FFFWEST Safety Committee Meeting

1. FFFWEST Safety Committee Meeting Wednesday, May 29th 2012 Audio Info: 1-888-396-0833 Participant Code: 9835428 Please hit the 'mute’ button or use *6 to mute your phone until you are ready to speak up. Don’t place the call on hold. No matter how busy you are, putting a conference call on hold forces the entire group to listen to your hold music. If you must step away, use the mute feature or hang up and dial back in.

2. Locations in Attendance…

3. Any Accidents or Injuries…? • PLEASE REMEMBER TO REPORT IMMEDIATELY !! • Reporting injuries immediately is the optimal way to save time, money, and your associates!  If you have questions please contact Risk Management at 757-989-2724. • Workers' Compensation claims must be reported online,  via HR Manager Self Service. • Send supporting documentation for claims to 757-989-2501 OR accident.claims@ferguson.com

4. May-12 Safety Topics Old Business… FMCSA Self-Assessment & On-line Survey New Business… Personal Protective Equipment & Ferguson MRO Branch Crisis Preparedness

5. FMCSA Self-Assessment & Survey Completed by warehouse… 100.0% completed

6. Personal Protective Equipment Refresher…

7. PPE • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is issued to associates (and visitors as appropriate) to protect them from identified hazards. • PPE is issued only if the risk cannot be eliminated or suitably reduced by other methods. • Managers are responsible for identifying and addressing hazards.

8. The following applies to all associates and other persons who may be affected by our operations: • Procedure: • PPE will be provided for all associates as deemed necessary, by risk assessment, for the tasks performed • Associates will wear PPE issued as directed by their managers. • PPE will not be adapted, personalized or defaced in any way, as this may alter its effectiveness • PPE will be stored securely at each location unless management approves that it can be taken home. • All PPE issued is company property and must be returned upon request by management, or at the time of separation from the company. This excludes safety footwear.

9. Manager Responsibilities: • Provide PPE for associates, ensuring it is suitable for the task and the individual • Ensure associates wear provided PPE • Arrange replacement of PPE when damaged or worn • Continually assess the need for PPE, or for changes to PPE provided • Provide suitable storage facilities for PPE

10. Associate Responsibilities: • Ensure PPE provided is suitable for the task. • Wear PPE provided at all relevant times, i.e. when exposed to the relevant risk. • Inspect PPE daily - report any need for replacement. • Inform manager of any problems related to wearing PPE. • Inform manager when PPE is damaged or worn. • Store PPE issued securely.

11. Under normal circumstances the following PPE will be worn as indicated: • Safety footwear worn by all warehouse/yard operatives and all drivers • Gloves worn by all persons when handling goods – will vary in type to suit the products being handled • Hard hats worn by crane operators/slingers, and drivers on building sites. • Orange High Visibility Vests will be worn by all new hires for the first 90 days of employment • Orange High Visibility Vests will be worn by drivers when required by jobsites

12. Continued… • Orange Traffic Cones will be utilized by drivers when delivering in high traffic areas. • Hearing protection worn as determined by management • Eye protection worn as determined by management • Respirators worn as determined by management Other risks may require PPE not listed here. Please contact Risk Management for assistance.

13. MRO Ordering: • To order approved Personal Protective Equipment, visit www.fergusonmro.com.  • Sign in using FEI followed by your main branch number (FEI1743).  The password is SAFETY.  Main branches may begin shopping immediately; satellites must first change the “ship to” address.  • Purchasing Cards (P-Cards) are required.  • Shipping charges are billed collect to individual location carrier accounts (i.e. UPS, FedEx).  • Alaska, Hawaii, and West Coast orders will be shipped via USPS flat rate boxes. • If you have questions regarding the order process, please contact mro.orders@ferguson.com, or call 513-672-8734 to speak with your dedicated representative, Dee Parragh.

14. Resources: • Pipeline > Risk Management > Order Supplies > Personal Protective Equipment • Pipeline > Risk Management > Health & Safety Handbook > Extended Policies > Personal Protective Equipment • MRO = Maintenance, Repair, and Operations

15. Branch Crisis Preparedness Review now and be prepared.

16. Are you prepared…? • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have declared last April 22-28 National Severe Weather Preparedness Week.

17. Ferguson’s Business Continuity Management Plan and Natural Disaster Response Policy… focuses on corporate responsibility and our continuity ABCs: • Our Associates, • Our Business, • Our Customers/Community.

18. To better serve your needs… …if you experience an emergency involving weather events, property destruction, loss of life or other crisis level events, please e-mail the Disaster Help contact or call at 757-223-6920. • You can also contact Ray Ferrara in Security at 757-813-5263.

19. Branch Preparedness • To prepare locally, please review the business continuity page on Pipeline.  • On this site, you will find: • A Sample Branch Emergency Action Plan • Tornado Preparedness Guidelines • Earthquake Preparedness Guidelines • Hurricane Preparedness Guidelines • An Excel spreadsheet that includes templates for: • Associate Recall Roster • Critical Vendor • Key Customer checklists

20. Branch Preparedness • ALL MANAGERS are required to submit a copy of the following: • Associate Recall Roster • Branch Emergency Action Plan (EAP) • (everyone should have this done already…) • Branch Disaster Response Checklist • I will forward copies of all forms after the meeting… Deadline to submit is Tuesday, June 19th

21. Some Operational Highlights & Reminders… Branch Sales – April-12 Physical Inventory June 22nd & 23rd

22. April 2012 Sales by Whse. Including Administrative Fees (1798)

23. April 2012 Sales by Whse.

24. Physical Inventory Friday, June 22nd & Saturday, June 23rd

25. Physical Inventory – June 2012 • What can you do to better prepare for physical inventory? • Read the PI Manual (Jun-12 version available now). • Make sure your file maintenance is CLEAN. • Make sure specials have been committed and staged properly. Make sure this is done ahead of time. • Ask questions if you don’t understand something.

26. Resources - • Access the Countdown to Physical Inventory Checklist and PI Guide~ • Access Ferguson’s Intranet page, www.ferg.com. • Access the Physical Inventory page at the following path: Human Resources  Training Department,  Systems Help. • Click the Physical Inventory Manual link. The Physical Inventory June 2012 web page displays. From this site you can access the PI checklist, obtain additional copies of the PI Manual, view the Support Center’s Hours, etc.

27. Jun-12 PI Timeline • On-Going • June 11th thru 22nd • June 15th & June 20th • June 20th • June 22nd & 23rd • June 24th • Clean up your file maintenance • Verify “Staging Locations” • Suspension of IBTs • Creation of PI File & Count Sheets • PI Day – Count, Enter, Recount, and Enter • Update On-Hand Balances

28. Any Questions or Comments?