Contractors
Contractors are essential to the operation of the RTPs, involved in delivering, installing and maintaining our equipment to the removal of assets at end of life and infrastructure modification. It is essential that the competency of our contractors is checked before procuring their services.
There is a standard contractor process outlined by H&S (see links opposite), including guidance on competency checks. If not on the University financial systems, they must also be added (contact the RTP Administrative Officer). As many contractors supplying specialist research equipment may not have documented evidence or procedures, it is vital to assess competency.
Note, just because a contractor is on OPeRA/SAP or has been used in the past does not provide evidence of current competency or the necessary insurance documents are in place. Therefore, please check that the company has been validated prior to any site visits. If in doubt, ask for the evidence following standard processes rather than assuming competency or cover. An accessible record of this evidence must be kept by the RTP, and the induction carried out. Also ensure copies of RAs and SOPs for work are provided, assessed and kept on file.
Additionally, any local host department processes around contractors need to be adhered to.
The Departmental Representatives for RTP who will validate the Health and Safety credentials of a contractor before they are appointed and will retain a ‘health and safety validated’ list of contractors that their department routinely works with are:
Dr David Walker- for all Physics related RTP's - WCUS, XRD, XPS, EM, SPEC, SC
Dr Sofia Bekou- for Engineering and Chemistry related RTP's- Nanofab, Polymers
Dr Andrew Bottrill- for Gibbet Hill based RTP's - BSU, AB, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
Please contact them in the first instance if you have any questions on the contractor process.
There is a link to the approved RTP H&S contractor spreadsheet on this page which will show those contractors who are already approved, this should be checked first before filling in the new contractor form. To add any new contractors please fill in the new contractor form and attach the required documents, this will then be checked and uploaded to the spreadsheet by the relevant RTP representative.