Contractor Management
Contractor Management
Just like an employee, you need to ensure a safe place of work for the contractor and also make sure that they have the appropriate qualifications, safe work procedures and most important all the relevant insurances, licences and permits. Hiring an unqualified or uninsured contractor can lead to massive repercussions for your business if something goes wrong.
The Online WHS Systems Contractor Register assists you in meeting your duty of care to contractors on your worksite.
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How Online WHS Systems makes
managing Contractors easy!
Online WHS Systems Contractor Module allows you to send the contractor an email with a link that links into a four-step compliance portal that the contractor can then enter their employees or sub-contractors, their qualifications, safe work method statements, workers compensation, public liability and other insurances. It also allows you to set up automatic email alerts for the contractor to receive when their insurances or qualifications are expiring.
What do I need to do to Manage Contractors?
If your company users Contractors, then you should have a contractor management tool in place. Each Contractor should have the correct safe work processes, licencees, certifications, insurances and be inducted into your work site safety procedures.
You should:
- Make sure the contractor is qualified to undertake the work
- Have proper safe work methods and processes in place
- Have WHS systems in place for all facets of their work and the site
- Has been inducted into the WHS processes for your site
- Have relevant insurances in place that are up to date:
- Workers Compensation
- Public Liability
- Professional Indemnity
- Permits needed to undertake work
Online WHS Systems Contractor Register
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Managing Contractors
Phil Bamford walks you through Managing Contractors in the Online WHS System.
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