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DC-251 (Revised 05/18/ <br />BOOK 21 PAGE <br />7. Operate heavy equipment or aerial man lifts of any kind. Some examples of <br />prohibited equipment are: tractors, bull dozers, back hoes, cranes, grade ails, <br />road construction equipment, fork lifts, boom trucks, etc. Inmates are allowed <br />to perform maintenance and repair work on this type of equipment. <br />S. Perform any task that requires the use of a respirator due to exceeding the <br />contaminant's permissible exposure limits. <br />9. Work over or in water where a drowning hazard exists, without the <br />appropriate protection, such as: standard railings, personal fall arrest systems, <br />personal flotation devices, ring buoys and/or skiffs, as required by the OSHA <br />standards. <br />10. Work in trenches or excavations four feet deep or greater. <br />11. Work on or adjacent to public roads and highways without the proper <br />MUTCD work zone safety set up utilizing the correct traffic control devices <br />and high visibility vests. <br />12. Operate chain saws. <br />13. Sit, stand or ride on any, piece of equipment in a manner not consistent with <br />the design of said vehicle or machinery while that equipment has its motor <br />running or is moving. Examples of prohibited practices include, but are by no <br />means limited to: standing on mower deck, riding in bucket of a loader, riding <br />sealed on a trailer hitch. <br />This list of tasks is not exclusive of others thot might be considered too hazardous <br />for inmate labor contracts- Any tasks or duties similar to these or in question, in <br />regards to personnel safety, should be addressed with the correctional facility's <br />management before assigning the inmate to perform the proposed duties. <br />Ill. Supervision <br />A. Lee County Operational Services agrees all inmate project supervisors will <br />receive the Department of Corrections Inmate Orientation Training. New <br />employees will be scheduled to receive this orientation training prior to being <br />allowed to supervise itunate projects without being accompanied by Correctional <br />Officers. <br />13. <br />I . Project supervisors will be on-site at each workstation. <br />2. Each project supervisor wilt provide the inmate with ajob description and will <br />provide the Department of Correction with a periodic inmate work <br />performance evaluation if requested for classification purposes. <br />3. The managers and supervisors of the innmates working under labor contract <br />will provide all safety training, appropriate to the hazards and duties of each <br />task to be performed by the inmate, in accordance with OSHA regulations. <br />This training will include the hazards associated with the task, the proper and <br />safe use of any equipment assigned for performing the work, the hazards <br />associated with any chemicals used in the work, the proper safe work methods <br />for performing the task and the correct use of any personal protective <br />equipment needed to perform the task. This training will be ongoing and <br />documented by the managers and supervisors for the duration of the inmate <br />Page 4 of6 <br />