STK0317 – Contractor Management Best Practices

Description

Date: 29 April, 2024, 13.00 UTC. Webinar

Estimated Time: 1 hr

Language: English

Summary of the lecture

This is the first of a four-part series discussing best practices in contractor management around 10 key elements. The first lecture is presented by Ryan Rodriguez, HSE Team Lead at ISN, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Radiological Health Engineering and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health from Texas A&M University. This steelTalks series is hosted by ISN, worldsteel and steeluniversity.

ISN is the global leader in contractor and supplier information management, with more than 20 years of experience connecting nearly 800 hiring clients in capital-intensive industries with 80,000 active contractors and suppliers to promote safety, health and sustainability in the workplace. worldsteel is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country.

worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.

steeluniversity is an initiative of the World Steel Association and provides a platform to facilitate coordination, communication and collaborative partnerships between stakeholders in the talent development ecosystem to develop a highly skilled, specialised and multi-skilled workforce to support the twin green and digital transformations of the steel sector.

Speaker Introduction

Ryan Rodriguez
HSE Team Lead,
ISN

Ryan Rodriguez serves as an HSE Team Lead at ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier risk management. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Radiological Health Engineering and a Master of Public Health in Environmental Health from Texas A&M University.

In his current role, Ryan leads a global team of certified safety and sustainability professionals in the review and verification of contractors’ documentation including written policies, certificates, and auditing contractors’ process implementation within ISN’s platform, ISNetworld®️. The platform offers datadriven insights and configurable tools that help hiring organizations identify the most qualified contractor companies that meet and exceed industry, regulatory, and company-specific standards to mitigate risks associated with global operations such as environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges, supply chain continuity, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity and training and program conformance.

Ryan’s team has a keen focus on working with customers on identifying leading indicators to drive progress, along with tracking serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) as one measure of success in the safety culture at those organizations. Ryan is a member of the American Society of Safety Professionals and a registered Certified Safety Professional through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.