General Rules #1

Question 1

1. Public Laws

Answer 1

Every employee is expected to be familiar with and obey all public laws, company or department rules, instructions, specifications etc. Covering or relating to their conduct as an agent of the company, or the work in which they are engaged. Lack of such knowledge will not serve to excuse any failure to observe them.

Question 2

2. Loyalty

Answer 2

A steadfast loyalty to the company’s interest is demanded from every employee, in order that the company may faithfully perform the duties to which it is charged.

Question 3

3. Honesty

Answer 3

The company expects and requires absolute honesty from every employee in all dealings with the public, the company, and fellow employees.

Question 4

4. Effort

Answer 4

The company expects from every employee a maximum of efficient effort on every undertaking assigned to them.

Question 5

5. Service

Answer 5

Every employee must guard against unnecessary interruption or interference with the service.

Question 6

6. Order/Purchase

Answer 6

No employee may order, purchase, rent in any manner acquire in the name of the company, or commit to acquire, property, goods, or services of any nature except as regularly or specifically authorized.

Question 7

7. Loan-Give-Sell

Answer 7

No employee may loan, give, sell or destroy or otherwise dispose of the company’s property, equipment, supplies, or services except as regularly or specifically authorized and must disburse, use, and account for such property etc. in exact accordance with his or her instructions.

Question 8

8. Respect

Answer 8

Employees as such must respect the personal property rights and privileges of other persons and avoid any act, statement, or neglect which may give offense or involve the company in controversies or litigation of any kind.

Question 9

9. Funds

Answer 9

Employees to whom are entrusted funds of the company will be held personally responsible to safeguard and disburse them in exact accordance with the instructions on the subject.

Question 10

10. Prevent Injury

Answer 10

To prevent injury to person or property the company requires each employee to exercise practicable precaution in performing his work, to report any condition or any practice, negligence, or incompetence of others which endangers himself, the public, or other workman and to aid and assist any employee or non employee who may become injured in the course of our work.

Question 11

18. Timesheets

Answer 11

No employee shall make, certify, or approve any record, statement, or report known by him to be false.

Question 12

21. Absent/Tardy

Answer 12

Employees must notify their respective supervisors at any time when it is necessary for them to be absent or tardy.

Question 13

30. Accidental Damage

Answer 13

Employees shall report promptly and in accordance with their instructions, any accidental damage they may have caused or which has come to their attention.

Question 14

31. Private Property

Answer 14

Permission to work on private property or trim or cut trees on the highway or elsewhere should be obtained before such work is started.