Posted By Charley Farley-Trelawney Michelle Do these contractors work for you as a sub contractor or are they working for the building owner? In addition when you refer to policy are you wishing to have a specific H&S policy for outside functions or would you be referring to risk assessments and or method statements? I have just completed a task for a company exhibiting at Olympia; it was very simple and really just includes RA’s. If you would like to offer a little more info I can then provide you with the related information I think you require. CFT

Posted By Charley Farley-Trelawney Hi Michelle Thanks for the update and confirmation of my thoughts; I do not know the size of your firm so for the purpose of this listing will assume that you have complied with HASAWA section 2.3 regarding general policy arrangements etc. As for requirements the best course of action would be to prepare suitable and sufficient RA's regarding working away from base including travel arrangements, perhaps lone working as opposed to working alone, use of company vehicles, manual handling issues regarding loading unloading of equipment etc. Do not hesitate to ask event organisers for copies of their own evacuation procedures and again demonstrate a full duty of care to your own people by requesting from the client anything that may have an ultimate effect on their well being. Again I will assume that you will have little problem in the production of S&S RA's but if you do, email me direct and I will send you some support information and pro formas to get you going; let me know if you require further information. If you use agency staff, don't forget they come under your own umbrella of care, and any contractors you use, you would be wise to ask for a package of information from them so that you are fully aware of any short falls in H&S and in particular standards of service offered to you for the areas you have tasked them to undertake. Check out in addition your liability insurance to ensure it meets a clients minimum standard and covers you for your work, I feel certain it will, I have just mentioned it in case (its difficult sometimes when you are doing this with limited information) That’s pretty much the absolute basics of it but if you email me direct I will give you a contact number so that I may be able to assist you further. I hope I have been of help in addressing the basics for you. CFT