initiative and increases a sense of responsibility. 2. Accidents that occur within your area of supervision become part of your personnel records. 3. Teach your employees to work safely. Make sure they follow safety rules and procedures as well as Company policies. When necessary, make recommendations for disciplining an employee or employees for not following Company procedures. 4. Your position is to be respected. Everything you do or fail to do can either benefit or impair the image your position merits. 5. It is your responsibility to evaluate, as soon as possible, the skills, experience, work methods and aptitude of each employee you supervise. 6. Before leaving the yard to work on a project, make sure you have everything you need, including personal safety devices. 7. When requiring an employee to perform a specific task make sure it is not in violation of any work restrictions they may have or safety polices. 8. Attitude may be good or poor, stable or variable. Keep a close watch on each member of your group and, if necessary, report changes that might in any way affect the Company. 9. Before beginning a new job ask for the precise address and have it with you, in case you need to request emergency service. 10. Aslc your superior where the closest medical facilities are, in case you have to immediately transport an injured worker for emergency att ention.