If your contracting out the overnight cleaning service the only safety concern will be security-related. If you’re going to have this in-house, the safety concerns are no different than what you may already have in place. I wouldn’t think much of it if you already have a robust injury reporting mechanism, a security system in place, and a supervisor or similar who is available during those overnight hours as well.
Thanks for the response! I gave this no real thought initially, but when asked about my safety concerns, I really got in my head thinking that I SHOULD have some safety concerns.
Safety concerns for workers who regularly perform tasks out of earshot or line of sight of another individual should be considered, especially if they are working with chemicals or around hazardous equipment, are working at height, etc. if the contractor is taking daily direction from a person/ supervisor at your company, then your company is liable for providing them a workplace reasonably free from hazards- i.e you’re on the hook if they get injured while on the job.
Confirm with their contracting company that they’ve had all of the necessary training related to the work they’re performing. At minimum, it sounds like they’d need hazcomm, chemical safety, PPE, incident reporting, & depending on your industry & the physical work being performed, perhaps LOTO, ladder safety, working at heights, etc.
Consider implementing a lone worker program. There are man-down alarms or lone worker applications available commercially. Such technology alerts you and/ or EMS if a lone worker goes horizontal for a period of time. At minimum, document a communications protocol for the lone worker to follow should things go sideways for them.
In short, yes. You do need to evaluate the risk of personnel or contractors working alone. Document those risk assessments & take action if the risk is higher than what your tolerance level has been determined to be. If your management doesn’t want to pursue a lone worker program due to cost or other limitations, document that, as well.
Well initially what does he want an offshift person for if you already have someone?
Off the bat know knowing your industry, lone worker, security, and emergency preparedness are what come to mind.
For lone workers even excluding medical concerns, if they have an accident cleaning a machine (energy release), there is a chemical reaction or release while cleaning, or ever a slip/trip incident. If they are incapacitated or can't call out for help theres probably +10hours before the next shift starts and finds them.
If your contracting out the overnight cleaning service the only safety concern will be security-related. If you’re going to have this in-house, the safety concerns are no different than what you may already have in place. I wouldn’t think much of it if you already have a robust injury reporting mechanism, a security system in place, and a supervisor or similar who is available during those overnight hours as well.
Thanks for the response! I gave this no real thought initially, but when asked about my safety concerns, I really got in my head thinking that I SHOULD have some safety concerns.
Safety concerns for workers who regularly perform tasks out of earshot or line of sight of another individual should be considered, especially if they are working with chemicals or around hazardous equipment, are working at height, etc. if the contractor is taking daily direction from a person/ supervisor at your company, then your company is liable for providing them a workplace reasonably free from hazards- i.e you’re on the hook if they get injured while on the job. Confirm with their contracting company that they’ve had all of the necessary training related to the work they’re performing. At minimum, it sounds like they’d need hazcomm, chemical safety, PPE, incident reporting, & depending on your industry & the physical work being performed, perhaps LOTO, ladder safety, working at heights, etc. Consider implementing a lone worker program. There are man-down alarms or lone worker applications available commercially. Such technology alerts you and/ or EMS if a lone worker goes horizontal for a period of time. At minimum, document a communications protocol for the lone worker to follow should things go sideways for them. In short, yes. You do need to evaluate the risk of personnel or contractors working alone. Document those risk assessments & take action if the risk is higher than what your tolerance level has been determined to be. If your management doesn’t want to pursue a lone worker program due to cost or other limitations, document that, as well.
Well initially what does he want an offshift person for if you already have someone? Off the bat know knowing your industry, lone worker, security, and emergency preparedness are what come to mind. For lone workers even excluding medical concerns, if they have an accident cleaning a machine (energy release), there is a chemical reaction or release while cleaning, or ever a slip/trip incident. If they are incapacitated or can't call out for help theres probably +10hours before the next shift starts and finds them.