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Creditsafe integration for smarter contractor risk. Creditsafe data is now integrated into Veriforce Compliance Pro, giving organizations a smarter way to evaluate contractor risk. Modern contractor compliance requires more than tracking safety records, insurance, and documentation. Financial instability can be an early warning sign of operational and supply chain risk. Missed payments, legal filings, and declining credit health may affect project timelines, contractor performance, and overall business continuity. To address this challenge, Veriforce has integrated third-party financial intelligence from Creditsafe directly into Compliance Pro. As a result, organizations can evaluate financial health alongside traditional compliance data. This creates a more complete picture of contractor risk before issues escalate. Creditsafe adds financial intelligence to compliance. With the Creditsafe integration, Compliance Pro now incorporates financial risk signals directly into contractor compliance workflows. Instead of evaluating contractors solely on HSE performance or insurance data, organizations can make more informed, qualification decisions. Organizations can now: * Surface financial instability as part of contractor scoring. * Detect early warning signs, including late payments, liens, and declining credit scores. * Make more informed contractor qualification and engagement decisions. * Add financial health alongside traditional compliance factors for a more complete risk profile. This additional visibility helps organizations identify emerging risks earlier and strengthen contractor oversight across the supply chain. Fully scorable and reportable Creditsafe data. One of the biggest advantages of Creditsafe is the ability to transform financial information into measurable, actionable insights. More than 40 Creditsafe scoring variables are now integrated into Compliance Pro, allowing organizations to: * Incorporate financial attributes directly into contractor scoring models. * Configure custom weighting, thresholds, and pass/fail criteria. * Segment and filter contractors by financial health. * Automate alerts when financial scores fall below defined risk thresholds. Every financial data point is fully scorable and reportable. Consequently, organizations can display financial insights in dashboards, include them in reports, and operationalize them across the contractor lifecycle. High-Value financial intelligence. By combining Creditsafe financial intelligence with Veriforce Compliance Pro, organizations gain deeper visibility into contractor risk beyond traditional compliance metrics. Key financial indicators include: * Credit scores and ratings reflecting overall financial stability. * Payment behavior trends, including days beyond payment terms. * Liens and judgments that may signal legal or financial exposure. * Business vitality metrics that consolidate multiple financial indicators into a single risk score. These insights help compliance, procurement, and risk teams identify vulnerabilities sooner and reduce contractor risk before it affects operations. Instant access to downloadable credit reports. The Creditsafe integration also provides one-click access to complete credit reports directly within Compliance Pro. Users can: * Download detailed credit reports for audits, reviews, or procurement decisions. * Review payment histories, credit limits, and financial trends. * Access liens, legal filings, and other financial indicators. * Support more comprehensive contractor due diligence. This seamless workflow allows users to move from high-level scoring to detailed financial analysis without leaving Compliance Pro. From visibility to action. The Creditsafe integration transforms Compliance Pro from a compliance tracking solution into a comprehensive contractor risk intelligence platform. Organizations can: * Make faster, more confident contractor decisions. * Identify financial risk earlier in the contractor lifecycle. * Strengthen supply chain resilience. * Align compliance, procurement, and risk management through shared financial insights. A smarter approach to contractor risk. As contractor ecosystems become increasingly complex, financial health deserves the same attention as safety and insurance compliance. With Creditsafe integrated into Compliance Pro, organizations gain a more complete view of contractor risk through real-time financial intelligence, configurable scoring, automated alerts, and downloadable credit reports. Together, these capabilities support proactive risk management, stronger contractor qualification, and more resilient supply chains.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal partners with Veriforce Canada to strengthen contractor compliance français. Apr 15, 2026, 06:30 ET MONTRÉAL, April 15, 2026 /CNW/ - Veriforce Canada, the country's largest network of contractor and client relationships, announces a partnership with ADM Aéroports de Montréal to enhance contractor compliance and training management across the airport authority's operations. Operating in a heavily regulated industry, ADM requires consistent, structured compliance processes to manage contractors working within a complex, live-airport environment. Through SafeContractor Canada, a Veriforce Canada product, ADM will implement a centralized solution to manage contractor requirements and reinforce governance across its projects. The platform provides real-time visibility into contractor qualifications, certifications, and training records, enabling informed decision-making and reducing administrative burden from onboarding through to site access. "Rigorous adherence to compliance standards is fundamental to the management of our projects, the protection of our users, airport workers, and the integrity of our operations," said Jean Charron, Deputy Director of Occupational Health and Safety (Construction) at ADM. "Our collaboration with Veriforce Canada provides us with a structured approach to managing contractor requirements and strengthening the level of accountability expected in an international airport environment." "Airport authorities operate in highly regulated and publicly visible environments where consistency and accountability are essential," said Henriette Bichai, President of Veriforce Canada. "Our solutions are built to support compliance in critical infrastructure settings. We are proud to work with ADM to strengthen contractor standards and support the safe and efficient delivery of its development initiatives." About Veriforce Canada Veriforce Canada is the largest network of contractor and client relationships in Canada. Its mission is simple but powerful and uncompromising: to bring every worker back home safe. Through its portfolio of industry-leading solutions, including SafeContractor and ComplyWorks, Veriforce Canada helps organizations reduce risk, strengthen governance, and scale compliance across complex supply chains nationwide. Veriforce Canada combines advanced technology with accredited health and safety expertise through a hybrid model that balances digital efficiency with human insight. With a global workforce of 1,800 employees, including 300 in Canadian territory, the company delivers consistent, high-quality service, enabling organizations to set and maintain auditable standards for contractor compliance, improve visibility across supply chains, and proactively prevent incidents. With multilingual experts based in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, and Shawinigan, Veriforce Canada provides hands-on, local support grounded in regional legislation and real-world workplace challenges. Today, thousands of contractors are connected with hiring clients across a wide range of industries, supporting safer work, stronger partnerships, and more responsible operations nationwide. About ADM Aéroports de Montréal ADM Aéroports de Montréal is the airport authority for the Greater Montréal area responsible for the management, operation and development of YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, which is certified 4 stars under the Skytrax World Airport Star Rating program, and of YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel. SOURCE Veriforce Canada Media contact: Aude Mazaud, Senior Manager, Marketing Communications, [email protected]

How biopharma leaders are advancing contractor safety & risk management. Biopharma has never moved faster. Capital projects and facility expansions are ramping up across key hubs, while global supply chains and contractor relationships grow more complex and interdependent. Yet in many organizations, contractor and supply chain safety is still managed with a patchwork of local processes, spreadsheets, and site-specific norms. This leaves real blind spots in some of the highest-risk work environments. At the third annual EHS for Biopharma Summit East in Boston, Massachusetts; Veriforce and the National Safety Council brought together senior Environmental Health and Safety leaders from Alkermes, Charles River Laboratories AbbVie, and Repligen to discuss what's working, what's not, and where contractor risk management needs to go next. Its panel discussion, Building a Unified Approach to Contractor & Supply Chain Safety in Biopharma, revealed what many biopharma EHS leaders experience daily: supply chains are only as strong as the least visible contractor on the job. The panel emphasized that leading organizations are responding by raising their own bar above local regulation, applying risk-based prequalification, and treating contractors as partners in safety rather than just vendors to police. 7 key panel insights. 1. Fragmentation is the core risk in biopharma contractor safety. Global biopharma organizations often have a single EHS framework on paper, but site-level practice varies widely by country, culture, and individual interpretation, especially around contractor prequalification and permit-to-work. That inconsistency is exactly where incidents slip through. 2. Visibility and control often laps with lower-tier contractors. Most owners feel reasonably confident in the first and second tiers of their contractor network, but beyond that the reality is "if they're breathing, they're qualified." Lower-tier subcontractors are frequently performing the highest-hazard tasks with the least oversight. That is a structural blind spot across the industry. 3. Minimum compliance is not enough for capital-intensive, high-hazard work. Regulations differ dramatically across regions; relying only on local minimums isn't compatible with the risk profile of large biopharma projects. Forward-leaning owners are deliberately setting higher, non-negotiable safety expectations and requiring dedicated safety resources based on the risk and scale of the work. 4. Prequalification is risk-based and dynamic, not one-and-done. Not every contractor, vendor or supplier requires the same level of scrutiny; but high-risk trades (electrical, heavy lifts, complex construction) absolutely do. Leading programs are moving from one-time, document-heavy checks to ongoing, risk-based profiles that adapt as conditions, projects, and partners change. 5. Culture and relationships matter as much as checklists. Compliance walks and documentation are always necessary, but you can't checklist your way to a better contractor culture. Contractors will always align to your values and make safer decisions in the field when owners invest time in joint meetings, shared orientations, and day-to-day relationship building. 6. The right technology and data strategy will extend safety culture into the supply chain. Technology and AI can help owners build more accurate, evolving pictures of risk. Ingest and organize large volumes of contractor data, including safety stats, financial health, insurance, contract worker-level qualifications, even live site signals. The challenge is embedding these capabilities into a standardized global process so local teams can act on the insights. 7. Partnership is the mindset shift that unlocks all of this. When contractors understand that higher standards exist to protect their people as much as yours, and when they're given a real voice in how work is done, they become true partners in safety, not just entities to push forms at. That's the only sustainable path from fragmented oversight to a unified, resilient safety culture across the biopharma value chain. Moving from contractor compliance to Contractor partnership. Biopharma's rapid growth, complex global supply chains, and aggressive timelines are colliding with fragmented contractor management practices, creating real exposure at the project and worker level. Visibility drops sharply beyond first- and second-tier contractors, "one global framework" often fractures into site-by-site interpretations, and cost and schedule pressure still drive too many key decisions. Treating contractors as partners by inviting them into planning and safety meetings, communicating expectations well before worker mobilization, and aligning on "what good looks like" together fosters stronger safety cultures. Moving away from one-size-fits-all to risk-based pre-qualification ensures highest-hazard trades receive the deepest scrutiny and ongoing checks, while low-risk vendors don't get bogged down in unnecessary administrative work. Ease contractor collaboration by looking beyond paperwork compliance to a dynamic view of contractor risk that includes safety performance, financial stability, insurance status, and worker-level qualifications - ideally all centralized in a single system of record. Contact Veriforce for more insights, tools, and technologies designed to help standardize contractor prequalification across global sites and tiers. Dr. Simon Goncharenko, PhD, CSP, CSHO is the Head of Expert Services at Veriforce, LLC, and member of the Veriforce Strategic Advisory Board. Having been born and raised in Eastern Europe, Simon's 30 years of professional experience have seen him lead teams on three continents and in various industries, including oil and gas, construction, and data centers. His most recent employment prior to Veriforce was with Meta Platforms, Inc. formerly Facebook, where Simon supported construction of multi-billion-dollar hyperscale AI data centers. Dr. Goncharenko has authored or contributed to over 80 articles, including in the Professional Safety Journal, and 6 books, including Save Lives: Pushing Boundaries in Human Factors, and Operationalizing Safety for Today's World: A Humancentric Practical Guide. The companion training to the book, entitled Save Lives Global Human & Organizational Factors (C), the world's first and only human factors program designed specifically for the operators, builders, and contractors of mission critical facilities, has been widely popular with hundreds of participants around the globe. Simon is an animated and engaging professor and Master Trainer, charismatic keynote speaker, and podcaster of the Save Lives Global Podcast.