Contractor
Audits for Process Safety
Management
(PSM) Compliance
Many GBRIA member facilities have
process plants that fall under OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard 29
CFR 1910.119 (h). This
standard requires plants to obtain and evaluate
information regarding the contract employer's safety performance and programs
(see the standard below).
In order to
maintain compliance, many plants were requesting audits of contractors, who were
overwhelmed with multiple plant audits. In 1996, GBRIA developed a standard audit program using a
3rd party auditor. The idea is for a contractor to only go through an
audit every 3 years with all the plants sharing the audit results.
GBRIA Evaluation
of Contractor Safety, Health & Security Performance.pdf
- this is the form that contractors are audited
against.
OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.119 (h)
For Your Reference
1910.119(h)
Contractors.
1910.119(h)(1)
Application. This paragraph applies
to contractors performing maintenance or repair, turnaround, major
renovation, or specialty work on or adjacent to a covered process.
It does not apply to contractors providing incidental services which
do not influence process safety, such as janitorial work, food and
drink services, laundry, delivery or other supply services.
1910.119(h)(2)
Employer responsibilities.
1910.119(h)(2)(i)
The employer, when selecting a
contractor, shall obtain and evaluate information regarding the
contract employer's safety performance and programs.
1910.119(h)(2)(ii)
The employer shall inform contract
employers of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release
hazards related to the contractor's work and the process.
1910.119(h)(2)(iii)
The employer shall explain to
contract employers the applicable provisions of the emergency action
plan required by paragraph (n) of this section.
..1910.119(h)(2)(iv)
1910.119(h)(2)(iv)
The employer shall develop and
implement safe work practices consistent with paragraph (f)(4) of
this section, to control the entrance, presence and exit of contract
employers and contract employees in covered process areas.
1910.119(h)(2)(v)
The employer shall periodically
evaluate the performance of contract employers in fulfilling their
obligations as specified in paragraph (h)(3) of this section.
1910.119(h)(2)(vi)
The employer shall maintain a
contract employee injury and illness log related to the contractor's
work in process areas.
1910.119(h)(3)
Contract employer responsibilities.
1910.119(h)(3)(i)
The contract employer shall assure
that each contract employee is trained in the work practices
necessary to safely perform his/her job.
1910.119(h)(3)(ii)
The contract employer shall assure
that each contract employee is instructed in the known potential
fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to his/her job and
the process, and the applicable provisions of the emergency action
plan.
1910.119(h)(3)(iii)
The contract employer shall document
that each contract employee has received and understood the training
required by this paragraph. The contract employer shall prepare a
record which contains the identity of the contract employee, the
date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee
understood the training.
..1910.119(h)(3)(iv)
1910.119(h)(3)(iv)
The contract employer shall assure
that each contract employee follows the safety rules of the facility
including the safe work practices required by paragraph (f)(4) of
this section.
1910.119(h)(3)(v)
The contract employer shall advise
the employer of any unique hazards presented by the contract
employer's work, or of any hazards found by the contract employer's
work.
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