Contractor Management

Contractor Management

1.  Where contractors that may be unfamiliar with SCL’s work processes are procured to undertake specific on-site welding activities, SCL is to provide relevant site specific information such as the following during a pre-work meeting or the site induction process:

§  details regarding site specific rules and access restrictions;

§  details about the specific welding task(s) to be performed and any site specific hazards; and

§  the work authority process information and associated SCL supervision under which the contractors are to perform work.

2.  Prior to contractors being procured and confirmed to undertake work on site, information such as the following is to be verified by SCL:

§  work experience and training and competency evidence to verify that contractors are capable of performing the work and are conversant with industry hazards;

§  work procedures or work method statements that identify key high-risk tasks, hazards, and controls to be implemented; and

§  details listing the plant and equipment to be brought onto site with respect to Australian Standard compliance, inspection and maintenance details (i.e. inspection records, logs, etc).

3.  Contractor documentation is to be reviewed to ensure it is adequate and that all contractors are suitably experienced and competent to undertake the work.