During contract work, the employer must:

• Limit, as necessary, the entry of company employees into contractor work areas;
• Monitor the contractor’s compliance with the contract throughout the duration of the work;
• Document all discussions, including place, time, and names of contractor employees in attendance;
• Approve the contractor beginning work each day, unless it is routine service or maintenance work or periodic outdoor service or maintenance work;
• For work for which your company has developed specific and generally applicable procedures, make sure contractors and their subcontractors follow the same procedures;
• If an unsafe act or a condition is noted that creates an imminent danger of serious injury, take immediate steps to stop the unsafe act or condition. Report the situation to the contractor’s designated representative, or in their absence, the contractor’s employees. Do not allow work that is in violation of a regulation to continue.
• Do not allow loaning of tools and equipment to outside contractors and their subcontractors. The contractor is required to provide the necessary tools and equipment;
• Contact the nearest medical facilities, when available, in emergency situations where severity of the injury dictates immediate attention;
• Get a copy of each OSHA recordable injury report from the contractor and subcontractor;
• Investigate and report to the facility manager all personal injuries to contractor and subcontractor employees;
• Investigate and report any property losses;
• Maintain a contractor accident report file; and
• After conclusion of the contract work, complete a post-project assessment of the contractor’s safety performance for the facility manager to be used for future reference, with a recommendation on whether or not to re-hire the contractor.