Questionnaire for Contractor HSE pre-qualification

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Questions Answer
Section1. Leadership and Commitment
a) How are senior managers personally 1- Attending HSE meetings, following HSE procedures, regulations
involved in HSE management? 2- Attending Management site visit, audits
3- Following up HSE observations, giving advice for Improving HSE cultur
behavior for all the staff.
4- Supporting HSE team to record unsafe conditions & unsafe actions to
proper actions to prevent re-occurrence
5- supporting the stop work authority for all the staff in case of any unsa
condition without any blame culture.
6- promoting positive HSE culture & encouraging it.
7- APEX providing HSE indoor training to all the workforce to improve th
culture & commitment.
b) Provide evidence of HSE commitment at all 1- HSE Policy signed by company Top management & HSE Manager
levels of the management 2- Minutes of meetings attended by top management & HSE manager
3- Procedures supporting HSE policy & regulations
c) How do you promote a positive culture 1- Encouraging the positive action toward HSE in the morning Daily mee
toward HSE matters? 2- positive culture for HSE has big impact in monthly KPI for each memb
team.
3- Rewarding program on monthly & yearly basis providing valuable rew
the best 3 members of the team regarding following HSE matters & regu
to encourage safety culture attended by Top management.
Section 2. Policy and Strategic Objectives
a) Does your company have an HSE Policy Yes, in Arabic, English languages
document? Attached below with top management signature & HSE manager signatu
b) Who has overall Accountability & final CEO of the company & HSE Manager
responsibility for HSE in your organization?
c) Who is the most senior person in the
organization responsible for this Policy being
carried out at the premises and on site where
his employees are working? Provide name,
title and experience.
2.2 Availability of policy statement to employees

a) Itemize the methods by which you have
drawn your policy statement to the attention
of all your employees? With actual examples
(orientation, obvious clear copies. Boards,
etc)
b) What are your arrangements for advising
employees of changes in the policy?
1- Available in all the company premises as posters
2- Distributed by email to all team members
3- Printed & Posted inside company offices, working Sites
4- Acknowledged to all the work force during weekly meetings, site indu
(Examples attached below with the attachments)
1- Ensuring that all the changes are clear for all the workforce
2- Distributing the changes in dual languages Arabic, English to all team
members by emails, letters, printed posters, site inductions
3- Establishing meetings in company premises & sites with the top mana
to inform all the members with the changes, the reason of it, with open
discussion with all the team for any recommendations supporting the po
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Section 3: Organization, Responsibilities, Resources, Standards and Documents
3.1 Organization –Commitment and Communication
a) How are management involved in HSE 1- Involved in creating, signing tasks Risk assessment, Job Safety analysis
activities, objective setting, and monitoring? the activities.
2- Attending Daily, Weekly, Monthly HSE meetings with the HSE team, w
to discuss any negative observations, supporting the positive actions.
3- Review, take actions for the daily observations report created by HSE
representative to correct the unsafe conditions.
4- Top management signed and commitment to the HSE Policy, country
regulations.
5- involved in creating HSE procedures & commitment to apply it.
6- Monitoring activities & reporting any unsafe condition or action witho
blame culture to the team members.
b) How is your company structured to APEX company structured with clear order that Safety of the people,
manage and communicate HSE effectively? environment, equipment comes First in the Company Policy, procedures
(Organization Chart Required) giving high authority to the Safety team as the HSE manager directly rep
the CEO as per the Organization Chart attached below.
c) What provision does your company make APEX providing all the necessary support. equipment, tools to provide d
for HSE communication meetings? open different channels to ensure high, effective quality for all commun
methods with all the workforce in different areas as high commitment f
company for attending HSE meetings in time such as
1- Equipped meeting rooms with all high-tech tools such as TVS, AC
Ergonomics Chairs, Tables, Desks, proper lighting in the compan
premises, sites.
2- Internet, Emails belong to APEX high speed secured servers with
international providers to ensure the quality during Audio Video
meetings
3- Cell Phones & local hubs to provide audio meetings.
3.2 Competence and training of managers / supervisors / senior site staff / HSE advisors
a) Have the managers and supervisors at all Yes, all the managers conducted in-House HSE training by professional H
levels who will plan, monitor, oversee and members regarding involved risks, hazards related to the company activ
carry out the work received formal HSE (the content & duration of the courses in the attachments)
training in their responsibilities with respect
to conducting work to HSE requirements? If
YES, please give details. Where the training is
given in house, please describe the content
and duration of courses.
3.3 Competence and general HSE training
a) What arrangements does your company 1- During hiring or arriving new member to APEX family he must attend
have to ensure new employees have induction which including all the necessary information about the comp
knowledge of basic industrial HSE, and to work activities, emergency plan, Hazards, risks involved, his duties, orga
keep this knowledge up to date? chart, necessary contact information, area layout.
2- APEX providing Basic training for the new employees regarding indust
regulations, company policy, Safety procedures client regulations, how
important to apply, follow it.
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b) What arrangements does your company
have to ensure new employees have
knowledge of your HSE Policies and
practices?
c) What arrangements does your company
have to ensure new employees have been
instructed and have received information on
any specific hazards arising out of the nature
of the activities? What training do you
provide to ensure that all employees are
aware of company requirements?
d) What arrangements does your company
have to ensure existing HSE staff knowledge
is up to date?
e) What arrangements dose your company
have to ensure new sub-contractor have
knowledge of industry HSE and the client HSE
policy and procedure?
a) How have you identified areas of your
company's operations where specialized
training is required to deal with potential
hazards? (Please itemize and provide details
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3-Providing in APEX premises, work sites Safety training for new employ
related risks to the activities they will be involved in it such as Manual lift
lone work, working at height, mechanical lifting, welding., etc.
1- APEX selecting employees by choosing best technical education, expe
knowledge, attitude.
2- During hiring process the new employee provided all the necessary
information & documents related to the company policies & procedures
3- the new employee attending safety induction providing him all the ne
information, regulations before taking any task.
4- The new employee sign acknowledgment for all the above-mentioned
practices ensuring his acknowledgment to all the provided information g
him including HSE policies.
1- Dedicated booklet given to the new employee during the hiring proce
providing all the necessary information.
2- Indoor Training sessions to the new employee before assigning to him
task to ensure his qualification, acknowledgment of all related risks, haz
involved in the future tasks, work environment.
3- Site induction by HSE representative providing the information about
activities risks, hazards, emergency procedures signed in the end by the
employee and safety representative.
4- training program for all workforce to improve safety knowledge segre
into groups assigned training for each group related to the activity’s risk
hazards.
1- Providing all the national, international updates related to HSE regula
technical safety precautions.
2- Providing training program to the HSE staff to improve the skills, tech
information, knowledges.
(attached sample for the indoor training material below)
APEX choosing the sub-contractors by
1- High technical ability, historical achievements, official documents reg
commitment of the sub-contractor top management to HSE industry reg
Client Policies.
2- HSE requirement inserted in official contracts to ensure following the
contractor all the HSE requirements
3- Accident, incident history, records.
4- Resumes, technical certificates related to the sub-contractor team me
5- carrying out internal, external audits to ensure the sub-contractor fol
industry, Client, APEX HSE policies, regulations.
6- Ensuring available supervision from APEX to ensure following HSE pro
contract regulations.
3.4 Specialized training
1- identify Hazards related to the activities APEX members will be involv
effected by it.
2- Creating HAZOP study (Hazard and operability study) for the work acti
related risks.
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of training given).
b) If the specialized work involves
radioactive, asbestos removal, chemical or
other occupational health hazards, how are
the hazards identified, assessed and
controlled?
3.5 HSE Qualified Staff – additional training
a) Does your company employ any staff who
possess HSE qualifications that aim to provide
training in more than the basic
requirements? Please provide CV’s
3.6 Assessment of suitability of Subcontractors/ other companies
a) How do you assess: i. HSE competence ii.
HSE record of the subcontractors and
companies with whom you have contract?
iii.Does your company make provision (e.g.
specialized staff or procedures) for obtaining contractor activities, ensuring following the subcontractor safety regula
approvals, permits and licenses as may be
required for any work to be undertaken?
b) Where do you spell out the standards you
require contractors/ subcontractors to meet?
provide evidence
c) How do you ensure these standards are
met and verified?
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3- creating Risk assessment for each task to ensure proper precautions,
for all the involved risks providing highest safety measures to the person
environment, equipment.
4- creating indoor training program, plan with scheduled training matrix
team members ensuring dedicated training for each member of the team
the risks he’s exposed to it.
(Samples of the training attached below)
1- Dedicated Risk assessment with all the involved team members includ
management.
2-Outcomes of the risk assessment, Hazard study to determine how the
be safety carried out, by competent trained members
3- professional decisions will be taken by APEX management for the con
measures for the hazards, if sub-contractor specialized in that type of ac
maybe involved.
4- Client, necessary organizations will be informed by the decision befor
starting any activities to take they approval.
YES, HSE Manager provides necessary HSE training (attached his CV)
1- Assessing HSE competence by selecting the must qualified, certified, t
members by providing known certificates for technical education, trainin
experience.
2- HSE records for subcontractors always kept in order to monitor the su
client procedures, recording safety observations, providing correction ac
warning letters, termination if not following the requirement.
APEX been in cooperation with many well know sub-contractors nationa
international companies with high profile & reputation in the industry O
Apatchy
3- APEX has professional team members dedicated to select, obtain offic
permits, approvals from APEX management, Client, Country official
organizations.
APEX refer to international standards like ISO 14001, 24001
1- APEX ensure providing official contracts with clear standards, importa
following all the mentioned standards by the sub-contractor with clear p
if not followed.
2- APEX providing professional supervision from APEX team to ensure fo
and applying the standards.
3- official daily, weekly reports submitted to APEX, client management t
following the policies, standards in all related activities.
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d) Do you audit your sub-contractors before,
during engagement?
a) Where do you spell out the HSE
performance standards you require to meet?
b) How do you ensure these are met and
verified?
c) How do you identify new industry or
regulatory standards that may be applicable
to your activities?
d) Is there an overall structure for producing,
updating and disseminating standards?
a) What techniques are used within your
company for the identification, assessment,
control and mitigation of hazard and effects?
b) Does your company have a detailed
procedure for hazard identification and risk
assessment for the work you undertake? If
YES, attach a copy
c) What proactive approach does your
company undertake to the control of hazard
and risk such as Behavioral Based Safety
observations?
a) What systems are in place to monitor the
exposure of your workforce to chemical or
physical agents?
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APEX establish Internal, external audits on documents before sub-contra
engagements, on activities, documents during engagements.
Followed by weekly, daily inspection
3.7 Standards
APEX aims for the highest, reasonable practice performance expected re
the international standards, regulation with respect to the client policies
regulations
Attached below sample of the performance standard
1- Supervising the process, ensuring providing all the necessary evidence
achieve the standards requirements.
2- Supervision on documents, activities to ensure following the standard
3- establishing Audits, inspections periodically and measuring the outco
4- providing daily, weekly reports to ensure the standards performance.
APEX following the international organizations such as OSHA, IOSH, NEB
NASP, World health organization to be updated with all related regulatio
APEX activities, update, apply to the internal procedures, policies
APEX HAS structure related to HSE, Quality departments to update,
disseminating standards, regulations.
4.1 Hazard and effect assessment
APEX Using different methods to monitor, define, assess, control risks lik
1- HAZOP analysis
2- HAZID study
3- COASH study
4- Risk assessment
5- Job Safety Analysis
6- Observation’s report & record
7- Inspection, Audits
Yes, Attached hazard identification and risk assessment copy below
APEX following proactive strategy to prevent incident, accidents such as
1- Equipment, tools inspection before starting any job by competent per
2- scheduled maintenance program for all equipment and tools
3- Training, awareness programs for workforce
4- scheduled inspection, audits for the site premises to take action for a
expected problem or condition before occurrence.
4.2 Exposure of the workforce
APEX following different methods to measure, monitor any exposure to
chemicals, physical agents to ensure safety, health of APEX employees s
1- monitor and record the exposure of workers to hazardous chemicals
their safety and health.
2- Ensure that workers are not exposed to chemicals to an extent which
exposure limits or other exposure criteria for the evaluation and control
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a) How is your workforce advised on
potential hazards (chemicals, noise, radiation, 2- finding engineering solution to replace the hazard
etc.) encountered in the course of their
work?
4.4 Personal protective equipment
a) What arrangements dose your company
has for provision and upkeep of protective
equipment and clothing, both standards,
issue, and that required for specialized
activities?
b) Does your company maintain a
contingency (spare) stock of PPE?
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working environment
3- Airborne concentrations of hazardous chemicals should be measured
places of work where this is necessary to ensure the safety and health o
workers against inhalation risks.
4- Measurements of airborne contaminants are necessary if other techn
not suffice to provide a valid estimate of the risk of exposure and to asse
existing control measures.
5- Techniques for this risk assessment may include the following: inform
the intrinsic health and physical hazards, obtained from the chemical sa
sheets; estimation of exposure based on the method of work and work
advice from the supplier; experience of exposure in the workplace or of
users; and simple qualitative tests. Simple qualitative tests include, whe
appropriate, the use of smoke tubes or pellets to determine ventilation
characteristics, and of the dust lamp for illuminating dust emissions.
6- health surveillance, heath check for the workforce.
7- providing to the workforce the high-tech equipment, tools to ensure
protection such as Radioactive meters Gages, smoking hood, SCABA, ful
PPE.
4.3 Handling of chemicals
1- Providing proper training programs to the involved team
3- professional risk assessment to each task with the involved workforce
4- informing each team member with the hazards, risks in each task, app
controls.
5- pre-job toolbox talk with the involved team to ensure they understan
the risks, precautions.
6- measuring, monitoring the exposure safe limits.
7- Referring to the MSDS recommendations
1- APEX has large amount of PPE Stock in APEX stores dealing with the h
standard quality of manufacturers, suppliers worldwide to ensure the be
suitable PPE for each risk, activities, workforce member size & needs.
2- The Sore is scheduled refilled by Storekeepers, managers to ensure av
of all needed PPE in different sizes.
3- workforce sizes, measures recorded to ensure availability of the requ
for each employee.
4- Company issued PPE including shirts, hard hats, lineman boots, hot gl
safety glasses, vests, gloves other than hot gloves, particulate filter mas
asbestos masks, hearing protection, welding hoods, jackets, rain gear in
pull over rubber boots. For upkeep, we perform annual training in PPE,
inspection, and cleaning
1- APEX ensure availability of PPE Stock all the time by dealing with diffe
suppliers, Pre-ordering items before running out controlled by Stores
management, purchasing department.
2- monitoring PPE items by professional system to record handing PPE, r
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4.5 Environment Protection and Waste Management
a) What systems are in place for
identification, classification, minimization and with respect to country, client requirements such as:
management of waste?
b) Does your company implement ISO 14001
as the environmental management system?
(If yes, please give a narration highlighting to
what extent its being used)
c) Does your company record its
environmental performance? (If yes, attach
copy)
a) Do you have a drugs and alcohol policy in
your organization? If yes, does it include the
preemployment and random testing? (Attach
copy)
a) What proactive approach dose your
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stock to alert in case of low quantity items require purchasing.
APEX provides different regulation methods to ensure controlling safely
1- Regulatory Framework
2- Solid Waste Regulations
3- waste is classified as hazardous if it exhibits at least one of these four
characteristics:
 Ignitability (as defined in 40 CFR 261.21), which refers to
of fires under certain conditions; including materials that
spontaneously combustible or those that have a flash poi
than 140 0F.
 Corrosivity (as defined in 40 CFR 261.22), which refers to
capability to corrode metal containers; including materia
pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5
 Reactivity (as defined in 40 CFR 261.23), which refers to m
susceptible to unstable conditions such as explosions, tox
gases, or vapors when heated, compressed, or mixed wit
under normal conditions.
 Toxicity (as defined in 40 CFR 261.24), which refers to sub
that can induce harmful or fatal effects when ingested or
absorbed or inhaled.
4- Radioactive Waste Regulations
5- Medical Waste Regulations
APEX following all international recommendations, requirements specia
14001 considering environment safety in different categories in all the c
premises, sites such as.
1- Waste control, management.
2- segregation of waste, labeling, color coding.
3- dispatching of waste with certified 3rd parties to ensure safe disposal
4- supervising waste management, control to ensure workforce underst
method followed, where to dispose the waste, how.
APEX ensure recording all environment performance updated
Attached copy below
4.6 Drugs and alcohol
APEX apply strict, non-negotiable roles regarding drugs, alcohol abuse w
preemployment test, recorded random tests for the workforce
Attached sample
4.7 Occupational health
1- Monthly Key performance indicator including behavior, attitude as m
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company undertake to the control of hazard
and risk such as Behavioral Based Safety
observations?
b) What system does your company have to
manage, control and monitor the
occupational health issues?
c) Are your company employees required to
undertake fitness to work checks?
d) Are any of your company employees
required to undertake specialized medicals
for the work they will undertake?
e) Does your company have a risk register
listing all occupational risk? (If, YES, please
attach a copy)
a) Do you have a company HSE manual (or
operations Manual with relevant sections on
HSE) that describes in detail your company
approved HSE working practices relating to
your work activities? If the answer is YES
please attach a copy of supporting
documentations.
b) How do you ensure that the working
practices and procedures used by your
employees on site are consistently in
accordance with your HSE policy objectives
and arrangements?
5.2 Equipment control and maintenance
a) How do you ensure that plant and
equipment used within your premises, on
site, or at other locations by your employees
are correctly registered, controlled and
maintained in a safe working condition?
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target.
2- warning for applying non-negotiable penalties for any bad behavior o
unrespectful attitude to all workforce during preemployment.
3- supervising workforce behavior during activities to ensure safety beh
4- printed posters, regulations in company premises.
5- training sessions for workforce to implement safety behavior.
APEX has OSH management system recording all the issues, reports rega
each employee behavior, attitude saved on the online server reported t
management, HR department it can be determined as below:
1- Policy
2- Organizing
3- Planning & Implementation
4- Evaluation of the process
5- Improvement actions
APEX apply fitness & health check during employment process
Yes, before joining APEX as employment process & during taking his
responsibility if the activities require scheduled health check.
APEX record all hazards, risks related to the activities carried out by the
Attached copy
5.1 HSE or operations manuals
Yes, APEX has HSE manual, HSE case for all the operations with relevant
regarding HSE attached.
1- APEX apply supervision, recording all employee behavior, practice du
reports, weekly progress reports
2- Ensuring recording all safety observations to ensure following the wo
company policy and procedures.
3- Refreshment sessions regarding health, safety policies, procedures w
employees.
4- supporting HSE department in his decisions.
5- printed posters, signs around company premises.
APEX has dedicated Storing system applied by storekeepers in all compa
stores, location. Ensuring recording, inspecting, reporting any damaged
missing tools with dedicated record with all the necessary data.
Also applied peruse check, inspection before handing any tools or mater
the workforce to ensure good condition, suitable for the task.
5.3 Road safety management
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a) What arrangements dose your company
have for combating road and vehicle
incidents?
b) What sort of aspects does your company
have for road safety management?
c) What criteria does your company have for
drivers before they can start work?
d) What safety equipment does your
company have to provide safety in its
vehicles? (e.g. Seat belts‫ و‬roll over cages, first
aid kits, etc.)
e) What system does your company have to
maintain its vehicles at a high roadworthy
standard?
a) Outline your Company’s arrangements for
responding to emergency situations?
b) Does your company have a generic or
specific emergency response plan for the
work they will undertake? If YES, provide a
copy.
c) Does your company have emergency
exercise program/ training and a medical
evacuation plan? ( if YES, please attach a
copy)
6.1 Management and performance monitoring of work activities
a) What arrangement dose your company
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APEX choosing competent experienced drivers, also the vehicles conditi
regular inspection to ensure safe condition of the driver, vehicle, trainin
sessions for safe driving methods, driving risks, showing the safest roads
the company apply on spot drug, alcohol tests for the drivers with healt
applied.
New Hire drives evaluations, annual and post-accident driver evaluation
Safety Meeting topics include Driver Awareness. Seasonal training throu
Toolbox Topics relevant to the current weather conditions. Employees a
accountable through our drivers point policy.
1- Health condition check.
2- Experience
3- Knowledge of safe driving roles.
4- Valid driving licenses.
5- Drugs, Alcohol test.
1- Safety Belt
2- Fire Extinguisher inspected and valid
3- First Aid box with all the necessary items and tools.
4- GPS tracking devices.
5- pre-use inspection for all vehicles
1- Pro-active maintenance schedule
2- Pre-use inspection before and after usage.
3- cleaning, arrangement for vehicles in the garage to ensure it includes
required parts, conditions
4- tire check, replacement before expiry Kilometers.
5- competency of APEX drivers, supervising them all the time.
5.4 Emergency Planning
Emergency Plans include:
1- General Emergency procedures.
2- Evacuation plan
3- Weather Emergency plan
4- Terrorist Threat plan.
5- Safety Manager distributes the Emergency plans at the New Hire Orie
and annually.
6- Emergency drills are carried out annually. The drill schedules are liste
training matrix
Yes Attached
Yes Attached
1- Safety Manager performs daily jobsite inspections and annual perform
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have for supervision and monitoring of evaluations.
performance? 2- Managers and supervisors evaluate field personnel daily and report to
Safety Manager employee safety issues. The Safety Manager, site mana
supervisors work together to make sure we have a safe working environ
all employees.
b) What type of performance criteria are 1- Examples of performance criteria used are the Drivers Point Policy in
used in your company; give examples drivers must meet the minimum point to qualify them as a driver. Safety
are graded on a percentage basis and employees must meet a minimum
grade.
c) What arrangements dose your company Results to base management and site employees needing immediate att
have for passing on any results and findings are notified to Safety Manager via direct connect or cell. All other non-u
of this supervision and monitoring to your: (i) findings are communicated through email, safety meetings or safety com
Base management (ii) Site employees meetings.
6.2 Awards achievement performance HSE
a) Has your company received any awards for Yes, for achieving 400.000 safe working hours without any lost time inju
HSE performance achievement? one of APEX clients.
a) Has your company suffered any statutory NO
modifiable incidents in the last five years
(safety, occupational health and
environmental)? (Answers with details
including dates, country, most frequent type,
causes and follow up, preventative measures
taken.)
6.4 Improvement requirements and prohibition notices
a) Has your company suffered any NO
improvements requirements or prohibition
notices by the relevant national body,
regulatory body for HSE or other enforcing
authority or been prosecuted under any HSE
legislations in the last five years? (If answer is
YES, please give details.)
6.5 HSE performance reports
a) Have you maintained records of your NO
incidents and HSE performance for the last
five years? (If YES, please provide the
following: number of fatalities, lost time
injuries, lost workday cases, medical
treatment cases and restricted workday
cases, also include the fatal incident rate, lost
time injury frequency and total recordable
incident rate for each year. (NOTE: please
include your company definitions of the
above mentioned terms – for clarification
refer to the OGP safety performance
incidents data report)
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b) How is health performance recorded? Health performances are filed in HR files separate from employee files.

c) How is environmental performance Environmental Phase II study at corporate headquarters.

recorded?
d) How often is HSE performance reviewed HSE performance is reviewed monthly by the Safety Manager and Vice
and by whom? President.
e) What leading KPI’s do you use to measure 1- Revenue per client/member (RPC)
your performance? 2- Average Site Attendance (ASA)
3- Client Retention Rate (CRR)
4- Profit Margin (PM)
5- Average Daily Attendance (ADA)
6.6 Incident investigation and reporting
a) Who conducts incident investigations? Safety Manager and project managers conduct incident investigations.
b) How are the findings following an At weekly safety meetings, toolbox topics, email, telephone and employ
investigation, or a relevant incident occurring conference.
elsewhere, communicated to your
employees?
c) Is near miss safety learning reported? Yes, outcomes distributed
Section 7: Auditing and Review
a) Do you have a written policy on HSE Yes. The audit must include in its report cause and effect, cost, and reso
auditing? prevention, and education
b) How does this policy specify the standards The audit standard reference refers to the industrial regulations and
for auditing (including unsafe act auditing) international ISO, standard.
and the qualifications of auditors? The auditors chosen by high qualification education, technical training,
experience, certification from reputed organizations.
c) Do your company HSE plans include We audit annually for safety awards and the Vice President audits perio
schedules for auditing and range of auditing for reasons highlighted above.
is covered? If yes, provide a copy
d) How the effectiveness of auditing is The positive or negative impacts on the safety culture are gauged and ve
verified and how does management report the safety committee at the safety committee meetings, and Manager p
and follow-up audits? policy changes to make effective improvements.
Section 8: HSE Management Additional Features
8.1 Memberships of associations
a) Describe the nature and extent of your APEX cooperates with all legal local, international organizations regardin
company participation in relevant industry/ meetings, cooperation, participation of events effecting on industry or
trade, and governmental organization? governmental regulations, requirements.
Industry or trade guidance documents and information is incorporated i
Safety program.

8.2 Additional features of your HSE management

a) Does your company have any other HSE
features or arrangements not described
elsewhere in your response to the
questionnaire?
The Safety Manager sits on other Safety Committee boards and brings v
information. The Safety Manager and Vice President have a close workin
relationship with Loss Control Service departments of the insurance com
and the insurance agency. The agency and the carrier are involved multi
per year in trainings and evaluations. A Market Probe Study is performe
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12 months to identify issues of the safety culture