Certifications, contractor

Does contractor maintain an insurance policy of the type and minimum amount as specified m the contracted agreement (Please attach a copy of current insurance certificate.) ... 

Contractors Clearance Certificate control of contractors/temporary workers Close control of temporary heating, lighting, cooking etc. 

In the event of an emergency situation, and a contractor/subcontractor is required in an exchision/contaminated zone, an insurance certificate naming the host organization as the holder and meeting the... 

Only personnel who have completed the training prescribed by host organization health and safety personnel shall be allowed to work on host organization projects. Some projects may require contractor certification or special training as specified in the implementing purchase order. 

Contracts with the federal government require compliance with Executive Order Nos. 11625 and 12138 to utilize small and small disadvantaged businesses. The contractor/subcontractor must complete a copy of the representations and certifications providing self-certification of business classification under existing federal definitions. The representations and certifications also provide tax identification information required by the Internal Revenue Service. The original of the representation and certification form should be sent to regional purchasing and a copy included in the project file. 

Copies of completion certificates which must be received from the contractor/subcontractor prior to final payment... 

A certificate was attached to the exchanger stating that welding and burning were allowed but only to the shell. The contractor, having removed most of the tubes, decided to put workers into the shell to grind out the plugged tubes. He telephoned the plant and asked if it would be safe to let workers enter the shell. He did not say why he wanted them to do so. 

The certificate attached to the exchanger when it left the plant should have contained much more information. It should have said that the plugged tubes had not been cleaned and that they contained a chemical that gave off fumes when heated. Better still, the plugged tubes should have been opened up and cleaned. The contractor would have to remove the plugs, so why not remove them before they left the plant ... 

The essence of a plant engineering contract will be that the plant actually performs to the criteria laid down in the design, and this must be established before a Practical Completion Certificate is even considered. Tests will need to be made to the plant, and then it will be commissioned by the contractor and left in a condition whereby it can be operated as specified. When the work within the contract is complete, a certificate should be issued by the client (or employer) to the contractor. The architect or consulting engineer acting as agent normally performs this duty. 

From the date of the Practical Completion Certificate, the contractor is no longer liable for liquidated damages, and the defects liability begins to run. Latent defects which appear for the next six or twelve months, depending upon the agreed period, have to be made good by the contractor, free of charge to the client. 

The contractor should furnish copies of the "Contractor s Material and Test Certificate."... 

Certification that the applicant did not and will not use services of any person or firm debarred under the 1992 Generic Drug Enforcement Act. In order to prepare this certification, appropriate certifications should be obtained from all contractors used... 

The cost and complexity of validation is often underestimated and can cause delays in bringing the product to market. Validation requirements for a project should be identified as early as possible in the project life cycle to ensure that adequate time and cost is allowed to complete them successfully. It is particularly important to establish the documentation required from suppliers and contractors working on the project, and the extent to which they will be required to play a part in the validation process. For example, if material certification is required for equipment components, these must be ordered from the supplier s own stockholders with the raw materials, and cannot be obtained retrospectively. 

In conclusion, the review and approval process for NDAs for new drugs is much more efficient than in the past. To take advantage of the efficiency of the FDA, the applicant should prepare the NDA carefully, making sure all the necessary information is present. In addition, the applicant should be aware of the various certifications and statements that will be needed in an NDA when they choose contractors and clinical investigators. 

A separate contractor should certify clean-room areas. This might be the TAB contractor if that firm is suitably qualified. There should be no question of equipment being operative at this stage of the project since start-up and testing and balancing are complete. Certification is the verification of facility compliance... 

Flandling and approval of contractor s drawings, purchase orders, subcontracts, and materials certification. 

Does the contractor provide a protocol of analysis or a certificate of compliance for each lot of product at the time of shipment as well as copies of completed batch records ... 

There are other specialized organizations and numerous contractors and vendors doing research to develop better materials, design methods, inspection and testing methods, and other practices to enhance the safety of pipelines. Most operators have multiple staff involved in various technical committees associated with these organizations, and various key technical people carry certifications of various types. For example, key corrosion personnel typically carry various certifications from NACE. 

Where practicable, each item should bear a label or tag indicating that it has been calibrated and an expiry date for that calibration. Evidence should be available that the calibrating devices are themselves accurate, or, where contractors have been utilised, that accuracy is guaranteed, for example by NATA certification of the contractor. 

Final documentation for a validated manufacturing facility is critical to the success of the project. Documentation and certiflcation of the work is the responsibility of the construction management team. The format and items required for certiflcation should be included in both the design documents and the validation plan. Almost all documentation provided by vendors is available in electronic format. The computer design programs used to provide this documentation should be established in the early stages of the project and validation plan. The construction manager insures that the subcontractors and suppliers comply with these requirements. Weld documentation and instrument calibration are two of the most common certifications required of the contractors. 

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