The Contractor Worker Credentialing Gap | Risk Matrix Episode 130
THE RISK MATRIX Cutting-edge podcast on occupational safety and risk management. Hosted by industry titans: JAMES JUNKIN, MS, CSP, MSP,…
What one utility company found (Episode 130)
For upstream & midstream operators
They came back an A. Then the crew changed.
Company-level checks miss whether the workers actually on site are ready. Hear how operators close that gap on The Risk Matrix, then see where your own program stands.
Hosted by Dr. L.F. Martin, a 32-year EHS veteran, and James Junkin, winner of ASSP’s 2024 Training and Communications category award with more than 40,000 safety professionals trained.
From the show · Episode 130
“I had CSPs with master’s degrees who couldn’t get through the gate because we didn’t have OSHA 30 cards.”
James Junkin, co-host, on the contractor credentialing gap source
Up to 40%
of workers arriving with an unknown training status
170
untrained workers identified before they started work
96%
of Veriforce assessments find a training gap
The 40% and 170 slipped through one utility company’s manual, paperwork-based screening before WorkerPass caught them (Episode 130). The 96% is Veriforce’s own deep-dive assessment data, across industries (Episode 142). A clean prequal is not a verified worker.
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The episodes every oil & gas operator should hear.
Pulled from the live Risk Matrix library: five that speak straight to contractor risk in oil & gas right now.
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