Vendor/Contractor EHS Assessment checklist

GENERAL INFORMATION

Company Name: / Telephone: Fax:
E-Mail: / Address:

company strength and capabilities

Rating (1-5) / Remarks
Manpower resource strength
In house: / External:
Number: / Number:
Design & Engineering capabilities / Erection and construction capabilities / Commissioning capabilities
Yes/No / Yes/No / Yes/No
Approvals: UL/FM/ANSI/Others (specify)
Infrastructure
Availability of testing and commissioning capabilities. Yes / No
Availability of maintenance facility for site/supplied equipment after sales/service.
Arrangements for stocking service spares.
Lead time required for non stocking spares.
Experience history of working in oil and gas instillation.
All Resources comply with local regulation (permits & certification).
Post job service response time
Response time (if local) / Response time (if international) / NA
Duration: / Duration:
Response time (within warranty ) / Response time (outside warranty )
Duration: / Duration:
Professional Certification
ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / OSHAS 18001 / U-Stamp

policies and organisation

Rating (1-5) / Remarks
Availability of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Policy Documents
Organisation chart showing line EHS responsibilities and duties of employees.
Availability of qualified and competent EHS professional
Senior Management involvement for ensuring that on site work practices comply with EHS policies and objectives.

Planning and procedures

Rating (1-5) / Remarks
Availability of EHS Manual or set of EHS Procedures and updated.
Arrangements to ensure working practices and procedures comply with set EHS objectives.
Arrangements for control of Hazardous Substances on Site?
Arrangements for conducting EHS Meetings between management and workforce and records maintained (e.g. Safety Committee Meeting)
Arrangements for communicating specific hazards arising from the workplace to the employees.
Arrangements and process for carrying out method statements and risk assessments prior to commencement of work.
Arrangements for communicating risk assessments to workforce and the client.
Procedures available to check and verify third party accreditation/ approvals.
Arrangements for issuing of personal protective equipment based on risk assessment.
Arrangements to ensure inspection, testing, certification and in a safe working condition of plant and machinery within premises or on-site.
Availability of on-site EHS performance monitoring procedures.
Arrangements for accident/incident reporting, investigation and corrective action implementation procedure.
Availability of QMS or set of QMS Procedures which includes Inspection and test of critical equipment to be used on site.

EHS Training

Rating (1-5) / Remarks
Arrangements for assuring the competence of its workforce or subcontractors.
Company identified critical operations that require specialised training to deal with potential hazards
Managers and Supervisors at all levels who plan and/or supervise the work received formal training in conducting work safely.
Arrangements to ensure old and new employees have knowledge of basic industrial safety and have received information and instruction on specific hazards arising from their work
Arrangements for EHS induction training of site employees.

Reviews and audits

Rating (1-5) / Remarks
Arrangements for auditing / inspection of EHS on site.
Supervision and monitoring of the safety of premises and sites.
Arrangements to monitor the health of employees involved in specialised work such as radioactive, chemical or other hazards.
Communication of findings of supervision and monitoring to senior management
Assessment of EHS Competence of Sub-Contractors

Total

Assessment Conducted by (Name & Signature):______

Vendor/Contractor EHS Assessment Worksheet

1.  Assess the contractor’s knowledge about safety and environmental regulations, restrictions, and the requirements of any authorizations necessary for the work.
Did the contractor demonstrate an understanding of the safety and environmental risks and sensitivities?
2.  Assess the contractor's ability to identify and communicate hazards, environmental sensitivities, and related control measures associated with the work being done prior to work being performed.
Did the contractor take steps to reduce the risks and/or mitigate the potential impacts of his/her work?
3.  Assess the contractor’s worker observations program and work site inspection program (site, workers and equipment inspected by senior management, supervisors, workers, etc).
Were safety and environmental concerns documented during inspections? How did the contractor respond to the findings?
4.  Assess the contractor's ability to supply competent and adequately trained workers and supervisors and their ability to ensure new or inexperienced workers were adequately supervised.
5. Assess the contractor’s ability to assure appropriate PPE, safety and spill clean-up equipment was available, being used by workers, and properly maintained.
6. Assess how well the contractor's equipment was maintained and the suitability of the equipment to perform the work assigned (PM, pre use inspections, etc)
7. Assess the level of participation by contractor employees and management in meetings, in discussing and resolving HSE concerns, in stopping unsafe or environmentally unacceptable work practices, in field HSE tours, safety talks, etc.
8. Assess the contractor's implementation of their HSE program components at the work site and their ability to comply with our HSE program requirements and applicable regulations.
9. Assess the contractor's implementation of work procedures and work rules applicable such as confined space entry, rigging and hoisting, waste management, working at heights, ground disturbance, critical tasks, hazardous products, etc.
10. Assess the contractor's near miss reporting, incident reporting, and accident investigation capabilities (all events reported, properly investigated, deficiencies addressed, etc.)
11. Assess the contractor’s ability to ensure emergency response plans were in place and implemented at the work site (plans posted, emergency numbers posted, drills held, everyone aware of proper response to emergencies, etc.)
12. Assess the contractor’s ability to manage the project or work and the quality of their workmanship. Did they estimate costs accurately, schedule work to meet time lines, provide sufficient manpower, maintain accurate quality control, provide a good finished product, etc.