Safety

To assist in providing a safe and healthful work environment for employees, customers, and visitors, Lakeland has established a workplace safety program. This program is a top priority for Lakeland. Its success depends on the alertness and personal commitment of all.

Lakeland provides information to employees about workplace safety and health issues through regular internal communication channels, such as supervisor-employee meetings, bulletin board postings, memos, or other written communications.

However, some of the best safety improvement ideas come from Lakeland employees. Employees with ideas, concerns, or suggestions for improved safety in the workplace are encouraged to raise them with their supervisor, or with another supervisor or manager.

Each employee is expected to use common sense, to obey safety rules, and to exercise caution in all work activities. Employees must immediately report any unsafe condition to the appropriate supervisor. All reports can be made without fear of reprisal. Employees who violate safety standards, who create or exasperate hazardous or dangerous situations, or who fail to report or, where appropriate, remedy such situations, may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

In the case of accidents that result in injury, regardless of how insignificant the injury may appear, employees should immediately notify the appropriate supervisor, but in no event later than the end of the workday in which the injury or illness occurs. Such reports are necessary to comply with applicable federal and state laws and to initiate insurance and workers' compensation benefits procedures.

Policy No.  501  Issued  10/1/2002  Applicable  8/8/2002