Employer Responsibilities
When selecting a contractor, the employer must obtain and
evaluate information regarding the contract employer’s safety
performance and programs. The employer also must inform contract
employers of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release
hazards related to the contractor’s work and the process; explain to
contract employers the applicable provisions of the emergency action
plan; develop and implement safe work practices to control the
presence, entrance, and exit of contract employers and contract
employees in covered process areas; evaluate periodically the performance
of contract employers in fulfilling their obligations; and
maintain a contract employee injury and illness log related to the
contractor’s work in the process areas.