An annual update and re-indexing of all contractors currently working for a cable company Let's briefly review the four elements. The company must initiate this program. The contractor must clearly understand that the program is mandatory and that the program goal is safety standardization and systematic improvement. Once the audit starts, we send an audit questionnaire to the contractor. It contains a series of questions on safety practices, policies, procedures, programs and training at the contractor level.
Answers given in the audit require support documentation.
The evaluators review the audit and support documentation and give the contractor points for each applicable area of compliance, with total points equaling the safety evaluation score. This in turn helps determine the contractor's index score. It is a systematic approach to all contractors. It provides for a strict protocol to be followed to avoid favoritism. It provides specific steps to follow during review for all contractors.