To find out whether a training course is recognised on the CERN site irrespective of Host State legislation, the contractor should contact the CERN contract manager, who will check whether the training course meets CERN’s requirements. To this end, the contractor will be required to provide details of the duration of the training and the programme followed, as well as proof that the personnel concerned have completed the training.

Contractors working at CERN must apply CERN’s rules and the legislation specified in their contract (French or Swiss). To find out whether training followed in the contractor’s country of origin is admissible in France or Switzerland, the contractor should contact the competent French or Swiss authority. CERN has no authority for this type of recognition.

Refresher training for work at a height is not compulsory, but CERN recommends that this training be repeated every 3 years, or more often if the circumstances so require.

When performing the work, each contractor must apply the rules of CERN and the regulations of the Host State, in accordance with the technical specifications annexed to the contract (French or Swiss legislation). For more information, please refer to the document “Working on the CERN site” (https://edms.cern.ch/document/1155899/LAST_RELEASED).

To obtain a waiver of a Host State’s safety requirements, the contractor must submit a duly substantiated request to the competent authority and inform CERN of the request. If the waiver is granted, the contractor must send a copy of the documentation to CERN. It should be noted that the request for a waiver must not conflict with CERN’s rules; in the event of such a conflict, the contractor must also request a waiver from CERN.

Contractors must attend at least the following safety courses:

• Safety at CERN
• Emergency evacuation
• Radiation protection awareness.

Other compulsory training requirements depend, in particular, on the location in which the activities are to be carried out. For more information about the general provisions applicable to contractors working on the CERN site, please consult: Working on the CERN Site To see the courses available and to sign up, please consult the Learning Hub website.

Yes, this is possible. Asbestos removal is carried out by specialist companies in accordance with French or Swiss regulations. All such worksites are cleared by the HSE unit in situ before the work begins. As all asbestos removal operations are carried out under negative pressure, the fibres cannot escape from the worksite.

The JIV must be attended by at least the CERN supervisors of the work/services, the representatives of the participating entities (companies or other teams carrying out the work/services) and the TSO (except in the specific context of the accelerators). The HSE unit may request that experts also attend the JIV, depending on the requirements of the activity concerned.

The obligation to monitor work activities (notably through site visits) remains mandatory at all times, whatever the nature of the work.

This role is a CERN role. It is possible to delegate this role to a contractor, provided that it is included in the technical specifications of the contract. The person assigned to the role acts for and on behalf of CERN. A WSS cannot therefore supervise an activity carried out by the contractor’s own company.

As a minimum requirement, the safety-related documents such as the Work and Safety Coordination Plan (WSCP), the Special Health and Safety Protection Plan (SHSPP) for the participating entities, the Prevention Plan (PP) and the working methods must be written in French, in accordance with CERN’s rules and the Host State regulations. The contractor bears the cost of having the WSCP and the PP translated into the contractor’s own language.

It is possible for a company to work according to a simplified Prevention Plan (PP) if the following two conditions are met:

• The work must be listed as category 2 work in the technical specifications of the contract;
• The work must meet the criteria set out in GSI-WS-1.

Members of the personnel wishing to use such equipment must submit a request to the EN-HE group using EDH and must make sure that it is suitable for use in the working environment concerned in terms of load bearing capacity, interference while the platform is deployed, etc. At least two people with the relevant training are needed to operate a mobile elevating work platform.

Access to roof ladders by unauthorised persons must be prevented. They must therefore be locked with a padlock or a lock with a yellow colour code.