Contractors service

Internal personnel will normally undertake boiler plant operation. Maintenance work may be by either internal personnel or outside contractors. Service contracts will be available from equipment suppliers covering all items of the boiler plant. Recently, companies have started offering contract energy-management schemes. These may be designed to suit individual applications and will be tailored to customer requirements. They may take over the operation of an existing plant or, if necessary, include for a new replacement plant. They will usually operate over a 3-10-year contract period. Dependent upon the terms of contract, all fuels, electricity, repairs and replacements may be covered. 

J. Contact list of available emergency contractor services/equipment... 

For example, in a move that would have been inconceivable 20 years ago, Eli Lilly recently announced its planned transformation from a FIPCO to a network structure of outside contractors, service providers, and others. See Russell, J. Lilly shifting work to outsiders. Indianapolis Star, December 7, 2007. 

Perhaps most convincing is the view that prescription coupled with the demand for strict compliance sends a clear message that operators are not expected to do more than demonstrate compliance - that is, are not expected to be proactive and assume responsibility for developing and applying their own expertise to minimize the risks posed by their activities. From an industry perspective, there are also pragmatic reasons for operators to refrain from doing other than what prescriptive rules require. One is that it often would require special approval or exemption by the regulator, which may involve delay and incur financial loss because rig rentals and contractor services are costly. 

Management of outsourcing was generally believed to be a critical factor in determining its safety impact. In particular, one individual noted that if managed properly, use of contractor services need not affect safety he observed that at his own airline, contractors were required to meet the same standards as airline personnel. Another individual remarked that at his airline, use of contractors in the maintenance field is quite limited. He pointed out that scheduled heavy maintenance is not contracted out at his airline, and that the airline has its own maintenance people wherever there is sufficient workload to justify that. Where the airline cannot afford to have its own maintenance people, and instead has contractors on call in case of problems. 

Union representatives, on the other hand, felt that the increased use of contractor services has negatively affected safety. We were told that contractors often do not abide by the federal on-track safety and roadway protection rules. A labor safety official gave the following example ... 

The Ojfshore Operators Committee (OOC) is a non profit organization comprised of any person, firm or corporation owning offshore leases and any person, firm or corporation engaged in offshore activity as a drilling contractor, service company, supplier or other capacity that desires to participate in the work of OOC or the Offshore Operators Committee. 

To understand the relationship between an independent contractor and an owner in the context of mine health and safety, it is useful to first focus on the kinds of work commonly done by independent contractors for mining companies. Three principal kinds of independent contractors are employed by owners in the mining industry construction contractors, service contractors, and production contractors. 

DPSOP-338-208-1 (Reference 35) provides requirements for the identification and control of procured items. The process for the procurement and validation of vendor and contractor services is provided by the procedures that outline the procurement process and is verified by a process provided in DPSOL 338-207-3, "Supplier Evaluation Program" (Reference 36). The requirements for the proper storage of materials is initiated by DPSOL 338-204-1, which specifics storage requirements for procurement purposes. DPSOL 338-208-1 addresses the applicable identification and class storage requirements to implement the procurement specifications. The DPSOLs and RD 3.1 implement the basic requirements of QA Manual, IQ, related to procurement for safety-related applications. 

If an outside contractor services or maintains machinery, the onsite employer and the contractor must inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures. 

The industry is increasingly acknowledging the value of oontractors and service companies in improving their individual core capabilities through alliances, i.e. a joint venture for a particular project or a number of projects. A lead contractor e.g. a drilling company may form alliances with a number of sub contractors to be able to cover a wider spectrum of activities e.g. completions, workovers and well interventions. 

On the other hand, the NDT service business has evolved towards a more open market, in which the prime contractor requires a transparent access to the data provided by the supplier, in order to ensure the comparison of data obtained from different sources and at different periods of time. Existing fomiats are most of the time proprietary formats released by instrument manufacturers, generally dealing with a unique NDT method and not including complementary information on the acquisition consequently, they fail to meet these requirements. 

Southern Company Services, Inc., prime contractor for Wilsonvihe Facility. " Coal space velocity is based on settled catalyst volume. 

Tolling means to provide manufacturing services for a fee by a contractor (the toller), to a company issuing (letting) a contract for those services. Tolled services can include ... 

Firms should be asked to provide references from clients who have received comparable services. In exploring references, it is useful to ask about long-term follow-up. After the contract was completed, did the contractor remain in contact with the client to ensure that problems did not recur ... 

The responsibilities of contractors and subcontractors have been the subject of much debate. Therefore, it has become more commonplace for clients, who may have in-house personnel and resources adequate to perform cleanups, to hire subcontractors. These subcontractors could include all of those mentioned in the previous example, along with an oversight contractor. All of these subcontractors could bill the client directly for services or could bill the oversight contractor. Typically,... 

Contractor/snbcontractor A party in either the prime or subcontractor role, or otherwise providing goods or services to the organization, who performs some of the obligations of a particular prime contract. For example, a contractor hired to put up temporary fencing around a work area to control access would be a subcontractor who must be prequalified. 

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. 

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 root causes for this critical event both concern the operations department and the service department who ran the contractor maintenance team. The operations department (i.e., the day shift operations supervisor) failed to provide adequate supervision and instructions to the contractor team. Explanations of the nature of the permit-to-work systems (i.e., the need to report back at end of shift) should have been given, and the possibility and implications of work not being completed before the end of the shift should have been considered by both parties. 

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