Managing Contractors Quiz

Liz Burton-Hughes

October 1, 2018

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Who should your business assign to oversee contractors’ work and communicate with them about any issues?

A site contact

Any senior member of staff

A supervisor from the HSE

Anyone with 3+ years of experience

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What does the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations require if two or more employers (such as your business and contractors) share a workplace?

The employer and contractors both have a responsibility to cooperate, coordinate, and communicate about health and safety

They must both arrange a meeting with the Health and Safety executive to formulate a health and safety plan with their advice

They must immediately establish a permit to work, whatever type of work they carry out

The business who has been established the longest must take full responsibility for health and safety

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Which regulations apply to any contractor work involving construction?

Construction Work (Health and Safety) Regulations 2014

Control of Construction Work and Managing Hazards Regulations 2001

Construction (Managing Contractors) Regulations 2011

Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

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What is a permit to work?

A plan that you and the contractor must prepare if the work involves more than 3 contractors

A plan that you and the contractor must prepare for certain high-risk work

A licence that all contractors need to acquire to carry out contractual work

A licence that construction workers must acquire to work on construction sites

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How does the Control of Asbestos Regulations apply to managing the health and safety of contractors?

They may need to use asbestos-based materials when carrying out work, which you must cover the cost of

They may need to install asbestos in your building while working, which requires careful control

They may disturb asbestos in your building if they don’t know where it is, which you must prevent

They may need to involve more people in the work to remove any asbestos they find.

Correct! Wrong!

Managing Contractors Quiz

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Managing Contractors Quiz

Who should your business assign to oversee contractors’ work and communicate with them about any issues?

What does the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations require if two or more employers (such as your business and contractors) share a workplace?

Which regulations apply to any contractor work involving construction?

What is a permit to work?

How does the Control of Asbestos Regulations apply to managing the health and safety of contractors?

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