1. What is Contractor Safety?
Contractor Safety encompasses contractor safety performance, in order to ensure that a Service Providers' action(s) does not pose a risk to themselves, our employees, customers, other service providers, the community, or the environment.
2. What is the PWR Safety Policy?
PWR Canoga Park is aligning itself with P&W West Palm Beach and East Hartford to continue to be the safest workplace possible and provide uniformity to our contractors. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will not be satisfied until its workplaces are safe from hazards, its employees and contractors are injury-free, its products and services are safe, and its commitment and record in compliance and pollution prevention are unmatched. This includes ensuring the safety of all of our contractors, customers, employees, community, and the natural environment.
3. What is VPP?
Voluntary Protection Program - VPP is a certification program designed to recognize employers whose occupational safety and health programs are exemplary and meet specific Cal/OSHA VPP guidelines. Think of it as the ISO certification for safety. Additional details can be found on Cal/OSHA's VPP web site.
4. Who is Cal/OSHA? And how do I contact them?
Cal/OSHA is the California Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Cal/OSHA is responsible for enforcing California laws and regulations pertaining to workplace safety and health and for providing assistance to employers and workers about workplace safety and health issues. Link to Cal/OSHA web site.
5. What are the Contractor Levels?
PWR categorizes Contractors by the type of work performed:
6. What Contractors need to be Pre-Approved?
Contractors who are engaged in construction activities, high risk activities, or required to work in the factory or other high risk areas at PWR, are required to be pre-approved by PWR Environment Health & Safety before being allowed on site.
Construction Activity – the actual making, building, creating, renovating, demolishing, or remediation of a company owned or leased structure, real property, or infrastructure. This includes telecommunications work.
7. How can I get on the Pre-Approved List?
Submit the required data package on a CD or in another electronic format with a Table of Contents to the PWR representative named below. The required documentation is as follows:
NOTE: Any hardcopy data packages will be not be accepted.
8. How do I submit documentation at this time?
Until the electronic submittal tool is available, the electronic data package may be submitted to Paul St. Julian either by sending the package by email (edward.kasaba@pwr.utc.com) or by mailing a CD to the following address:
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
ATTN: Ed Kasaba
6633 Canoga Avenue
PO Box 7922 MC RLB-53
Canoga Park, CA 91309
9. When do I need to submit documentation to be added to the Pre-Approval List? And do I need to re-certify after a certain period of time?
All contractors are required to be pre-approved prior to initiating work on and at the PWR site. Re-certification must be obtained at an interval not to exceed 3 years from the date of initial certification on the pre-approved contractor list.
10. What happens if my company has a safety violation while I am working at PWR?
EH&S and PWR management will review all contractor EHS violations and recommend appropriate corrective action to Supplier Management & Procurement. This may include up to the contractor’s removal from PWR’s pre-approved list.
