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PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES POLICY
I. Scope
This Policy applies at all Fisher Scientific International Inc. (“FSII”) facilities and to all FSII employees, agents or visitors. This Policy also applies to all contractors performing work at a Fisher facility or while operating any motorized vehicle constituting Fisher property.
II. Policy Statement
This Policy covers: (i) the use of portable electronic devices while working or being inside a flammable liquids storage room at a Fisher Scientific facility; and (ii) the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle in connection with Company business. Employees, contractors, agents and visitors at a Fisher facility are responsible for knowing, communicating and following this Policy.
III. Flammable Liquids Storage Rooms
The Occupational Safety and Health Act classifies flammable liquids storage rooms a Class I Division 2 work environment as defined in the Act. Portable electronic devices including but not limited to cellular telephones, pagers, electronic tools, radios, radio frequency guns and other similar devices are prohibited in a flammable liquids storage room unless the electronic device is certified for operation in a Class I Division 2 location. Accordingly, no employee, contractor, agent or visitor at a Fisher facility may operate any such device within a flammable liquids storage room unless the device is certified for such use. Construction and demolition work performed in a flammable liquids storage room requiring the use of electronic equipment not meeting the rating certification of Class I Division 2 is only permitted when utilizing the Fisher Hot Work Permit Program. This program requires the relocation of flammable liquids to a specific distance from the work area and periodic monitoring of work area atmospheric conditions.
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IV. Telephone Use While Driving
Commercial vehicles and warehouse motorized equipment. No employee, contractor, agent or visitor may use a mobile telephone while engaged in the operation of a commercial vehicle in connection with Company business, including but not limited to delivery vehicles, passenger vehicles such as vans or buses, vehicles requiring a commercial driver’s license or other similar vehicles. No employee, contractor, agent or visitor at a Fisher facility may use a mobile telephone while engaged in the operation of any forklift, lift cart, scooter, golf cart or other motorized vehicle located within a Fisher facility or used in connection with Company business. Passenger vehicles. The decision whether to use a mobile telephone while engaged in the use a passenger vehicle is a personal decision to be made by each employee, contractor, agent or visitor, provided that the decision is in compliance with applicable law. If prohibited by applicable law, no employee, contractor, agent or visitor may use a mobile telephone while engaged in the operation of a motor vehicle. Where the use of a mobile telephone is permitted by applicable law while operating a passenger vehicle, and when the driver of the passenger vehicle determines that it is safe to use a mobile telephone while operating the motor vehicle, FSII requires the use of an appropriate hands-free device. This requirement applies to the operation of both commercial and personal vehicles while engaged in communication regarding Company business. All employees, contractors, agents and visitors are hereby notified that there will be no disciplinary action taken against them should they choose in the exercise of their personal discretion not to use a mobile telephone while operating a passenger vehicle.
Approved By: Mandatory Discretionary Vice President Regulatory Affairs Effective Date: April 2004 Rev. # 2 Page 2 of 2