Often outside contractors are brought on site to perform specific functions. The contracted activities can include hazardous products - either products that exist on site, or products that the contractor brings on site. Outside contractors must comply with your organization's standards for dealing with hazardous products.
When hazard products and materials already exists on site, contractors must be advised of:
For products that exist at the facility, the on-site health and safety staff can provide lists of SDSs specific to the locations where the contractor will be working, either online or in a printable (paginated report) document via the Material Locations Highlight report.
When the contractor brings hazardous materials and products on site, typically they must provide the appropriate hazard information for these substances, including :
That information can then be entered into the SDS database using the Define Materials and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) task. In addition, the locations of these products can be entered using either Assign Products to Locations Using a Form or Assign Products to Locations Using a Floor Plan. Then, any of the reports discussed in the Access to SDS use case can be generated as required to disseminate information to those who have a need to know.
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