Last month we considered how health and safety professionals should be involved in checking contractors before they are awarded a contract - the planning and choosing elements of the HSE's five steps for managing contractors. This time we look at contractors arriving on site, keeping check of them and reviewing their work. In an administrative organisation the office manager might manage the contractors; in a factory or workshop the supervisor or facilities manager might oversee the process; in other organisations the health and safety manager might be in charge. We'll use the term supervisor for the client's representative in charge of overseeing the contractors' work. We'll also use the term gatekeeper. In a large organisation the gatekeeper might be a dedicated security team; in other organisations it could be a single receptionist;;in even smaller organisations, it could be whoever is at the door when the contractor arrives. Each organisation should be clear who its gatekeepers are and make them aware of the process and their responsibilities.
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