Rules contractors

Firewater Systems. These systems are best laid out by contractors or other specialists. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) rules will spell out required coverage, typical pump size, and other standard items. A small jockey pump will maintain system pressure at all times. 

No matter if subcontractors are working for a general or main contractor or working directly for the client, when two or more prime contractors conduct activities at the same worksite, it is prudent that a common basis for health and safety rules and controls be established. Wlien one contractor performs an intrusive activity that increases the hazard level for all workers at a worksite, that information should be communicated to other contractors to permit them to plan and control their activities accordingly. 

Subcontractors are responsible for the health and safety of their employees and for complying with the requirements established in the HASP and the guidelines established in Safety Rules for Contractors. Subcontractors will report to the SM. 

A copy of the general safety rules accompanied by a receipt form shall be included with the prequalification letter to a prospective contrac-tor/subcontractor. This document sets forth in broad terms the safety requirements with which a contractor/subcontractor is expected to conform while working under contract for the host organization. 

Wlien a contractor/subcontractor is hired to perform work in a potentially hazardous area on one of your facilities or that of a client, the project manager shall provide the contractor/subcontractor a copy of the contractor site safety rules checklist for completion. The form and any other rules specific to that site must be signed, dated, and returned prior to any work being performed at a particular site. An executed copy will be made a part of the project file. 

All lower tier subcontractors engaged by a contractor/subcontractor providing services to the host organization will be qualified in accordance with this procedure, the same as the contractor/subcontractor, with particular emphasis on the prequalification form, insurance requirements, and safety rules. A qualified contractor/subcontractor file shall be maintained by purchasing for each lower tier subcontractor employed by a contractor/subcontractor. 

The receipt for company general safety rules signed by the contractor/subcontractor and any lower tier subcontractors... 

If vessels are open but entry is not yet authorized, the manhole should be covered by a barrier. Do not rely on contractors reading rules. Explain the mles to them. 

A contract document cannot go against a common law rule, by the introduction of an express term. There are several ways to employ the contractor, and some of these are outlined below ... 

An obvious solution would be to undervalue the work done, in order to avoid a claim from the client. The case of Lubenham Fidelities and Investment Co v. South Pembrokeshire District Council (1986) took care of any tendency to undervalue. In that case, the Court of Appeal ruled that the contractor might sue the architect in tort for any damages suffered by him because of the negligent valuation. 

The golden rule, therefore, is to deal only with consultants, contractors, plant suppliers and water-conditioning experts whose experience and standing are known to be good. If there is any doubt, references should be sought and followed up. Water and effluent installations are a relatively minor cost item in any plant, but their failure can be disastrous. It is foolish to make false economies on so essential a service. 

Promulgation of the PSM Rule has heightened the awareness of chemical safety management issues whithin the DOE. This handbook is intended for use by DOE facilities and processes covered by the PSM rule to facilitate contractor implementation of the PrHA element of the PSM Rule. However, contractors whose facilities and processes not covered by the PSM Rule may also use this handbook as a basis for conducting process hazards analyses as part of their good management practices. 

DOE contractors must retain PrHAs and updates for each process covered by the PSM Rule, along with documented resolutions of recommendations, for the life of the process. 

The PSM Rule specifies that DOE contractors use one or more of the following methodologies, as appropriate, to determine and evaluate the hazards of the process being analyzed ... 

A computer system is composed of software and hardware, equipment, a processor, and a user, and it is used to execute a specific procedure. Regardless of whether the computer system is developed in-house or by a contractor or purchased off the shelf, establishing documented end-user requirements is extremely important for computer systems validation. Without first establishing end-user needs and intended use, it is virtually impossible to confirm that the system can consistently meet them. Once established, it should obtain evidence that the computer system implements those needs correctly and that they are traceable to system design requirements and specifications. It is important that the end-user requirements specifications take into account predicate rules [12]. 

Business Associate Contract. When a covered entity uses a contractor or other non workforce member to perform business associate services or activities, the Rule requires that the covered entity include certain protections for the information in a business associate agreement (in certain circumstances governmental entities may use alternative means to achieve the same protections). In the business associate contract, a covered entity must impose specified written safeguards on the individually identifiable health information used or disclosed by its business associates. Moreover, a covered entity may not contractually authorize its business associate to make any use or disclosure of protected health information that would violate the Rule [DHHS, 2003b],... 

Contractors. Employers must inform contract employees prior to the initiation of the contractor s work of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the contractor s work and the process. Contract employees and host employers must ensure that contract workers are trained in the work practices necessary to perform their jobs safely and are informed of any applicable safety rules of the facility work and the process. 

Four appendixes are included. Appendix A contains standard materials selection used by many refiners and contractors in petroleum processing equipment. Appendix B contains a rules of thumb overview of refinery materials of construction. Appendix C contains background information on hydrogen diffusion through vessel walls, and Appendix D contains a standard specification for steel line pipe. 

The safe conduct of the construction is not only the responsibility of the contractor. The Owner has a strong interest in the project being executed safely and must project, through the Project Manager and the entire Project Team, a strong presence on the job site, demanding that all personnel follow the appropriate safety rules. 

Remember the Golden Rule—Do unto the contractor, as you would have the contractor do unto you. 

The Army has stated that while it is destroying the stockpile, its primary concern is the protection of the health and safety of the workers, the public, and the environment. After the Army conducted operational verification tests at the Johnston Atoll facility from 1990 through 1993, independent oversight contractors, for both EPA and the Army, concluded in their reports that the baseline incineration equipment generally operated safely and within environmental rules and regulations. 

Standard calculation forms can save considerable time in pressure vessel design. These forms also systematize the mechanical design procedure to insure that nothing is omitted. Most engineering contractors have developed their own vessel calculation forms. Basically, all are alike in that they correlate, in easy-to-use fashion, the design rules set forth in Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels. They also include design considerations not covered by the code, such as wind loading for tall vessels. (Text continues on p. 139.)... 

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