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	* The need for a health and safety professional in the workplace.		* The need for a health and safety professional in the workplace.

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−	The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2007 ~~places~~ responsibilities on business owners to assess sub-contractors to ensure their ~~Health~~ and ~~Safety~~ is being addressed. Legally, you cannot pass on these duties to another party although some business owners believe if they pass on an activity, they pass on the risk. This is not the case and if a sub-contractor has an accident you still have some responsibility and the HSE will consider you as liable. The supplier will also be responsible so it is in both your interests to reduce the likelihood of an accident happening.	+	The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2007 place responsibilities on business owners to assess sub-contractors to ensure their health and safety is being addressed.

−	~~So how do~~ you ~~check the competence and compliance of your suppliers? Quite simply~~, ~~ask them! It~~ is ~~more commonplace to~~ have ~~risk assessments requested by customers~~ and you ~~may have already been asked to provide yours~~. ~~You can produce a questionnaire that they can complete and would ask for details or copies~~ of ~~their:~~	+	Legally, you cannot pass on these duties to another party although some business owners believe if they pass on an activity, they pass on the risk. This is not the case; if a sub-contractor has an accident you still have some responsibility and the HSE will consider you as liable. The supplier will also be responsible, so it is in both your interests to reduce the likelihood of an accident happening.

−	* Health and ~~Safety Policy~~	+	How do you check the competence and compliance of your suppliers? Quite simply, ask them! It is more commonplace to have risk assessments requested by customers and you may have already been asked to provide yours. You can produce a questionnaire that they can complete and would ask for details or copies of their:
−	* Their insurance levels	+
−	* Their arrangements for ~~Health~~ and ~~Safety~~ - basically what they do to keep people safe	+	* Health and safety policy.
−	* Sample risk assessments	+	* Their insurance levels.
		+	* Their arrangements for health and safety - basically what they do to keep people safe.
		+	* Sample risk assessments.
	* Are they, or have they, been subject to HSE investigations?		* Are they, or have they, been subject to HSE investigations?
−	* Provide details of the person, or external company, used for ~~Health~~ and ~~Safety~~ and their qualifications	+	* Provide details of the person, or external company, used for health and safety and their qualifications.
	* What staff training is provided?		* What staff training is provided?
−	* How staff get ~~info~~ and any workforce involvement?	+	* How staff get information and any workforce involvement?
−	* Health and ~~Safety~~ performance e.g. accident stats, how they monitor their legal compliance?	+	* Health and safety performance, e.g. accident stats, how they monitor their legal compliance?
	* How they investigate accidents?		* How they investigate accidents?
	* Do they agree to work within your own policy?		* Do they agree to work within your own policy?
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	It is worthwhile to get them to confirm the information is correct and get it signed and dated. You would expect to see it signed by a director or suitably responsible person.		It is worthwhile to get them to confirm the information is correct and get it signed and dated. You would expect to see it signed by a director or suitably responsible person.

−	Once they have completed the questionnaire you ~~now~~ need to review it to check everything is in place. If the information looks complete you can file it and move on, but if it not you will need to contact them and establish why the information is not up to your standard. On occasions it may mean that work still goes ahead knowing there could be a potential issue but you accept that risk as your business still needs to function.	+	Once they have completed the questionnaire you need to review it to check everything is in place. If the information looks complete you can file it and move on, but if it not you will need to contact them and establish why the information is not up to your standard. On occasions it may mean that work still goes ahead knowing there could be a potential issue but you accept that risk as your business still needs to function.

−	Another way is to monitor them whilst they are working for you. This may not always be practical but if you can see them in action it will give you an idea if they are working to their own designated practices. In addition it shows you are monitoring them and trying to ~~[http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html~~ ensure safe practices] whilst working for you. Any issues raised from your monitoring should also be recorded so that you have evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to work safely.	+	Another way is to monitor them whilst they are working for you. This may not always be practical but if you can see them in action it will give you an idea if they are working to their own designated practices. In addition, it shows you are monitoring them and trying to ensure safe practices whilst working for you. Any issues raised from your monitoring should also be recorded so that you have evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to work safely.

−	If you complete even some basic checks on the ~~[http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html Health~~ and ~~Safety]~~ of your suppliers, you will be demonstrating ~~[http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html~~ legal] compliance and help to promote a positive culture within your organisation and your suppliers.	+	If you complete even some basic checks on the health and safety of your suppliers, you will be demonstrating legal compliance and help to promote a positive culture within your organisation and your suppliers.
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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2007 places responsibilities on business owners to assess sub-contractors to ensure their Health and Safety is being addressed. Legally, you cannot pass on these duties to another party although some business owners believe if they pass on an activity, they pass on the risk. This is not the case and if a sub-contractor has an accident you still have some responsibility and the HSE will consider you as liable. The supplier will also be responsible so it is in both your interests to reduce the likelihood of an accident happening.

So how do you check the competence and compliance of your suppliers? Quite simply, ask them! It is more commonplace to have risk assessments requested by customers and you may have already been asked to provide yours. You can produce a questionnaire that they can complete and would ask for details or copies of their:

* Health and Safety Policy
* Their insurance levels
* Their arrangements for Health and Safety - basically what they do to keep people safe
* Sample risk assessments
* Are they, or have they, been subject to HSE investigations?
* Provide details of the person, or external company, used for Health and Safety and their qualifications
* What staff training is provided?
* How staff get info and any workforce involvement?
* Health and Safety performance e.g. accident stats, how they monitor their legal compliance?
* How they investigate accidents?
* Do they agree to work within your own policy?

You may wish to leave the answer area blank and get them to fill it in or you may offer a checklist for them to tick and confirm they have the relevant information in place (less comprehensive but quicker to complete and review).

It is worthwhile to get them to confirm the information is correct and get it signed and dated. You would expect to see it signed by a director or suitably responsible person.

Once they have completed the questionnaire you now need to review it to check everything is in place. If the information looks complete you can file it and move on, but if it not you will need to contact them and establish why the information is not up to your standard. On occasions it may mean that work still goes ahead knowing there could be a potential issue but you accept that risk as your business still needs to function.

Another way is to monitor them whilst they are working for you. This may not always be practical but if you can see them in action it will give you an idea if they are working to their own designated practices. In addition it shows you are monitoring them and trying to [http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html ensure safe practices] whilst working for you. Any issues raised from your monitoring should also be recorded so that you have evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to work safely.

If you complete even some basic checks on the [http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html Health and Safety] of your suppliers, you will be demonstrating [http://www.safe2use.com/health_safety_consultants_birmingham.html legal] compliance and help to promote a positive culture within your organisation and your suppliers.

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	The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2007 place responsibilities on business owners to assess sub-contractors to ensure their health and safety is being addressed.		The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 2007 place responsibilities on business owners to assess sub-contractors to ensure their health and safety is being addressed.

−	Legally, you cannot pass on these duties to another party although some business owners believe if they pass on an activity, they pass on the risk. This is not the case; if a sub-contractor has an accident you still have some responsibility and the HSE ~~will~~ consider you as liable. The supplier will also be responsible, so it is in both your interests to reduce the likelihood of an accident happening.	+	Legally, you cannot pass on these duties to another party although some business owners believe if they pass on an activity, they pass on the risk. This is not the case; if a sub-contractor has an accident you still have some responsibility and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) may consider you liable. The supplier will also be responsible, so it is in both your interests to reduce the likelihood of an accident happening.

−	How do you check the competence and compliance of your suppliers? ~~Quite simply, ask~~ them! It is ~~more~~ commonplace to have risk assessments requested by customers ~~and you may have already been asked to provide yours~~. You can produce a questionnaire that they can complete and would ask for details ~~or copies~~ of ~~their~~:	+	How do you check the competence and compliance of your suppliers? Ask them. It is commonplace to have risk assessments requested by customers. You can produce a questionnaire that they can complete and would ask for details of:

	* Health and safety policy.		* Health and safety policy.
−	* ~~Their insurance~~ levels.	+	* Insurance levels.
−	* ~~Their arrangements~~ for health and safety - basically what they do to keep people safe.	+	* Arrangements for health and safety - basically what they do to keep people safe.
	* Sample risk assessments.		* Sample risk assessments.
	* Are they, or have they, been subject to HSE investigations?		* Are they, or have they, been subject to HSE investigations?
−	* ~~Provide details~~ of the person, or external company, used for health and safety and their qualifications.	+	* Details of the person, or external company, used for health and safety and their qualifications.
−	* ~~What staff~~ training ~~is provided?~~	+	* Staff training.
−	* How staff get information and any workforce involvement?	+	* How staff get information and any workforce involvement,
−	* Health and safety performance, e.g. accident stats, how they monitor their legal compliance?	+	* Health and safety performance, e.g. accident stats, how they monitor their legal compliance.
−	* How they investigate accidents?	+	* How they investigate accidents.
	* Do they agree to work within your own policy?		* Do they agree to work within your own policy?

−	You may wish to leave the answer area blank and get them to fill it in or you may offer a checklist for them to tick and confirm they have the relevant information in place ~~(less comprehensive but quicker to complete and review)~~.	+	You may wish to leave the answer area blank and get them to fill it in or you may offer a checklist for them to tick and confirm they have the relevant information in place.

−	It is worthwhile ~~to get~~ them to confirm the information is correct and get it signed and dated. You would expect to see it signed by a director or suitably responsible person.	+	It is worthwhile getting them to confirm the information is correct and get it signed and dated. You would expect to see it signed by a director or suitably responsible person.

−	Once they have completed the questionnaire you need to review it to check everything is in place. If the information looks complete you can file it and move on, but if it not you will need to contact them and establish why the information is not up to ~~your~~ standard~~. On occasions it may mean that work still goes ahead knowing there could be a potential issue but you accept that risk as your business still needs to function~~.	+	Once they have completed the questionnaire you need to review it to check everything is in place. If the information looks complete you can file it and move on, but if it not you will need to contact them and establish why the information is not up to standard.

−	~~Another way is~~ to monitor them whilst they are working for you. This may not always be practical but if you can see them in action it will give you an idea if they are working to their own designated practices. In addition, it shows you are monitoring them and trying to ensure safe practices whilst working for you. Any issues raised from your monitoring should also be recorded so that you have evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to work safely.	+	It may also be necessary to monitor them whilst they are working for you. This may not always be practical but if you can see them in action it will give you an idea whether they are working to their own designated practices. In addition, it shows you are monitoring them and trying to ensure safe practices whilst they are working for you. Any issues raised from your monitoring should also be recorded so that you have evidence that you have taken reasonable measures to work safely.

−	If you complete ~~even some basic~~ checks on the health and safety of your suppliers, you will be demonstrating legal compliance and help to promote a positive culture within your organisation and your suppliers.	+	If you complete these checks on the health and safety of your suppliers, you will be demonstrating legal compliance and help to promote a positive culture within your organisation and your suppliers.

	--[[User:Safe2use\|Safe2use]]		--[[User:Safe2use\|Safe2use]]