The "Safety Certificate Contractors" (SCC) was developed as a certification system for safety-critical industries (e.g., chemical and petroleum processing) for contractors working on their premises. It integrates the areas of occupational safety, health, and environmental protection. This framework is now internationally applicable to manufacturers and service providers in various industries (e.g., power plants), as it considers specific industry requirements during certification.
For contractors, there are three levels within this framework:
- Safety Certificate Contractors - SCC*
This is a certification with limited scope for companies with up to 35 employees that do not subcontract technical services. The focus of this certification is the assessment of occupational health and safety management activities directly at the workplace. This includes an on-site audit evaluating the level of occupational safety during the execution of tasks at the client's site.
- Safety Certificate Contractors - SCC**
This is the unrestricted certification for companies with more than 35 employees and for those with fewer than 35 employees that subcontract technical services.
In addition to evaluating occupational health and safety management activities directly at the workplace, the focus of this certification is the implementation of these activities within the company. This includes an on-site audit assessing the level of occupational safety during the execution of tasks at the client's site. - Safety Certificate Contractors - SCCP
This is the unrestricted certification for companies with more than 35 employees and for those with fewer than 35 employees that subcontract technical services, and that also have to meet specific requirements from the petrochemical industry or refineries.
For personnel service providers (temporary employment agencies), there is a separate framework:
The Safety Certificate Contractors (SCP) is an occupational health and safety management system recognized by the German Accreditation Body (DakkS). Originally developed and used in the Netherlands by local oil companies to enhance the level of occupational safety when employing personnel from temporary employment agencies. Today, many oil companies, power plant operators, network operators, and numerous chemical companies expect their contractors (Contraktoren) to have this certification. If these contractors use personnel from temporary employment agencies, they must also possess the corresponding certification (exceptions are possible).
