Contractors on Campus Tony Rey, Senior Vice

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Contractors on Campus Tony Rey, Senior Vice President Marsh Cindy Smail, Loss Control Consultant Marsh Risk Consulting SERIOUS EVENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – 2016 Marsh Risk Consulting 1 Why Contractor Safety? Contractors are on campus often! Outside contractors pose serious risks to your workers, property, and the facility operations Some laws require contractor safety practices Safety performance is an indicator of work quality It’s a good business practice 2 Today’s Focus 1. Safety Planning 2. OSHA 3. Safety Pre-qualification 4. Contractor Safety Orientation 5. Work Area Controls 6. Hazardous Work Permits 7. Supervision 8. Insurance 3 Contractor Safety Planning 4 OSHA Construction Safety Standards The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires contractors to have a safety program available at the work site covering the following: Designation of qualified safety person Safety instructions for employees regarding the tools and equipment they will use Self-inspection program Hazard recognition instructions Chemical safety details Confined space procedures The program will be available at the work site. 5 Avoid Multi-Employer Duty Issues More than one employer can be cited by OSHA on construction sites. As the owner you need to be sure you did not: Create the hazard Expose your employees to the hazard Assume responsibility for correcting the hazard Control employees on the site 6 OSHA’s Stance on “Host Employers” and Contractors When employees of an outside contractor come into your workplace, both your organization (what the OSHA calls the “host” employer) and the contractor share responsibility for the safety of the contractor’s employees. The dividing line between areas of responsibility is not always clear, but consider the following “rule of thumb” as a starting point: The contractor is responsible for making sure that its employees know how to do their jobs safety. The host employer is responsible for informing the contractor of any hazardous conditions that are specific to the host’s workplace and stipulating any special controls or work practices that the contractor must follow to protect all workers. 7 Safety Pre-qualification of Contractors Criteria 8 Safety Pre-qualification - Loss History Loss History Sources: Injury/illness rates compared to others in industry (OSHA logs) Claims experience (workers’ compensation, auto liability, general liability, etc.) Workers’ compensation experience MOD Look for trends and key indicators Establish minimum safety performance standards Workers’ Compensation MOD less than 1.0 OSHA incident/severity rate less below average for Standard Industry Classification (SIC) 9 Safety Pre-qualification - Safety Reference Checks Reference