ORA.GEN.205 Contracted activities

RESPONSIBILITY WHEN CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES

(a)The organisation may decide to contract certain activities to external organisations.

(b)A written agreement should exist between the organisation and the contracted organisation clearly defining the contracted activities and the applicable requirements.

(c)The contracted safety related activities relevant to the agreement should be included in the organisation's safety management and compliance monitoring programmes.

(d)The organisation should ensure that the contracted organisation has the necessary authorisation or approval when required, and commands the resources and competence to undertake the task.

RESPONSIBILITY WHEN CONTRACTING ACTIVITIES

(a)Regardless of the approval status of the contracted organisation, the contracting organisation is responsible to ensure that all contracted activities are subject to hazard identification and risk management as required by ORA.GEN.200(a)(3) and to compliance monitoring as required by ORA.GEN.200(a)(6).

(b)When the contracted organisation is itself certified to carry out the contracted activities, the organisation’s compliance monitoring should at least check that the approval effectively covers the contracted activities and that it is still valid.

(c)If the organisation requires the contracted organisation to conduct an activity which exceeds the contracted organisation’s terms of approval, this will be considered as the contracted organisation working under the approval of the contracting organisation.