Exactly which contractors are included among those of manufacturing enterprises
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In a manufacturing enterprise, there are various groups outside the enterprise itself, such as organizations, institutions, and individuals, who interact and collaborate with each other during the production and operation process in order to accomplish these tasks together. These external cooperative parties are generally referred to as “contractors,” and agreements are signed with them; they fulfill their respective obligations in accordance with laws and regulations, while also enjoying statutory rights. The description above is my personal understanding; I did not look up a standard definition. My question now is: in your daily work as a staff member in a manufacturing company, which contractor workers do you come into contact with or become aware of? Please list them. Appropriate explanations are especially welcome; you may reply based on your own understanding or cite relevant standards to illustrate it: handshake
A very meaningful discussion topic. Let me talk about what I’ve seen: operations maintenance contractors, who are tasked with operating and maintaining certain facilities or plants, such as power centers, and so on. Maintenance and repair contractors for daily factory maintenance, repairs, and addressing any issues that arise ； IT operation and maintenance contractors, responsible for the operation and protection of computers and network systems used in daily office work, as well as the maintenance of personal computers, etc ； System contractors, inspection and certification of a company’s QHSE system, energy system, information system, etc ； For example: classification society ； Financial contractors, financial auditing and certification, such as: the Big Four accounting firms ； Legal service contractors, providing ongoing legal services ； Train contractors and provide training services ； Catering contractors that provide cafeteria services ； Cleaning contractors that provide cleaning services ； Security contractors that provide corporate security services ； .......
Thank you very much for providing such a long list of contractors; I have been in contact with some of them, though I didn’t realize at the time that they were contractors. Thinking about it now, the services provided by others that were chosen and used should all be included in one’s list of contractors, although some of those services are used very rarely. The handshake function should still be there; let’s all discuss this so that I can compile a comprehensive list of contractors: lol
In fact, many third parties that serve customers are contractors, including: mobile companies, advertising agencies, consulting firms, design studios, printing shops,....
Indeed. This raises a problem: the contractor management systems of ordinary enterprises seem not to provide clear guidelines for managing these relevant parties.
Business contracts are generally not overlooked, but is it necessary to have security agreements for all of them?
All external (contracted) units that are paid to carry out work on site should be included, including but not limited to those involved in design, surveying, engineering, installation, repair, maintenance, inspection, testing, transportation, labor services, landscaping, catering, cleaning, security, evaluation, consulting services, as well as suppliers responsible for installation and demolition tasks.
With your in-depth discussion, this issue indeed exists. For contractors who provide regular or remote access services and whose activities are confined almost entirely to office buildings without entry into production facilities, they can be managed in accordance with the \"Rules (or Procedures) for Managing External Visitors to the Enterprise\" ； For contractors who provide logistical services on site over the long term (such as cleaning, landscaping, catering, IT, etc.), safety management must be incorporated into the contracts and operational procedures; they may start working only after passing a level 1 safety training exam ； As for contractors who provide services in production areas on a long-term or one-time basis, safety management must be incorporated into the contracts and strict controls over operations must be implemented; they must obtain certificates after passing three levels of safety training examinations before they can start working.
Thank you for your generous help! After such a discussion, I understand it better. It seems this is still a rather substantial task; management measures need to be established in a systematic manner, and it’s not something that can be done simply by using someone else’s version:lol