Contractors

Your organization needs to establish processes to identify and communicate the hazards and to evaluate and control the OH&S risks, (see also Risk Analysis arising from the:

• Contractors’ activities and operations to the organization’s workers
• Organization’s activities and operations to the contractors’ workers
• Contractors’ activities and operations to other interested parties in the workplace
• Contractors’ activities and operations to contractors’ workers

Processes are required to be established and maintained to ensure that the requirements of the OH&S management system are met by contractors and their workers. These processes include the OH&S criteria for selection of contractors.

Verification that contractors are capable of performing their tasks before being allowed to proceed with their work is required by verifying that:

• OH&S performance records are satisfactory
• Qualification, experience and competence criteria for workers are specified
• Training and other worker requirements were undertaken
• Resources, equipment, and work preparations are adequate and ready for the work to proceed

Contractor communication:

To facilitate contractor communication & participation, a contractor communication checklist that can be customized for your workplace is provided. For more information, (see Contractor Checklist).

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Checklist Instructions:

• As a potential contractor and provider of services in our company facilities, please review the checklist items outlined below in preparation for the completion of the checklist.
• As an acceptable contractor, the checklist items will have to be completed with you the contractor and the company representative, prior to starting your work.
• We appreciate your cooperation and participation in keeping our workplace safe and healthy.

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Contractor Name: ___________________________________ Date: __________

Company Representative: __________________ Signature: _________________

Reference P.O. / Contract Number: _______ Name of project: ________________

Project start date: _________ Anticipated completion date: __________________

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