{"id":397,"date":"2023-03-02T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T07:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/?p=397"},"modified":"2024-08-21T23:27:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T23:27:18","slug":"main-contractor-working-with-other-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/blog\/main-contractor-working-with-other-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Contractor \u2013 Working with other businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Businesses (PCBUs) that work together will often share health and safety duties in relation to work done. Businesses especially have a legal duty to consult, cooperate with, and coordinate activities with all other businesses they share overlapping duties with.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does this mean and how can you ensure that people are not harmed, and you are complying with your legal obligations? Here are some expectations:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Work with designers to reduce risks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Set clear health and safety expectations and incorporate these into your agreements with contractors<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Ensure contractors have appropriate health and safety procedures in place<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Prepare a Site Safety Plan for the job and share with all workers and contractors<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Establish health and safety reporting requirements with your contractor. A great tool for this is to use the HazardCo App to complete Risk Assessments, Incident Reports and more.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Ensure site inductions take place. Coordinate and communicate site rules and procedures to everyone who accesses the work site, this can be done via the HazardCo App by scanning the QR code located on your Hazard Board.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Set up clear requirements for information sharing for the duration of the project<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Ensure that there is effective communication between all parties (e.g. Toolbox Meetings through the HazardCo App)<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Monitor your workers and\/or contractors you hire<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The following key steps should be followed by Main Contractor:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Scope<\/b><\/p>\n