The ConocoPhillips Contractor Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Standard provides corporate HSE requirements for the company’s contracting process. This process allows the HSE risks to be measured using the ConocoPhillips Risk Matrix, and any contractor assignments that could include "high and significant risks" require the full implementation of the Contractor HSE Standard. A Pre-Qualification Assessment is conducted to prescreen potential contractors, which includes a review of contractor-supplied information related to:

• Work experience, including expertise and scope of work previously performed;
• Historical HSE performance, including accident statistics and basis (typically the previous three years);
• Applicable local or international HSE related certifications; and
• The presence of an HSE management system for larger contractors, or HSE programs for smaller contractors. Information for smaller contractors must include:
• HSE policy/commitment
• HSE programs and procedures for identified risks;
• HSE training requirements;
• HSE structure, staffing, and roles and responsibilities;
• Resources assigned to HSE

Documentation provided by the contractor is assessed against ConocoPhillips’ standards and industry standards such as those issued by the American Petroleum Institute (API) or The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP).

The HSE portion of the overall contractor evaluation process is based on a combination of trailing indicators such as injury rates and the completeness and functionality of the contractor’s HSE management system. Evaluation criteria can include supervisor to worker ratio, training and qualification of various positions, equipments capabilities and ratings and certifications. All of these criteria carry weight in final selection among pre-qualified contractors.

Verification of contractor performance is accomplished through the various assessment steps of the ConocoPhillips HSE Management System. The ConocoPhillips business owner of the contracted work will have in place a two-level HSE audit system (local assessments and business unit audits) as well as a variety of measuring and monitoring activities that allow the ConocoPhillips staff to review the contractor’s assessment of their own HSE performance. These various activities, deliverables and performance measures are defined during the tendering process and become part of the required contract execution by the contractor.