Dave Bennion - "Control of Contractors on Site" is a basic presentation outlining some of the measures to ensure your site operates safe when contractors our about. It is about the contractors operating safety, appropriate supervision and protecting the companies workers from contractor actions.

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Dave Bennion
BSc(Hons); Tech IOSH; SIIRSM RSP; ACIEH; DipEnvNEBOSH
MInstLM; CertCIH; MISQEM ; AMIIAI
Health , Safety, Fire, Environmental & Quality Professional
By David Bennion ©2016
Control of Contractors on Site

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By David Bennion ©2016

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Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 employers
not only have a duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing
of their own employees, they have a duty to those not in
the employers employment who may occupy their place
of work to undertake work.
Wrongly sourced contractors not only present a danger
to themselves by their actions, they have the potential to
impact on your business operations and the employees
who may be at risk from the contractors actions.
These few slides outline some measures which can
ensure the safe use of contractors and measures which
should be in place to protect both your business interests
and your employees (This is a general list only)

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Whilst most companies use an “Approved Contractor” list
for preferred contractors they use, the usual checks will
have been done ie:
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 etc
• CHAS reg, Contructionline approved etc
• Full Insurance PI etc
• Trade associations and other affiliations
• Qualifications and training ie: CSCS, IPAF, PASMA etc
• RAMS (risk assessments and safe systems of work)
• Health and Safety Policy etc
Monitoring contractors whilst on site (some of who may be
subcontractors to the main contractor) can paint a different
story.

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Some basics on site:
 The contractors need basic induction ie: welfare
facilities, fire exits and muster point etc
 Contractors must have correct PPE before starting work!
 “Permit to Work” will be needed for work at height, hot
works, confined spaces, live electrics etc.
 Special measures ie: fire watch, barriers to protect
contractors, isolation and lock off.
 Visual checks on contractors at random intervals to
make sure everything is ok – challenge any violations (it
may be necessary to ask individuals to leave if you feel
their action are unsafe). Remember to record near
misses and report to contract manager!
 Check that RAMS provided are being followed and if
necessary stop work and question any deviation.

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Basics (Continued)
 Contractors can change on a day to day project if it
lasts a number of weeks – ie: CDM project –
building demolition or extension, replacing a roof,
structural works etc. – randomly check contractor
trade cards (check they have not expired).
 Remember notifiable CDM projects need an F10
submitting to the HSE! (This is done online)
 Scaffolding must be scaf tagged or certified as
safe and checked every 7 days (or sooner if
anything changes ie: strong winds, a pole is hit or
ground structure changes.
 MEWPs, Cherry pickers need emergency
evacuation plans as do confined spaces etc.
 There are many more points but these are a few.
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This presentation is a very basic outline. As a business
you will need to determine the level of training required
by staff to maintain a safe and protected business
operations.
In no way does this presentation represent a suitable
and sufficient training package for staff as every
business has different needs thus no liability can be
sought against the owner of this material.
Remember it is the business owners responsibility to
have a suitable and sufficient business risk assessment
in place, to keep it up to date and provide “competent”
training for staff to fulfil their employed duties with
regards operational safety.

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E-mail:
davebennion7@gmail.com
By David Bennion ©2016