I would like to re-issue some thoughts about BeyondZero® and our Culture of Caring that were discussed at a recent senior management meeting.

A big focus of our discussion was the meaning of BeyondZero and our Culture of Car-ing. Was it only about safety or something bigger? The answer to those questions was yes. And after a considerable back and forth, we came up with a “definition” of BeyondZero that goes like this:

“Our culture of caring inspires mutual respect and personal account-ability. It creates the deep emotional commitment, active engage-ment, and courage to drive excellence in safekeeping and all that we do.”

You’ll note that it’s not so much a definition as it is a description of an end state, the “to be” of Jacobs. It describes a company that is committed and engaged to the safekeeping of our co-workers, our families, and the world that we influence. It also takes caring beyond the boundaries of safety into all the other things that we do.

So how do we get there? Well, it’s a progression. Many of you are still approaching BeyondZero like it’s exclusively about safety, and that’s okay – that’s an im-portant part of our Culture of Caring. The key is that we open ourselves to arriving at a place where we believe caring is the right thing to do; and we have to display this to one another through our behaviour on a daily basis – at work, at home, at play, in our communities – eve-rywhere.

So how do we know when we’re there? There is no there. But as we get closer we should see a deeper, richer level of engagement; we should be beyond understanding BeyondZero intellectually and be living it emotionally. Simply put, we’ll know it when we see it.

We can get there; we must start, first, by looking in the mirror.

Keep yourselves and your loved ones safe.

- Mike Coyle

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“Maintaining Jacobs’ reputation for high ethical

standards is in the best interest of the Com-

pany’s success, your success, and the success of

our business relationships.”

- Craig Martin, President & CEO.

Mike Coyle,

Sr. VP , Middle East

Online SOR System Launched Jacobs Middle East Safety Observation Reports (SOR) online system was launched in Sep-11. This is a user friendly online system for tracking & tracing the status of SORs. When one submits an SOR, the office HSE Coordinator gets notified about the SOR. The initiator re-ceives an acknowledgement mail as well. The HSE Coordinator will identify and assign the corrective action required to the concerned department/ person. Everyone logged into Jacobs Middle East network can also have a look at all the submitted SOR’s of the current year and their status.

It is extremely important to take immediate action if you observe an unsafe act. Talk to the person who is in unsafe situation and take the corrective action. Serious threatening safety situations must never be submitted by SOR alone, seek the help of your line manager and/or the HSE Supervisor. Practice a “NO BLAME CULTURE”, hence need not to mention names in the SOR. We are looking for SORs that helps us “raise the bar” of our Beyond Zero journey. Thoughtful, effective and constructive SOR’s will be recognized.

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Office Safety Office!! It’s the safest place to work ! True to a certain extent. However, working in office has some potential hazards

too. Patrick, gives some useful tips to avoid such hazards.

Employees who work in an office environment are faced with safety hazards on a daily basis. Some of the more common

hazards are listed below but these are not to be considered all inclusive. Slips, trips, and falls contribute to the majority of

general industry accidents. These potential hazards are also common in our offices and are preventable by the following:

• Use the handrails on stairways for balance

• Maintain the stairways free of obstructions

• Never use mobile electronic devices when on stairways and stop walking if you have to use the cellular phone

• Use elevators when moving heavy boxes

• Slow down and stay closer to the right at corners

• Walk with extra care on wet surfaces

• Wipe up spills immediately and if too large contact building management

• Pick up paper, dropped pencils, pens, paper clips and rubber bands

• Keep waste baskets out of aisles

Preparing for building evacuations due to fire or other emergency may be often forgotten with some helpful guidelines as fol-lows:

• Review the Emergency Action Plan for your building, know your Floor Wardens and know the Assembly Point

• Participate in all fire drills or emergency drills and take them seriously. Remember you do not get a second chance in the event of an actual fire or emergency

• In the event of any type of evacuation listen and follow directions from your Floor Warden at the Assembly Point

Employees should be aware of the hazards of filing cabinets as follows:

• A file cabinet can exert a force of up to 150 lbs when falling over

• Never leave the drawers open or unattended

• Store the heaviest materials in the bottom drawer

• Load from the bottom up

• Open only one drawer at a time

• Shut a file drawer immediately after removing or inserting files

• Use the handle when closing to reduce pinch-point injuries

Other items that will keep your office environment safe are as follows:

• Paper cuts are preventable by using extra care when handling paper

• Pens and pencils should always be carried in your pocket with points facing down and not in your hands in the event of a fall

• Use a moving service or contact building maintenance to lift heavy boxes or equipment

• If you must lift heavy boxes or equipment utilize your legs and the proper lifting technique with back straight

• Ensure that ergonomics has been designed into your workstation

Eliminating hazards and awareness of the potential hazards will help to ensure no one is injured in the workplace. If you ob-

serve a co-worker or family member at home performing, or about to perform an unsafe act, please step in and point this out

to him or her. Many of the items included in this topic of Office Safety can and should be communicated to your loved ones at

home in keeping with the Jacobs’ BeyondZero culture of caring.

- By Patrick Cormier

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Hydroplaning During rains we may encounter hydroplaning . Ashraf explains the phenomenon.

Hydroplaning happens when the water in front of the tires builds up faster than the vehicle’s weight can push out of the way.

The water pressure causes the vehicle to rise up and slide in a thin layer of water between the tires and the road. At this point,

the vehicle can be completely out of contact with the road, and in danger of skidding or drifting out of the lane.

If you find yourself hydroplaning or skidding:

• Do not brake or turn suddenly;

• Ease your foot off the gas until the vehicle slows and you can feel traction on the road again;

• Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid. As you recover control, gently straighten the wheels; and

• If you need to brake, do it gently with light pumping action. Your vehicle has anti-lock brakes, then brake normally. Be-

cause the vehicle’s computer will mimic a pumping action.

- By Mohammed Ashraf

BeyondZero Orientations With an ever increasing staff in KSA Operations, it became very important to spread the message of BeyondZero to all new comers. Various BeyondZero Orientations were conducted at site offices and home office. Site offices of Yanbu and Injaz were covered. In Total 89 personnel were inducted including 9 from client (Marafiq).

The workshops were highly inter-active and were successful in soliciting people’s commitment towards making the work place incident and injury free. Lanouar, Ashraf, Wynnie Delacruz and Rajendra Matlani from Al-Khobar office facilitated the workshops.

In words of Lynn, MOP Marafiq Projects, Yanbu— “I have worked for many large and well known firms and that Beyond Zero Orien-tation was without a doubt the best, most poignant and hard hitting reason presentation on WHY safety is important.

We all assume that we will be OK and Charlie was everyman who ever has donned on PPE and went out and did something rou-tine but is inherently dangerous. What really got me was what hap-pened to his family. The personal collateral damage that occurred to his marriage and his daughters was so sad.

Well done. I am very glad I went.”

Editor—Rajendra Matlani. All contributions for the next issue should be sent to the editor at rajendra.matlani@jacobs.com with subject as “Article for BeyondZero Beacon” by 10-Jan-2012. Disclaimer — The views expressed in this newsletter are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Jacobs Zate Management or the editors of BeyondZero Beacon. The purpose of this periodical is to increase the awareness of BeyondZero and to promote the culture of caring by providing a forum for open communication.

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▲ Mr. Noel Watson addressing the Jacobs Global Futures Weekend briefings at Al-Khobar Office.

JZ kids participating in science exhibition at school. ▼

▲ Picturesque scene at Yanbu.

JZ kids graduating to yellow and

green belts in Karate. ▼

Client Commendations Customer satisfaction is our prime motto. Let us see what our customers feel about our employees.

Mr. Ted D. Valentiner, Jr. of King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture Projects Dept. stated, “ I would just like to advise you of

the continued outstanding support and follow-up I have received, and continue to receive, from Mr. Mohammad Munawar.

During the time I have been involved with the Jacobs-Zate office, he has always provided outstanding service and follow-up

and I very much appreciate his efforts. My sentiments are shared with the other members of the Jacobs/ Ithra team as well.”

Congratulations Our employees share their personal achievements...

My wife and I celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary on Sept 21st , 2011. Barbara and I have been a couple for the past 46 years and we are looking forward to 50 years together. Our home is high in the Rocky Mountains in Conifer Colorado.— Larry Long, GES+ Office.

We are blessed with a baby girl in November-2011— Ali Al-Tharman, GES+ Office

We are blessed with a baby boy on 15-August -2011— Bassam Taha Yanbuawi, GES+ Office