SECTION 1. APO SAFETY POLICY

The personal safety and health of each APO employee and visitor is of primary importance. Prevention of occupationally induced injury and illness is one of the highest priorities. The objective is a safety and health program that will eliminate disabling injuries and illnesses.

To be successful such a program must reflect proper attitudes toward injury and illness prevention on the part of management and employees. It requires cooperation in all safety and health matters among employees, their co-workers, and/or visitors. Only through such cooperative effort can injury and illness be prevented and an excellent safety record be established and maintained.

Responsibility for implementation of the program is assigned to the Site Operations Manager. The ultimate responsibility for safety, however, cannot be delegated to an individual, but must be assumed by all employees. Each employee is expected to comply with all identified life, safety, and health standards, and rules and regulations pursuant to our policy for prevention of all accidents. Adequate attention to safety is the responsibility of all employees, subcontractors, and visitors.

The observatory does not have medical personnel nor does it provide any medical assistance. Emergency medical aid is provided by the Sunspot EMS volunteer service. While some employees may be a member of Sunspot's service and provide medical services at APO, they perform these services as part of Sunspot's EMS service and not as an employee of APO.