Contractor Management

Contractor Management

1. The client and contractor have shared responsibilities for ensuring good H & S

   • The client must carefully select contractors on the basis of H & S competence
     • These include looking at policy documents, accident and enforcement history, qualifications and experience
       • Client must ensure the contractor carrys out risk assessments and method statements and work safely to agreed methods

2. Construction (design and management) Regs 2007 (CDM)

   • Impose a framework for management of construction projects
     • For notifiable projects the CDM identifies 5 duty holders
       • Notifiable projects are planned over 30 days and more than 500 person days
         • Regs require preparation of construction phase plan and H & S file for finished structure

3. 5 Main duty holders

   • 1 / The client
     • 2 / The designer
       • 3 / CDM co ordinator
         • 4 / Principal contractor
           • 5 / Contractors
             • A person or org engaged to undertake work on behalf of a client, but not under supervision of client
     • person or org that appoints a contractor

4. The way a client manages a contractor is broken down in 3 key areas

   • 1 / Select the contractor
     • 2 / Plan the work
       • 3 / Monitor the work

5. The construction Phase Plan

   • Site description
     • Management of the work
       • Arrangements for controlling significant site risks
         • The H & S file