Engaging Sub-Contractors Effectively
These are some considerations when engaging sub-contractors:
- Send out bid defining the ability to carryout the project safely based on past experience, competency, and relevant qualifications.
- Send out an standard Pre-Qualification Questionnaire [PQQ]
Assess the contractor based on answers submitted, based on:
- Finance
- Insurance
- Demonstration of training competence
- Past compliance
- any Health and Safety Executive Prosecutions
- Improvement notices
- Accident history
- Suitable Health and Safety policy
- Safe Systems Of Work
- References
Some aspects to take into consideration:
- Have contractors access to competent Health and Safety Advice.
- How will the contractors carryout effective monitoring of their staff once on site?
- Do the contractors hold any Health and Safety Accreditation’s e.g. CHAS, Safe Contractor, EXOR, Construction Line?
- Implement a suitable scoring system, so that you can distinguish between contractors, thus appointing the correct contractor that has the highest score.
- Always monitor sub-contractors regularly, so that they meet your safety performance expectations.