Contractor safety

API RP 2220, Improving Owner and Contractor Safety Performance, 1st ed., September 1991... 

API RP 2221, Manager s Guide to Implementing a Contractor Safety Program, 1st ed., June 1996... 

Contractors are trained to perform their tasks safely to the same extent as employees. Even when selecting contractors, the employees need to consider the contractors safety performance in addition to their skills. 

Frequency of, and percentage attendance for, contractor safety meetings X ... 

Number of open contractor safety suggestions, in other words, those not yet resolved by a company representative, or average age for unresolved suggestions X ... 

Contractor Safety programs have been in existence for many years, but the PSM Standard required that the program become formalized and more far-reaching than traditional contractor safety programs. The Contractors [29 CFR 1910.119 (h)] element requires that those considering the use of contractors must partially base their selection of a particular contractor on their safety performance. Covered process owners, once they select a contractor, must ensure that not only are the employees of the contractor qualified to do the... 

The theme of the 1999 Responsible Care report is Contractor Safety . As well as specific sections on this topic the CER includes sections on Safety, Health, Environment, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Responsible Care . It also presents a Company Profile and Review by site , and includes Emission data and a section titled Where it still went wrong . 

RP 76—Contractor Safety Management for Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations... 

API RP 76 Contractor Safety Management for Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Operations was first published in 2000. The API wants to make acceptance of the new RP 76 universal in order to facilitate Lean and Six Sigma processes. 

The standard includes a questionnaire of about 150 questions that contractors fill out about their health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards and performance as part of the bidding process. The contractor need only fill out the questionnaire one time it can then be used for multiple clients. (Not all questions apply to all contractors. For example, there are sections to do wifli aviation and marine. If a contractor does not work in those areas, he need not fill out the pertinent questions. There are also nation-specific questions. And contractors that perform low-risk activities will need to answer fewer questions.) Benefits of standardization include (i) elimination of redundant form filling by contractors, (ii) consistency in evaluating contractors, and (iii) freeing up more time for actually improving contractor safety. 

T/F) Employers do not have to screen contractor safety records before hiring them. 

Operations and Safety Effectiveness Safety and Health Management Safe Work Practices Process Safety Management Contractor Safety Emergency Response... 

Are there insurance company or contractor safety and health audit reports that have been ignored Are headquarters safety and health personnel aware of the reports and the inaction ... 

Because of the large number of contractors constantly on site, a formal monthly safety committee meeting was scheduled, and all contractors were urged to attend. This committee was also attended by the contractors and the engineering managers. A contractor safety coordinator was assigned, and he was the main safety liaison between contractors and the safety department. He visited sites daily and conducted regular inspections. He also coordinated the contractor safety committee and ensured that they adhered to the company s new safety standards and procedures. 

Thus the MORT approach to system safety tends to be more closely aligned with occupational safety programs. Department of Energy and contractor safety personnel, including those with MORT training and system safety responsibilities, tend to be more closely aligned with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the National Safety Council (NSC) than with the System Safety Society. 

Government and prime contractor safety organizations with oversight and review responsibilities for system safety programs. 

System Safety Development Center (SSDC), EG G Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Bob Nertney, director (at that time), and the instructional staff, particularly Dick Buys (now with Los Alamos National Laboratory). While serving as a satellite instructor for the System Safety Development Center, I had the opportunity to teach MORT-based system safety and to interact with the SSDC staff and the Department of Energy and DOE contractor safety community. 

Healthcare organizations must monitor contractor activities and point out any uncontrolled hazards. Contractors must address and control aU hazards. Some anployers incorrectly assume that contractors who work at heights possess knowledge of OSHA fall protection requirements. Contractor safety can be addressed by a prequaUlication process that allows only contractors with demonstrated skills to bid on projects involving work at heights. 

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