Definition(s)
Contractor
Party which carries out all or part of the design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for a project or operation of a facility.
- Note: 1 to entry: The principal (3.1.9) can undertake all or part of the duties of the contractor.
Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards
Contractor
An individual or organisation performing work for the company, following verbal or written agreement.
"Sub-contractor" is synonymous with "contractor" as applied in this document, so includes an individual or company performing work under contract to either the company or another contractor for the benefit of the company.
Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards
Contractor
'Contractor' means any entity contracted by the operator or owner to perform specific tasks on behalf of the operator or owner.
Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation
Contractor and contract personnel
Contractor and contract personnel mean anyone, other than an employee of the lessee, performing well control, deepwater well control, or production safety duties for the lessee.
Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations
Contractor
"Contractor" means any person and/or employer (see definition of “person” and/or “employer”) who contracts all or any part of oil and gas well drilling.
Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations
Contractor
"Contractor" means any person who contracts with another person for the performance of prescribed work.
Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Contractor
“Contractor” means any third party engaged by an owner to conduct drilling, producing, and other operations.
Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations
Contractor
Contractor has the meaning given by clause 8.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Contractor
For the purposes of this Schedule, if an individual does work at a facility under a contract for services between:
- a person (the relevant person); and
- either:
- the individual; or
- the employer of the individual;
the individual is taken to be a contractor of the relevant person.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Contractor
Contractor has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations
Contractor
An individual or organization performing work for the reporting company, following verbal or written agreement. ‘Sub-contractor’ is synonymous with ‘Contractor’.
Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
Contractor
Contractor means a person engaged by any person (otherwise than as an employee) to do any work for gain or reward.
Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Contractor
Under the HSE Act means a person engaged by any other person (otherwise than as a employee) to do any work for gain or reward. The gain or reward does not need to be monetary; it can be payment in kind or an exchange of services. Nor does the contract need to be in writing.
Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance
Contractor
Any person or company that contracts or subcontracts to perform all or any part of oil and gas well production operations.
Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards
Contractor
Any person or company that contracts to perform all or any part of oil and gas well drilling or servicing.
Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards
Contractor
The individual, partnership, firm, or corporation that is hired to do a specific job or service, such as a production operator, drilling or well servicing contractor or to provide contract employees to an owner/operator; a contractor is also the individual, partnership, firm, or corporation retained by the owner or operator to perform other work or provide supplies or equipment. The term contractor shall also include subcontractors.
Source: API RP 70I, Security for Worldwide Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations, Upstream Segment, First Edition, May 2004. Global Standards
Source: API RP 70, Security for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations, Downstream Segment, First Edition, March 2003. Global Standards
Contractor
The individual, partnership, firm, or corporation retained by the owner or operator to perform work or provide supplies or equipment. The term contractor shall also include subcontractors.
Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards
Contractor
“Contractor” means a person who contracts for work to be performed in a workplace, including installations, but does not include a dependent contractor.
Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Contractor
A person engaged by any person (otherwise than as an employee) to do any work for gain or reward. *Indicates that the definition has been extracted from the HSE Act.
Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory Guidance
Aannemer (Dutch)
„aannemer”: elke entiteit die door de exploitant of de eigenaar is gecontracteerd om namens hem specifieke taken uit te voeren.
Contractant (French)
«contractant», toute entité à laquelle l’exploitant ou le propriétaire confie l’exécution, pour son compte, de tâches spécifiques.
Entreprenør (Danish)
»entreprenør«: enhver enhed, der har indgået kontrakt med operatøren eller ejeren om at udføre specifikke opgaver på operatørens eller ejerens vegne.
Contratista (Spanish)
«contratista»: toda entidad contratada por el operador o el propietario para desempeñar funciones particulares en nombre del operador o del propietario.
Contractant (Romanian)
„contractant” înseamnă orice entitate contractată de operator sau proprietar pentru a îndeplini atribuții specifice în numele operatorului sau proprietarului.
Auftragnehmer (German)
„Auftragnehmer“ eine Einrichtung, die vom Betreiber oder Eigentümer beauftragt wurde, bestimmte Aufgaben in seinem Namen auszuführen.
εργολάβος (Greek)
«εργολάβος» σημαίνει οποιαδήποτε οντότητα στην οποία ο φορέας εκμετάλλευσης ή ο ιδιοκτήτης αναθέτει με σύμβαση την πραγματοποίηση συγκεκριμένων καθηκόντων για λογαριασμό του φορέα εκμετάλλευσης ή του ιδιοκτήτη.
Contraente incaricato (Italian)
«contraente incaricato»: qualsiasi entità alla quale l’operatore o il proprietario affidano l’incarico di svolgere compiti specifici per conto dell’operatore o del proprietario.
Wykonawca (Polish)
„wykonawca” oznacza podmiot, któremu operator lub właściciel zlecił wykonanie określonych zadań w imieniu operatora lub właściciela.
Contratante (Portuguese)
«Contratante», uma entidade contratada pelo operador ou pelo proprietário para exercer funções específicas em nome destes.
Uppdragstagare (Swedish)
uppdragstagare: en enhet som verksamhetsutövaren eller ägaren har anlitat för att utföra vissa specifika uppgifter för verksamhetsutövarens eller ägarens räkning.
Urakoitsijalla (Finnish)
’urakoitsijalla’ tarkoitetaan toimijaa, jolle toiminnanharjoittaja tai omistaja on sopimuksella antanut tehtäväksi tiettyjen tehtävien suorittamisen toiminnanharjoittajan tai omistajan puolesta.
Pogodbeni izvajalec (Slovenian)
„pogodbeni izvajalec“ pomeni vsak subjekt, ki ga izvajalec ali lastnik najame, da v njegovem imenu opravi določene naloge.
Dodávate (Slovak)
„dodávateľ“ je akýkoľvek subjekt, s ktorým má prevádzkovateľ alebo vlastník zmluvný vzťah na účely výkonu konkrétnych úloh v mene prevádzkovateľa alebo vlastníka.
Rangovas (Lithuanian)
rangovas – operatoriaus arba savininko vardu konkrečioms užduotims atlikti operatoriaus arba savininko pasamdytas subjektas.
vállalkozó (Hungarian)
„vállalkozó”: minden olyan jogalany, amelyet az üzemeltető, illetve a tulajdonos arra szerződtet, hogy a nevében konkrét feladatokat végezzen.
Kuntrattur (Maltese)
‘kuntrattur’ tfisser kwalunkwe entità kuntrattata mill-operatur jew mis-sid biex twettaq kompiti speċifiċi f’isem l-operatur jew is-sid.
līgumslēdzējs (Latvian)
“līgumslēdzējs” ir jebkura vienība, ar kuru operators vai īpašnieks ir noslēdzis līgumu par konkrētu pienākumu izpildi operatora vai īpašnieka uzdevumā.
Töövõtja (Estonian)
„töövõtja”– ettevõtja, kes on sõlminud käitajaga või omanikuga lepingu täita käitaja või omaniku nimel teatavaid ülesandeid.
Dodavatelem (Czech)
„dodavatelem“ subjekt, s nímž provozovatel nebo vlastník uzavřel smlouvu na výkon specifických činností jménem provozovatele nebo vlastníka.
изпълнител (Bulgarian)
„изпълнител“ означава всеки субект, с който операторът или собственикът е сключил договор за изпълнение на конкретни задачи от името на оператора или на собственика.
(d) In ships designed with a rake of keel the waterline on which this length is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline at 85% of the least moulded depth Dmin, found by drawing a line parallel to the keel line of the vessel (including skeg) tangent to the moulded sheer line of the freeboard deck. The least moulded depth is the vertical distance measured from the top of the keel to the top of the freeboard deck beam at side at the point of tangency (see figure 3.2).
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Source: IMO Resolution MSC.143(77), amendments to Annex B to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, 5 June 2003, International Maritime Organization. Legislation