General Safety and Health Rules

I. Purpose
This procedure establishes minimum safety standards required throughout the mill.
These standards may be increased, as requirements change in each respective area or as a
job requires. Safety standards for the area in which work is being performed must be
followed.

Unsafe work habits and/or practices will not be tolerated.

Take corrective action for unsafe behaviors and conditions as soon as identified. If
additional support is needed, contact your Supervisor immediately.

Should any employee feel a job is unsafe or exposes them to immediate danger, they have
the right and are encouraged to stop work. They will immediately contact their
supervisor stating their concern. If the employee and the supervisor cannot work out an
acceptable solution that the employee believes to be a safe procedure, the Safety
Manager, the Business Unit Manager, the EHS Manager or the Mill Manager will be
contacted.

Franklin Mill’s official bulletin board is located in the Employee Information Center.
Employees are expected to read the safety and health related notices that are placed on
the bulletin board.

II. Scope
This policy applies to all International Paper employees, visitors, contractors, and non-
International Paper employees conducting work within the mill.

III. Responsibilities
Each employee is responsible and accountable for his or her safety.

Employees are expected to understand and follow all safety rules and procedures required
for the task being performed.

Check with supervision regarding questions on safety in an area where you do not
normally work.

Before entering any process area, all visitors/contractors will complete a mill safety
orientation. This orientation must be refreshed annually.
IV. Policy

Incidents and Reporting

1. Take corrective action for unsafe behaviors and conditions as soon as
identified. If additional support is needed, contact your Supervisor
immediately.
2. Report any strange odor or odors to your supervisor immediately.
3. Upon experiencing a work-related injury or illness, no matter how slight, the
employee is responsible for immediately informing his/her supervisor, and
promptly reporting to the International Paper Medical Dept. for evaluation
and/or treatment.
4. All safety incidents must be investigated.
5. Eyewash and shower stations are located throughout the mill site for
emergency medical treatment. If the eyewash/safety shower is used due to a
foreign body or material entering the eye(s), or for skin exposure to chemicals,
the individual shall report to the IP Medical Department for further evaluation,
and treatment if necessary.
6. Pick up medical orders from the Medical Dept. before seeking outside medical
care for a work related injury/illness.

Emergency Planning & Response

7. All employees shall be instructed in the Evacuation Procedures.
8. All visitors, vendors, contractors and other non-IP employees will notify the
area control room if working in an area. Some areas require sign-in.
9. Each employee is to locate the safety equipment in their work area that may be
needed and verify that it is ready for use (e.g., emergency eyewash and safety
showers, respirators, and fire extinguishers.)
10. Keep passageways, stairs, elevators and manlifts clear of all obstacles.
11. Access to emergency exits, fire equipment, emergency showers, eyewash units,
and any other emergency equipment must not be blocked at any time.

Hazardous Chemical Communication (Hazcom)

12. Employees shall be aware of the potential danger of chemicals they may be
exposed to in their work area.
13. Employees shall know how to access Material Safety Data Sheets for chemical
properties on the Dolphin System.
14. All containers, regardless of size, shall be properly labeled.
15. Dispose of all batteries in designated battery recycling containers. Do not
dispose in trash cans.
16. Store aerosol cans in flammables storage cabinets. Empty aerosol cans should
be taken to the aerosol can puncturing stations. Once empty cans are
punctured, they should then be disposed of in designated scrap metal bins.
17. Follow radiation safety rules while handling/working in spaces with radiation
units.
Process Safety Management (PSM)
18. Anyone working in Turpentine, Chlorine Dioxide and Methanol (in bleach
plant) areas must be trained on the process.
19. All personnel not regularly assigned to and performing work in these areas
shall contact the Department manager or Shift supervisor where they will be
working on the PSM systems for information.
20. Fibers and Power/Recovery operators, shift supervisors, day maintenance are
considered assigned personnel and not required to sign-in.

Personal Protective Equipment

21. PPE must be in good condition. Inspect before use. Replace regularly.
22. Approved PPE is to be used in designated areas at all times.
23. Safety glasses are to be worn inside the gate in all mill work areas except office
and control rooms. No dark glasses shall be worn inside.
24. Hard hat with employee’s name and company name must be worn inside the
gate in all mill work areas. No plastic hardhats allowed for visitors.
25. Hearing protection must be worn where noise level is greater than 85dba.
Areas requiring hearing protection will be labeled.
26. Gloves must be worn while working except where it creates more of a hazard.
Cut resistant gloves must be worn when working with sharp objects.
27. Steel toed shoes, with tread, must be worn inside the gate when working in all
mill areas. Safety shoes must meet the ANSI Z 41.1 Standard, PT99 M or FI/75
rating. Visitors, vendors who stay within the designated pathway for tour
groups shall wear substantial foot wear (no open toed shoes).
28. Respirators must be worn, where required, to prevent harmful exposure to air
contamination. Locations requiring respirators will be labeled.

Clothing, Jewelry, Hair

29. Clothing must be adequate for work assignment.
30. When working near moving or rotating equipment, hair shall be worn or
secured above the shoulder.
31. For personnel entering manufacturing/operating & maintenance areas of the
Mill, the minimum dress code includes long trousers, shirts with half sleeves
(i.e., a sleeve at or near the elbow), and substantial shoes. Refer to Personal
Attire and Jewelry Policy.
32. Full-length jeans/slacks are required in production/maintenance areas. Shorts
are permitted for delivery truck drivers to Storeroom Receiving, and drivers
who remain in their cab.
33. No loose clothing will be worn around rotating/moving equipment or powered
tools.
34. No jewelry is allowed in any manufacturing area (necklaces, rings, bracelets,
continuous band watches, earrings, watch chains). Visitors only may tape rings
if they cannot remove them. See Personal Attire and Jewelry policy.
35. No continuous watchbands (bands that do not connect to watch with pins are
allowed).
 36. Hair lengths extending below the bottom of the normal shirt collar must be
contained by tying and tucking underneath a cap, hard hat or other suitable hair
cover when within the moving equipment boundary.

Drugs or Alcohol / Smoking/Use of Tobacco Products

37. There will be no smoking or use of tobacco products on mill site except in the
designated areas. All designated tobacco areas are outside of buildings.
38. The Franklin Mill has Designated Smoking Locations marked with a
“Designated Smoking Location” sign, a fire extinguisher, and yellow boundary
paint.
39. Being under the influence or in possession of illicit drugs or alcohol on the mill
site is prohibited.
40. Report any prescription drug usage to your supervisor, if it has the potential to
impact your ability to safely perform the job.

Housekeeping/Spills
41. Keep your work area clean. Good housekeeping is a critical component of a
safe workplace, and a requirement for continued employment.
42. Extension cords, water and air hoses must be rolled-up when not in use to
prevent tripping hazards.
43. Clean up all spills immediately. Flag the area if a dangerous condition exists.
44. Dispose of trash and other waste materials in appropriate container.
45. Hoses, electrical cords, welding cables, etc., shall not be left on stairs or draped
across aisles at less than seven feet high or placed in pedestrian or vehicular
passageways unless properly ramped and protected.

Open Holes, Grating & Flooring Removal / Barricade Tape

46. Hard barricades are required when the potential exists for someone to step into
a hole or off an edge (includes floor drain removal, floor/platform grating
removal, floor trap door opened, ladder gate/chain missing). Red “danger”
flagging can also be used to flag an area 6 feet from the opening in addition to
the hard barricade.
47. If people work inside the flagged area, a hard barricade or spotter must be
provided to prevent them from stepping into the opening. People working
inside the flagged area must wear a harness.
48. If a hard barricade cannot be provided, the employee must use fall
protection/restraint to limit their travel when over 4’ deep.
49. Appropriate signs/red flagging shall be placed at ground level indicating work
in progress before performing overhead work.
50. Red flagging tape must be used to limit people’s exposure to imminent danger.
The flagged area can only be entered by authorized personnel in charge of the
barricaded area.
51. Yellow flagging tape is used to make people aware of a hazard. The flagged
area can only be entered if the person is fully aware of the hazard and has
identified and managed the risks to them.
 52. Flagging must fully enclose the area. It must be posted with barricade signs
that identify the owner, contact name/number and hazard.
53. Do not cross roped-off, barricaded, or restricted areas unless authorized to do
so.

Fall Protection
54. Employees must tie off 100% of the time when 4’ or higher above a permanent
floor or platform.
55. Scaffolding with guardrails shall be constructed and maintained to acceptable
safety standards, and inspected as required.
56. Use handrails when ascending or descending stairs, and on all platforms.
57. Must face ladders and maintain 3 points of contact when ascending &
descending.

Lock Out/Tag Out

58. All employees must be instructed in the Mill Zero Energy State (ZES)
Procedure.
59. Do not work on any system or any type of equipment which has the potential
of starting or stored energy without locking out to control the hazardous energy
sources.
60. Each person working on the system will hang their personal lock and are to
never share their locks with anyone.
61. All personal lock-out locks must be identified with the owner’s name and
company name.
62. Take appropriate precautions when opening equipment/line breaking.

Electrical Safety
63. Never enter an electrical room without qualified personnel. Doors to remain
closed and not propped open.
64. Resetting of electrical disconnects, breakers and starters shall be done only by
qualified electrical personnel. Only qualified electrical personnel will open
control panels or electrical equipment.
65. Anyone using local disconnects for lock-out must receive documented training
for this activity.
66. Employees/contractors must follow requirements in the Arc Flash procedure.
67. No person shall tamper with or disable any safety device without a jumper
authorization.
68. Must use Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) in every mill operations
area.
69. Repairs to electrical and mechanical equipment are to be performed by
authorized personnel only.

Confined Space Entry

70. All employees working in a confined space or working as a “lookout” must be
trained per the Mill Confined Space Entry Procedure.
71. Entry into a confined space requires a permit.
Hot Work
72. All hot work (including welding, burning and grinding) requires a permit.
Care should be taken to insure flammables are removed from the area or
protected, that fire watch is provided and that fire water/extinguishers are
available.
73. Only staged fire extinguishers shall be used for hot work. They must be
returned to the staging area.
74. Notify Maintenance of the location and number of a fire extinguisher after it
has been used. The unit should be replaced with a fully charged extinguisher.

Vehicle Traffic
75. Obey all driving rules of the road. This includes golf carts.
76. Each vehicle and/or equipment operator and/or occupant shall be required to
wear a seat belt where provided by the manufacturer.
77. All motor vehicles will operate with a horn when moving.
78. Do not use a cell phone while operating a piece of equipment or vehicle.
79. Make eye contact with pedestrians and other drivers or equipment operators.
80. Sound horn when approaching pedestrians not facing on-coming traffic.
81. Material handling equipment shall travel with the load trailing if forward view
is obstructed. Exception is when spotter is present, or in restricted area. Area
SOP will apply.
82. Each vehicle and/or equipment operator shall be accountable for passenger(s)
complying with rules.
a. Passenger(s) shall not sit on pick-up sides, toolboxes or other objects that
would position them above the sides of the bed.
b. Passenger(s) must remain seated while being transported in the back of a
pick-up truck and trailer.
c. Passenger(s) shall not lean against the tailgate.
d. Passenger(s) will not be carried on vehicles unless specific space for
passenger(s) is provided.
e. No passenger(s) will be transported in the bed of an International Paper
mill pick-up once it leaves the mill site.
83. All vehicles/mobile equipment will stop, sound horn, and proceed slowly at
building entrances and blind corners.
84. No bicycles of any type will be allowed on the mill site.
85. All IP employees who are required to operate a boat must have a valid state
issued Boating License.
86. Utility vehicles are not allowed to travel along public highways (these vehicles
may cross the highway but not operate along the length of the roadway). An
approved exception to this rule is Butler Farm Road.
87. Only trained and authorized employees are allowed to operate powered
industrial trucks (e.g., fork-lifts, clamp trucks) or mobile equipment (eg,
cranes, loaders, dozers, tractors, scooters, utility vehicles).
88. Personnel on industrial trucks, mobile equipment, and vehicles, must remain in
designated seats provided by the equipment manufacturer while the equipment
is in motion.
 89. Observe posted speed limit signs at all times. The maximum plant speed is 15
mph.

Pedestrian Traffic
90. Do not ride man-lifts unless you are trained and authorized.
91. Do not walk between rail cars that are coupled or decoupled that are less than
50 feet apart. Be alert for movement when walking between uncoupled rail
cars.
92. Do not walk under suspended loads.
93. Do not walk or ride on conveyors.
94. Walk on the left side of roadways, facing traffic or the sidewalk (if available).
Do not walk in the center of the road.
95. Don’t walk through bay doors
96. Cross roads at right angles unless otherwise designated.
97. Make eye contact with drivers and equipment operators.
98. Do not walk through standing liquids.
99. Always use handrails on stairs and platforms.
100. Use designated walkways where provided.

General Safe Work Practices

101. Know and abide by the rules of any department or area in which you are
working.
102. Orient new and transferred employees to hazards associated with area.
103. Investigate prolonged absence of anyone from their designated work area.
104. No job is complete until all safety devices (guards, etc.) are in place and
operable.
105. No equipment will be run and/or operated without proper safeguards in
place.
106. All non-English speaking personnel working in the mill must have an
English speaking person with the crew.
107. When lifting, bend from the knees, do not twist; get help for heavy or
bulky loads.
108. Use proper industrial hose selection. Use safety clips on universal fittings.
109. Observe your surroundings; obey all DANGER, CAUTION, and NOTICE
signs, tags, and other warning devices.
110. Horseplay and participating in practical jokes are not allowed.
111. Personnel shall not use stored material as a walking/working surface (eg,
material in the bed of a pickup truck, a flat bed truck, a trailer, or a trash
dumpster).
112. No IP tools or equipment will be lent to anyone for personal use.
113. An employee cannot work alone while performing a task requiring a
harness.
Compressed Air
114. Do not use compressed air to clean clothing or yourself.
115. For area clean-up, use brooms or wash-up hoses, if compressed air must
be used, ensure that 30 psi pressure reducer is in place on air hose.

Cranes, Hoists, Monorails and Lifting

116. All monorails, cranes, chain-falls, come-a-longs and rigging shall be
inspected prior to use. The inspection must be documented.

Area Specific Restrictions (See each Area Safety Rules for more detail)
117. All personnel entering the #6 Recovery Boiler Building shall sign in at the
Control Room. This procedure is established to account for personnel in
the event of an emergency shutdown procedure of the recovery boiler.