Risk Assessment Policy DIVISION OF HSE REVISION

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1 Risk Assessment Policy DIVISION OF HSE REVISION

2 Risk Assessment Policy Division of Safety & Environment Policy Number: Employees Required: All Employees Training Date: Prior to 1 st Assignment Renewal Frequency: Yearly Introduction The mission of the Division of Safety & Environment (HSE) is to identify and mitigate risks and hazards in an attempt to achieve the ultimate goal of zero incidents, zero injuries, and zero spills or environmental harm. Creedence Energy Services (the Company) believes that to achieve this goal, a comprehensive system of accountability must be implemented and executed to promote safe work practices and improve upon the overall HSE goals. Policy Statement The Company is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all employees. In pursuit of this goal, the following Risk Assessment Policy is established for the purpose of the following: To provide guidelines for identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards To ensure the potential hazards of new processes and materials are identified before they are introduced into the workplace To identify the jobs/tasks which require risk assessment Program Administration The HSE Management Team (HSE Director, VP Operations, and President (chair)) is responsible for implementation of the Risk Assessment Policy. The HSE Director will maintain, review, and update the policy at least annually, and whenever necessary to include new or modified tasks and procedures. The HSE Director will be responsible for the development and maintenance of all training documents and records. If for any reason the HSE Director is unable to fulfill his/her duties, or the position is vacant, the responsibilities of the HSE Director will be assumed by the President for all instances herein. The HSE Director shall also be responsible for training persons on risk assessments. 1

3 All employees and sub-contractors of the Company are responsibly for understanding the risk assessment policy, regardless of title or position. All employees and sub-contractors must actively participate in assessing a work site and identify all existing or potential hazards prior to beginning work. Hazard and Risk Identification Identification Process Job Hazard Risk Assessment (J-HRA) Form Creedence Energy Services has a formal process for identifying potential hazards. Processes are in place to identify potential hazards by the use of Job Hazard Risk Assessment (J-HRA) or area specific analysis/inspections. The hazard identification process is used for routine and non-routine activities as well as new processes, changes in operation, products or services as applicable. The J-HRA program is designed to ensure employees and/or sub-contractors are actively involved in the hazard identification process and hazards are reviewed with all employees concerned. Employees must be trained in the hazard identification process. including the use and care of proper PPE. Conducting a J-HRA The job lead or HSE Director (if present) shall lead J-HRA which is a formal process in place to identify the various tasks that are to be performed. The results are detailed on the J-HRA form along with the methods used to control or eliminate the hazards identified. The J-HRA must be reviewed, signed, and dated by all employees and sub-contractors on location after they have engaged and collectively agreed upon the risks of the particular task. If an employee or contractor feels the J-HRA has not sufficiently addressed the hazards present, he/she is obligated to use his/her stop work authority. Inputs into the baseline hazard identification include, but are not limited to: Scope of work; Legal and other requirements; Previous incidents and non-conformance; Sources of energy, contaminants and other environmental conditions that can cause injury; Walk through of work environment; Hazards identifications (as examples) are to include: Working Alone Thermal Exposure Isolation of Energy Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Bloodborne Pathogens Confined Spaces Driving 2

4 General Safety Precautions Any other established policy or procedure by Creedence Energy Services or the operator Any other site specific work scope Review of Hazard Assessment Existing worksite hazard identifications should be formally reviewed annually or repeated at reasonably practicable intervals to prevent the development of unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and specifically updated when new tasks are to be performed that have not been risk assessed, when a work process or operation changes, before the construction of a new site or when significant additions or alterations to a job site are made. The respective supervisor or project manager should notify the HSE Director when additional hazards are introduced into the work place in order to revise planning and assessment needs. Risk Assessment Hazards should be classified and ranked based on severity. The Risk Assessment Matrix classifies hazards based on the risk associate with the task. Consequence Probability A B C D E Severity People Assets Environment Reputation t Done Rarely Once Week Several Times per Week Several Times per Day Single Fatality Multiple Fatalities Localized Extensive Localized Massive Limited Considerable National Global Key Manage for continuous improvement (LOW) Incorporate risk reduction measures (MEDIUM) Intolerable (HIGH) 3

5 Risk Controls & Hazard Mitigation Risk assessed hazards should be compiled, addressed, and mitigated through dedicated assignment, appropriate documentation of completion, and implemented controls methods. Items to be included in the risk assessment are: Engineering or administrative controls PPE required Site-specific hazards work will begin before the worksite assessment is completed. Additionally, no risk assessed as High (Intolerable) shall be performed. If an existing or potential hazard to workers is identified during a hazard assessment, Creedence Energy Services must take measures to eliminate the hazard, or if elimination is not reasonably practicable, control the hazard. If reasonably practicable, Creedence Energy Services must eliminate or control a hazard through the use of engineering controls. If a hazard cannot be adequately controlled using engineering controls, Creedence Energy Services must use administrative controls that control the hazard to a level as low as reasonably achievable. If the hazard cannot be adequately controlled using engineering and/or administrative controls, Creedence Energy Services must ensure that the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is used by workers affected by the hazard. Creedence Energy Services may use a combination of engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment if there is a greater level of worker safety because a combination is used. 4