During contract work, the contractor will:

• Ensure that all subcontractors also abide by your requirements;
• Perform its work while the plant is operating, if necessary, and establish necessary safe practices to permit work under operating conditions without endangering your company’s associates and property. This includes but is not limited to barricading, sign-posting, and fire watches;
• Make sure that any equipment, chemicals, or procedures used by the contractor to perform contracted work meet all OSHA requirements;
• Have a designated site safety coordinator present and attentive to the work being carried out at all times that the contractors and/or subcontractors are working at the facility site;
• Be responsible and accountable for any losses or damages suffered by your company and/or its employees as a result of contractor negligence;
• Provide its employees with medical care and first aid treatment. Plant first aid facilities may be used only in case of emergencies;
• Use only the plant or building entrance designated, and follow the facility access control practice. The contractor also will ensure that each contractor employee is issued and wears some form of easily seen identification;
• Provide supervisors and employees who are competent and adequately trained, including training in all health and safety aspects of the work involved in the contract; provide all tools and equipment for the work, including personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensure the equipment is in proper working order, and that employees are instructed in its proper use;
• Maintain good housekeeping;
• Follow your specific instructions in emergencies;
• Notify you or your designated representative immediately of any OSHA recordable injury or illness to contractor employees or subcontractor employees occurring on your site;
• Provide a copy of each accident report to the designated representative;
• Receive and use a copy of the facility’s written safety policies and procedures; and
• Be responsible for cleaning all work areas, and disposing of any discarded materials in a proper and legal manner.