1. Pre-Qualification Process
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By: Mary Schwartz
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2. Gulfstream safety goal = 0.14 OSHA Rate
Program Safety
Gulfstream safety goal = 0.14 OSHA Rate
Gulfstream stretch safety goal = 0.10 OSHA Rate
Calculated by # injuries for 200,000 hours worked
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3. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Look to see if any of the companies currently are approved to work in Texas Operations.
Done before sending out any bid packages.
Contact potential bidders to complete safety pre-qualification form on Houston Area Safety Council XNET database. When complete, company needs to grant access to EPC contact and Dow.
Potential Bidders identified
Dow or
EPC
Check Texas Operations (TXO) Site access Database
Dow
If current safety data:
meets acceptable criteria, no further work is needed.
does not meet acceptable criteria, follow normal safety review process starting at “A”.
Approved to work in TXO
Yes No
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4. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Dow
In addition to meeting the safety criteria, a signed hold harmless agreement must be in place in order for company access to be granted to Texas Operations.
Request Hold Harmless to be signed
Must Include:
Substance Abuse Policy
Written Safety and Health Program
OSHA 300 logs for previous 3 years
EMR data for previous 3 years
Bidder
Bidders Input Safety Data in HASC XNET
Dow or
EPC
Pre-Qual safety data reviewed
Contractor HSE Manager pulls the data from XNET and completes safety review. He will contact companies to get more information or clarification as needed.
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5. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
3 year EMR average < 1.0 No
Yes
B (To next slide)
3 year OSHA average < 1.0* No
*Could also be 1 or less recordable injuries per year for small companies
Yes
Dow or
EPC
Dow or
EPC
Approved
Dow or
EPC
Communicate to contracts
Add to bid list C
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6. Pre-Qualification Process – SafetyB
3 year EMR average < 1.0
Rejected due to unacceptable safety performance No
Yes C
3 year OSHA average >1.0 <2.0*
*Will be evaluated on a case by case basis. No
Dow or EPC
Add to bid list
Yes No
Agree Acceptable?
Request Safety Plan from bidder
Review Safety Plan
Approved
Yes
Dow or EPC
Dow and EPC
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7. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Dow or EPC
Remove from bid list
Dow or EPC
Finalize list of acceptable bidders C
Dow or EPC
Bid job
Dow or EPC
Award job
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8. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Dow or EPC
Communicate successful bidder to EPC and Dow EH&S Leaders
Dow EH&S
Add company to site access database to site
Site access db updated*
Done
Company Access Granted
* Contractors follow badging process
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9. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Data review is critical
OSHA 300 logs
Facilitates review of injury types – severity, body part, repetitive injuries, etc.
Safety Recovery Plan
Should be above and beyond standard safety program
Should detail how injuries will be prevented
Should address repetitive injuries in the OSHA 300 logs
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10. Pre-Qualification Process – Safety
Companies with high OSHA recordable rates increase probability of injuries.
Will require more field safety oversight at the job sight.
Process is important in achieving the Gulfstream safety goal.
Everyone involved plays an important role in achieving the Gulfstream safety goal.
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