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Engaging Contractors & Subcontractors

Engaging Contractors & Sub Contractors

Who should attend

Any principal who is responsible for engaging, managing or supervising contractors. If your business is considering contracting out as a future business option, general managers, human resource managers, engineering managers, and maintenance managers will benefit from attending.

Brief Overview

A high level of responsibility is placed on principals who engage contractors and sub contractors by the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. The course will assist in clarifying your liability in relation to the labour and services you purchase, and also assist you to identify the Occupational Health and Safety aspects when engaging contractors. You will be provided with information that will enable you as the principal to manage effectively the Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental requirements when employing contractors.

Workshop Content

• Duties of principals and persons with control of places of work and associated case law
• Contract types - Occupational Health and Safety Management Matrix
• Preparing a contract - Occupational Health and Safety considerations
• Assessing a contractor's safety record
• Establishing contractor health and safety
documentation
• Assessing the contractor's health and safety management plan
• Health and safety performance assessment of the contractor
• Reporting by the contractor to the principal
• Establishing the health and safety project file

Productivity Improvements

On leaving this course you will be able to:
• Prepare a contract with Occupational Health and Safety considerations
• Conduct Health and Safety performance assessments
on contractors
• Assess a contractor's safety record
• Prepare/audit contractor health and safety documentation
• Assess a contractor's health and safety management plan

Presented by Kristen Gawn or Ray Wills

All prices are per participant & GST is excluded.
Please note that preparations for seminars begin 7 days prior. Therefore to obtain a full refund we require 7 days notice. Cancellations within 7 days may result in a partial or full loss of registration fees depending on numbers and costs.

$ 195.00 for members
$ 295.00 for non members