--- title: Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog | STP | EHS Compliance (2) description: EHS Compliance | STP's blog giving insight into audit, compliance and risk issues for EHS, business and accounting. (2) --- [![Specialty Technical Publishers](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/STP-logo-white-orange.png)](http://www.stpub.com/) - [My Account](http://stponline.stpub.com) - 1-800-251-0381 # Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog ## [Why Hiring Clients Should Audit Their Contractors](https://blog.stpub.com/why-hiring-clients-should-audit-their-contractors) Posted by [Shannon Major](https://blog.stpub.com/author/shannon-major) on Wed, Jul 30, 2025 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.stpub.com/hubfs/pexels-rezwan-1216589.jpg) ](https://blog.stpub.com/why-hiring-clients-should-audit-their-contractors) When managing contractor safety, many hiring clients focus heavily on pre-qualification — confirming that a contractor has the right certifications, training, insurance, and safety programs in place. But pre-qualification is only the starting point. Once you’ve selected a contractor, the real work begins: onboarding, oversight and, in many cases, auditing.   Auditing your contractors can be one of the most effective ways to protect your people, manage liability, and ensure that safety commitments on paper are translating into real action on-site. Here’s how to think about contractor selection, onboarding, and safety audits in a way that supports your organization without overstepping boundaries. [Read More](https://blog.stpub.com/why-hiring-clients-should-audit-their-contractors) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.stpub.com/why-hiring-clients-should-audit-their-contractors#comments-listing) Tags: [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [workplace safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/workplace-safety), [OHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ohs), [EHSCompliance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehscompliance), [Risk Management](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/risk-management), [Safety Audits](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/safety-audits), [Contractor Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/contractor-safety), [EHS Compliance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs-compliance), [Prequalification](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/prequalification) [Previous](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs-compliance/page/1) [All posts](https://blog.stpub.com/all) ### Follow Me ### Subscribe by Email ### Browse by Topic Area - [Accounting & Tax ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/accounting-tax) - [Business & Legal ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal) - [Corporate Governance  ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/?Tag=Corporate+Governance) - [Environmental ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/?Tag=Environmental) - [Global ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/?Tag=Global) - [Health & Safety ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety) - [Internet ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/?Tag=Internet) - [Transportation ](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/?Tag=Transportation) ### Browse by Tag - [Environmental (344)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental) - [Business & Legal (309)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal) - [Environmental risks (300)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-risks) - [Health & Safety (296)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety) - [EPA (283)](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/epa) - [Terms & Conditions](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/STP-Terms-of-Use-Dec-20.pdf) - [Privacy Policy](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/STP-Privacy-Policy.pdf) - [License Agreement](https://stphub.stpehs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/STP-License-Agreement-Dec-20.pdf) - [Sitemap](http://stpub.com/sitemap) - [Support](http://stpub.com/support) © 2021 STP ComplianceEHS - All rights reserved