Posted By JayneAnne Ridgway
Help please - I have been asked to put together a simple but effective auditing check list to ensure that when contractors work on site they have everything in place such as permit to works, risk assessments, working safety etc. etc.

Does anybody out there have an auditing form / check sheet that they are willing to send to me or maybe just some general ideas.

Thanks

Posted By Roger Uncles
Jayne,
You have mail.

Posted By John A Wright
Jayne,

I should add that when you include "permits to work, risk assessments" in your 'list' really those should be managed by YOUR company, the client.

Your contractors are responsible for their staff and equipment, but the site and the conditions of work, environment, and any nearby hazards, are all YOUR responsibility so YOU should be conducting the risk assessments and managing permits.

John W

Posted By jayjay
John,

I agree with you on the point of that company, being the PC being responsible for the site, environment etc, but totally disagree on the point of risk assessments and the SSOW being theirs !! The contractor is the expert in what they do and should be providing RAMS to the PC for review. I would never do any RAMS for any job or for any contractors unless competent and trained in their trade. On an audit for construction you would check that they have these available as part of the audit process. That may be where Jane is coming from.

Regards, JJ

Posted By Bob Youel

'MIND SET'

Its interesting that answers to the question put have automaticialy asumed and answered accordingly that 'contractors' are in the construction industry

contractors come in many shapes and sizes - I work with many each year who are not in the construction industry as I suspect many of my colleagues do