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case rate) and EMR (experience modifier rate). It’s also where the rubber meets the road in terms of evaluating a contractor’s true commitment to your partnership. If there’s inaction when provided a specific list of corrective actions needed, it’s likely time to part ways.
Bringing Method to the Madness
Done right, managing contractor safety compliance programs in-house can require a significant investment of time to track down and review contractors’ safety data and documents and perform initial and follow-up contractor audits.
A third-party partner can take on these time-consuming tasks and partner with you and your contractors to streamline the safety prequalification process and improve contractor safety compliance, freeing in- ternal staff to spend their time on higher- value activities. However, it’s essential any third-party vendor you employ shares your partnership approach to contractor safety compliance.
You want to ensure a vendor’s software has the flexibility and configurability to cal- culate and display a safety letter grade based on your company’s unique requirements.
Third-party audit services can be an ex- cellent way to gain more eyes in the field when internal resources are limited, as well as the valuable perspective of auditors who’ve worked with a variety of clients and industries. But, for maximum safety im- provement impact, be certain the vendor’s contractor audit program includes a cor- rective actions component that’s reinforced by a follow-up audit.
In short, we all want safer work sites. It’s good for our workers, our clients, and our businesses. By looking at safety pro- grams as a partnership, between the hir- ing company, its contractors, and even its third-party safety compliance vendor, we can improve safety for everyone. Everyone wins if we build partnerships to improve safety, mitigate business risks, and achieve higher-quality results.
Marcus Pettus (marcus.pettus@veriforce. com) serves as Safety and Supply Chain Product Manager at Veriforce, directing the development and delivery of software solu- tions that help companies streamline vendor management, improve safety among con- tractors and suppliers, and mitigate supply chain risk.
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