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736 Introduction to Process Safety Management (PSM)
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Contract Employer Responsibilities

The contract employer must:

  • ensure that contract employees are trained in the work practices necessary to perform their job safely;
  • ensure that contract employees are instructed in the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to their job and the process, and in the applicable provisions of the emergency action plan;
  • document that each contract employee has received and understood the training required by the standard by preparing a record that contains the identity of the contract employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training;
  • ensure that each contract employee follows the safety rules of the facility including the required safe work practices required in the operating procedures section of the standard; and
  • advise the employer of any unique hazards presented by the contract employer's work.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

7-3. The contract employer must ensure that contract employees are instructed in the known potential _____ release hazards related to their job.