When is a full-time safety professional needed and when not?

Controlling contractors are now being held responsible for the safety actions of subcontractors at their sites under OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy and many contractors are wondering what levels of safety staffing should be required from their subs.

While every situation is, of course, unique, there are some generally recognized industry practices you can follow. Here are the highlights. For more detail, read our newest newsletter.

You need a full-time onsite safety representative who monitors all contracted work:

• If a subcontractor has 15 or more workers on a site.
• If a sub has an Experience Modification Rating of greater than 1.0
• If a sub OSHA Total Recordable Rate/DART Rate is not at least 35 percent below industry average.
• If a sub has any OSHA citations in the past three years for Serious, Repeat or Willful violations.
• If critical or high risk work is being performed.