Managing Contractors

Overview

Almost all workplaces use contractors to varying degrees. Businesses have a legal responsibility to oversee the health and safety of contractors, so it’s important to know your responsibilities when it comes to keeping contractors safe from harm. As you’ll discover in this course, the repercussions of failing to fulfil your legal health and safety duties can be severe.

Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learned about:

• Defining contractors
• Legislation and regulation relating to contractor health and safety
• Planning the work required
• Selecting a contractor
• Obtaining permits
• Training and induction
• Signing in and out
• Monitoring work
• Reviewing work