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Posted By s.micklewright
Some guys in blue overalls with ladders and tools and stuff came to adjust some windows in our office yesterday. What regarding the health safety and welfare of our staff and the contractors should be done, is there a stadard procedural list of to-do's?
Simon
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Posted By Peter MacDonald
Depends..
In terms of good practice they should at least have a safe system of work or method statement based on a risk assessment of the scope of their undertaking (maintaining windows) and their work environment (live office.
The size and duration of a project typically determines wether it comes under CDM so unless it's a huge office I doubt it's covered by CDM requirements.
I'm reading between the lines here but do I detect you were unhappy that the contractors turned up without your prior knowledge?
Peter
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Posted By fats van den raad
Is there a link between this question and your posting about dealing with intruders?
I would certainly be most annoyed if contractors just turn up without prior knowledge. As a matter of fact, I have been known to ask them to grace the premises with their absence untill such time as they make an appointment to carry out the work and furnish me with the relevant paperwork, i.e. method statement, competency and training records, safety policy, etc.
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Posted By Dave Skipsey
Hi Simon
You may also want to consider A Permit to Work Scheme.
P.S did the alleged contractors have a hunting horn in their toolbox?
Regards
Dave Skipsey
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Posted By s.micklewright
He he, No theres no link at all, I was just finnishing a security policy and seeing these chaps reminded me of the CDM stuff, the thing is it is not our building, its shared with other firms, so i presume the landlord will have more info, I just wanted to know what info he should have on these fellows. I know Ill ask him!!
Cheers folks
Simon
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