Your premises have their own grounds and you’re looking to appoint specialist contractors to manage them for you. In order to reduce your potential liability, what are the key health and safety
issues to get right before they start?
Published 28.02.2005
You’re having some work completed at height. To save money the contractor has said that he’s happy to use your access equipment rather than hiring it. Should you allow him to do this?
Published 08.12.2015
You’ve employed a gardener to look after a small patch of land with a lawn and a few flowers. Whilst reviewing your contractors you didn’t find any paperwork for the gardener. Do you need any, and if
so, what?
Published 19.06.2006
If your grounds maintenance contractor subs out the work that they were employed to do, could there be any comeback on you if there’s an accident and, if so, what should you do about it?
Published 09.04.2015
One of your staff has been issued with a red card whilst working on a client’s site. This meant that he was removed from the job and is now banned from working on their premises. What’s going on?
Published 16.03.2017
A colleague employed a maintenance contractor who didn’t think health and safety rules applied to him as his business is very small. What happened, and how can you avoid a similar experience?
Published 11.04.2007
A company recently found itself in a very awkward spot when an HSE inspector caught a contractor working unsafely. What were they doing and how could the incident have been avoided?
Published 07.12.2018
You would like someone to undertake grass cutting, hedge trimming, etc. What health and safety considerations must be taken into account when deciding on a suitable contractor, and how should you
control the work?
Published 10.03.2015
You’ve recently observed one of your cleaning contractor’s staff totally ignoring your health and safety rules. Is it down to you to ensure that they work safely or is it their employer’s
responsibility?
Published 11.02.2008
You’ve employed a contractor to carry out some basic maintenance at your premises, putting up shelves etc. However, before he’ll drill into anything, he’s asked to see wiring diagrams - which you
don’t have. What should you do?
Published 17.11.2008