Contractor Safety Management

What are the Goals?

The objectives of this training course are to ensure you gain the detailed information and competency for safely managing contractors. This training course has five key objectives for contractor safety management:

• Planning and selecting contractors – practical arrangements and methods;
• Establishing project interface agreements, documentation and HSE Project Plan;
• Managing contractors’ compliance, with the HSE Project Plan, on day-to-day basis
• Monitoring – keeping track of contractor’s performance;
• Reviewing and learning – contractor management, deciding what needs to be improved.

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

• How to prepare projects and select contractors
• How to define client/contractor agreements and documentation
• How to produce a client/contractor HSE Project Plan
• How to supervise contractors’ operations on day-to-day basis
• How to Monitor and review a contractor’s performance and implement improvements

Who is this Training Course for?

This Contractor Safety Management course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• All line managers, supervisors and team leaders
• Project managers
• Procurement and supply chain managers
• Engineers and maintenance personnel
• HSE managers and auditors
• Employee representatives
• All personnel involved in selecting or vetting contractors

How will this Training Course be Presented?

Delegates will learn by active participation through inspiring presentation tools and interactive techniques presented in a lively, enthusiastic and interesting style. Delegates will take part in practical team exercises, typical case studies and open discussion forums, as related to their own organisation’s operational activities.

By successfully managing the performance of contractors, an organization will ensure they are effectively controlling risks and protecting their reputation and profile.

The organizational impact will be:

• Staff being able to assess and validate contractors
• Improved contractor control and performance
• Getting value for money for outsourced work
• The professional development of staff
• A reduction in incidents and losses
• An increased reputation as a health and safety leader

Training course participants will learn how to effectively assess, validate and monitor contractors using a variety of proven management techniques and interpersonal skills.

The personal impact will be:

• Understanding the key components of a contractor validation system
• Gaining skills and improving confidence in vetting contractors
• Learning how to implement a contractor management system
• Understanding and evaluating the core elements of a successful contractor management system
• Increased knowledge in evaluating contractor health and safety performance
• Understanding the benefits of successfully controlling contractors