Employer responsibilities

DOE-HDBK-1101-2004

(2)

Employer responsibilities.

(i)

The employer, when selecting a contractor, shall obtain and evaluate

information regarding the contract employer's safety performance and

programs.

(ii)

The employer shall inform contract employers of the known potential fire,

explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the contractor's work and the

process.

(iii)

The employer shall explain to contract employers the applicable

provisions of the emergency action plan required by paragraph (n) of this

section.

(iv)

The employer shall develop and implement safe work practices consistent

with paragraph (f)(4) of this section, to control the entrance, presence and

exit of contract employers and contract employees in covered process

areas.

(v)

The employer shall periodically evaluate the performance of contract

employers in fulfilling their obligations as specified in paragraph (h)(3) of

this section.

(vi)

The employer shall maintain a contract employee injury and illness log

related to the contractor's work in process areas.

(3)

Contract employer responsibilities.

(i)

The contract employer shall assure that each contract employee is trained

in the work practices necessary to safely perform his/her job.

(ii)

The contract employer shall assure that each contract employee is

instructed in the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards

related to his/her job and the process, and the applicable provisions of the

emergency action plan.

(iii)

The contract employer shall document that each contract employee has

received and understood the training required by this paragraph. The

contract employer shall prepare a record which contains the identity of the

contract employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that

the employee understood the training.

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