Managing contractor safety isn't a separate law — it's the same general duties under HSWA 1974 and the Management Regulations, applied to work carried out by people you don't directly employ.
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Managing Contractor Health & Safety
Not a single piece of legislation - a synthesis of general duties (principally HSWA 1974 and the Management Regulations 1999) as they apply to work carried out by contractors.
This page is an educational, plain-English summary — it is not legal advice and must not be relied on as a substitute for the legislation itself or advice from a competent person. Always refer to the official source for the authoritative text.
What it covers
Employers and those in control of premises retain duties towards contractors and their employees, and must satisfy themselves that contractors are competent and adequately manage risks arising from their work - particularly where multiple contractors work together.
Who it applies to
Any organisation that engages contractors to carry out work.
How SafetyOps supports compliance
SafetyOps' Contractor Management module holds contractor organisations and their individual contacts, with the permits and incidents each contact has been involved in visible against their record — contractors sign in on-site through the same Site Attendance workflow as employees.