Safer Contractors, Stronger Results: Managing Contractor Risk at Every Stage
High-performing organizations treat contractor safety as a system, not a step. Learn how to strengthen selection, onboarding, and field oversight with clear accountability and measurable performance outcomes. Led by DEKRA’s senior EHS consultants.
Contractor performance is shaped long before work begins. Organizations that achieve consistent results build safety into how contractors are selected, onboarded, and supported in the field.
In this webinar, DEKRA’s senior EHS consultants share real-world strategies to strengthen contractor management across the full lifecycle, from prequalification through field execution and performance review.
You will learn how to clarify roles, align accountability, improve oversight, and strengthen the processes that support safer operations and stronger results.
Key Takeaways
How to assess and score your organization’s contractor safety maturity to identify strengths, gaps, and priority actions
How to apply systems thinking across contractor selection, onboarding, and field operations
Ways to set clear expectations, create shared accountability, and strengthen communication during high-risk work
Practical tools that support reporting, feedback, learning, and continuous improvement
Speakers
Sean Ensinger, M.S., CSP, CIT, CPEA
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
DEKRA
Sean Ensinger is a senior EHS consultant with over 20 years of safety leadership experience across manufacturing, supply chain, healthcare, automotive, and consumer products. He specializes in safety culture transformation, human-centered safety, incident prevention, and risk reduction. Sean holds a Master of Science in Safety, Security, and Emergency Management from Eastern Kentucky University and is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), and Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA).
Thomas Mull, CSP
Senior Health and Safety Consultant
DEKRA
Tom Mull is a senior EHS consultant with more than 30 years of experience across utilities, construction, advanced manufacturing, and heavy industry. He specializes in building sustainable safety systems, strengthening contractor programs, and driving lasting cultural change. Tom is experienced in ISO standards, OSHA VPP, Process Safety Management, and incident investigation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety from Illinois State University and is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.
Dan McGonegle
Vice President - Strategic Consulting
DEKRA
Dan McGonegle is a results-oriented leader with a passion for helping organizations achieve “never-before-seen performance” in the areas of Human Performance, Occupational Safety and Process Safety Management. He applies over 20 years of experience across various industrial markets in developing new business ideas, executing business growth strategies, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver measurable results for his clients.