Training contractors

Contractor Training materials 2) Mechanical Integrity Information... 

Regardless of the approach your company selects, what s important is the assurance that contract personnel, by whatever means, are as conversant as your own employees with those aspects of your PSM system with which they interact. For this reason, you may wish to consider meeting with your key contractors to discuss the system and how it may affect their persoimel. As part of this discussion, you will want to review whatever training the contractor provides to determine if it meets your needs and is appropriate for the PSM system. If the system requires additional contractor training, you can then work out (either as a global policy or on a case-by-case basis) how best to provide it. 

If you decide to conduct contractor training in-house, apply the same curriculum you would use with your own employees. If the contractor provides the training, make sure you are confident that it meets the same standards as your own you may also need to review contract language to assure that it properly reflects any adjustments in the contractor s obligations. In a situation that combines both approaches, use these suggestions case by case. 

Quality of installation and the adherence to design specifications of the equipment should be evaluated to ensure that errors during shipping and installation were not made. Often overlooked at this phase are human factors considerations for the construction crew, such as selection of the contractor, training of the crew, lighting, shift work, procedures, and supervision. 

Are contractors trained to work as safely as your own employees ... 

Percentage of required contractor training conducted on schedule X ... 

Purchase equipment and supplies Work with contractors Train personnel... 

The operator should verify contractor training utilizing a variety of methods, which may include audits of the contractor s environmental, health, and safety training programs and operator observation of contractor work performance. ... 

Contractor selection Record keeping Contractor training Safety meetings Use of equipment Incident reporting Infractions... 

Coordinate and conduct contractor training, and maintain required documentation. 

Safe Person strategies can include the incorporation of safety into position statements selection criteria to protect vulnerable workers inductions for employees, visitors and contractors training and skills development methods for obtaining feedback and the... 

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