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Sinbad123  
#1 Posted : 29 June 2018 09:22:05(UTC)
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Sinbad123

Hi,

My employees work as contractors on another site. As part of their job, they are required to use some equipment belonging to the other site. I am of the opinion that the site owner who owns the equipment should provide information, training and risk assessments to my company for my employees and if I need to add any further information that I do so.

Any thoughts?

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A Kurdziel  
#2 Posted : 29 June 2018 09:30:32(UTC)
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A Kurdziel

Regulation 12 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations spells this out.

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Sinbad123  
#3 Posted : 29 June 2018 09:43:24(UTC)
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Sinbad123

Thanks for that. I am aware of the legislation but no matter which site my employees work on, I am fighting a battle with the site owner for information. It's always a case of there's the machine, figure it out yourself like every other company before you has. I seem to be the only one asking questions!  

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A Kurdziel  
#4 Posted : 29 June 2018 12:50:28(UTC)
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A Kurdziel

Who are they working for? The site owner or some other organisation? If they are using equipment which is not theirs for the benefit of a third party there should be some form of contract explaining who has what responsibility. If your guys are working for the owner then you should simply refuse to do the work until you are supplied with the necessary information.   

Further legal stuff is Section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work Act explains the duty of suppliers of work equipment and this applies even to people who just loan out a piece of equipment.

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