Vendor Safety Program
Our goal is to help our vendors implement a safe working environment for both their employees and our customers. We will continue to work on improving this goal. Cornell has hired a Vendor Relation Supervisor to not only establish a strong vendor base but also a safe vendor base. We have taken a very proactive position in regards to safety. The following steps are routinely monitored to insure safety along with an annual inspection history on OSHA’S website:
- Monitor all active vendors insurance certificates to assure they have the Cornell required insurance coverage.
- Contact all vendors with expired insurance certificates and request renewal certificates.
- Hold payment and additional work for vendors who have failed to comply.
- Require vendors to complete a Safety Awareness questionnaire and supply Cornell with a copy of their NCCI mod rate letter.
- Requiring vendors to list CSS, Inc. (Cornell Storefront Systems) as Additional Insured on their insurance.
- Field safety audits at job locations of top vendors.
- Selected Cornell management completing an OSHA Construction Safety 10 hour course.
- Provide a resource for vendors without a safety program the information to initiate a program.
Cornell will continue to be very aggressive in regards to safety. Only vendors willing to comply with our safety standards will be considered.
