1. Contractor Safety Council
Awareness Material
TOPIC: Short Service Employee Program
Travis P. Cantrelle – HSE Director
Blanchard Contractors, Inc.
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2. Purpose
To provide the Contractor with the knowledge and skill to reduce the risks associated with Short Service Employees.
At the end of this presentation you will be able to:
Explain the definition of a Short Service Employee (SSE).
Reduce the risks associated with SSE’s.
Explain how risk and exposure changes with the experience of the employee.
List the components of a successful SSE program.
Align SSE program requirements.

3. The 3-Hs of a SSE PEOPLE Short Service Employees will typically:
Be aggressive with desire to do a good job.
Discount the need for experience or skills.
Not recognize all the hazards.
Discount the consequences when a hazard is recognized.
Lack understanding of the safety culture.

4. Risk & Exposure vs. Experience

5. Definitions
SSE Definition – An individual who has been employed by a contractor or subcontractor for less than six months or has been in a like job by contractor for less than six months.
SSE crew makeup requirements:
Single person "crew" cannot be a SSE.
2-4 person crews can have only one SSE per crew.
5-or-more-person crews shall not exceed % SSEs.

6. SSE FORM

7. SSE Form

8. SSE Variance

9. SSE Variance

10. Components of a Successful SSE Program – Pre-site
CONTROL Controlled entry of SSEs into the work place.
NOTIFICATION 24 hr. Prior notification of SSEs to Team Leader
TRAINING Training skills identified (i.e. progression).
ORIENTATION Industry (SafeGulf), Contractor Specific (Contractor Orientation) and site-specific (On the facility).

11. Components of a Successful SSE Program – On-site
IDENTIFICATION Hi-Vis Orange Hard Hat
WORK ROLES Clearly defined.
MENTORSHIP A mentor can only be assigned one SSE per crew.
MONITORING Based on performance, the SSE may be retained in – the SSE program.

12. Questions