UNILEVER

CONSTRUCTION
Field Safety Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents 1 Excavations 19
Table of Contents 1 Excavations 19
Leadership Statement 2 Steel Erection 21
Leadership Statement 2 Steel Erection 21
Introduction 3 Confined Space Entry 23
Introduction 3 Confined Space Entry 23
Minimum PPE 5 Electrical Safety 25
Minimum PPE 5 Electrical Safety 25
Working at Height 7 Energy Isolation 27
Working at Height 7 Energy Isolation 27
Fall Protection Hierarchy Line Opening 29
Fall Protection Hierarchy Line Opening 29
 and Principles 7 Vehicles & Mobile Equipment 31
and Principles 7 Vehicles & Mobile Equipment 31
Fall Restraint 10 Mobile Elevated Work Platforms 33
Fall Restraint 10 Mobile Elevated Work Platforms 33
Fall Arrest 10 Forklifts 34
Fall Arrest 10 Forklifts 34
Scaffolds 11 Tool Guarding & Use 35
Scaffolds 11 Tool Guarding & Use 35
Ladders 13 Hot Work 37
Ladders 13 Hot Work 37
Cranes and Rigging 15 Demolition 39
Cranes and Rigging 15 Demolition 39
LEADERSHIP STATEMENT
Thank you for taking the time to engage with your project team to ensure the safe
execution of this work for Unilever. In line with our commitment to employee and
contractor health and safety and supported by our statement on human rights and
Responsible Sourcing Policy, we are proud to offer this collection of safe procedures for
construction. These references are designed to support the project leader all the way
through to the front line worker on a project. We have taken care to provide a format which
is highly visual, universal and based upon the best practices for construction safety
practices. This is a working document and is as important as a hard hat or set of reliable
safety shoes. It should be distributed widely and used by all members of the project team.
The better you are engaged with your workers, the stronger the culture of safety becomes.
As you work with this tool, please make sure to provide feedback on what is successful,
what needs improvement and any errors. Unilever strives for a zero incident workplace
and we are your partners in achieving that goal.

JONATHAN JETT-PARMER
GLOBAL ENGINEERING DIRECTOR, SAFETY

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INTRODUCTION PURPOSE SCOPE
The Unilever Construction Safety Field Guides are intended to be These guidelines apply to
used as a field reference to provide guidance on good practice for all Unilever locations where
construction tasks. This tool is not intended to replace or supersede construction, demolition or
Unilever standards or any applicable regulation. If you have any non-routine high-risk activities
questions about the contents of this Guide, please see your are performed by contractor
supervisor or site safety manager for more details. or Unilever personnel.

HOW TO USE
This guide is a quick reference tool to help you better identify and understand the risks related to
construction tasks and measures that may be employed to reduce those risks.
• Before the work begins, during the activity and after work is complete, the field guide can be used to
review potential hazards and associated controls.
• Refer to it when developing Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and other risk assessments.
• When performing non routine activities, the guide can be used to assist with field verification of work permit
requirements.
• Use the field guide as a tool to start conversations with workers and to facilitate safety observations.
• Use to help develop hazard and control awareness among workers, supervisors and team leaders at meetings,
field visits, shift turnovers and any other opportunity.
• The guide may be used as a checklist to help identify gaps in controls during near-miss and incident investigations.
• The field guide can be used as an audit or self-audit tool.
• Provide the guide to people new to the site for use as onboarding and general awareness training reference material.
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