Health & Safety
Engageing 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. |
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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
| Date |
Venue |
Time |
Presenter |
Investment |
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
March
Tuesday
20 |
Chamber
of
Commerce
Invercargill |
12.30
to
4:30pm |
Otago Southland
Employers Assn
|
$240 member
$380 non member
Excl gst |
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