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Managing Contractors

What is the Managing Contractors course? 

Our Managing Contractors training equips participants with the essential techniques and methods required to assess, select, plan, monitor, and review competent contractors effectively. This course is designed to meet the stringent requirements for managing contractors as outlined in HSG159 and INDG 368, ensuring compliance with industry standards and legal obligations.

Training Course Methods

E-Learning

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Management of Contractors: E-learning training course

Prefer the flexibility and convenience of studying in your own time? Our online course could be the best option for you. This cost-effective option can help to get the most from your training budget

What does the Managing Contractors course cover?

Legal framework for contractor management: Understand legal requirements and regulations for contractor management, ensuring compliance and adherence

Roles and responsibilities: Understand the distinct roles and responsibilities of clients and contractors in management

Strategies for health and safety performance improvement:Learning effective strategies to enhance health and safety performance within contractor management

Comprehensive contractor management guidance: Guidance on planning, selection, on-site work, monitoring and review processes for contractors

Recognise and mitigate hazards: Develop the skills to identify and mitigate common hazards associated with contractor work on site, fostering a safer work environment

Assess and select competent contractors: Acquire the ability to assess and select competent contractors effectively, ensuring the right professionals are chosen for the job

Implement best practices: Learn and implement best practices in planning, monitoring, and reviewing contractor activities, optimising project outcomes and safety standards

Apply CDM Regulations: Apply the main requirements of the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) 2015 to contractor management, ensuring compliance.

Benefits of the course

For Employers

  • Cost reduction: Avoid substantial costs associated with property damage and lost time due to contractor accidents by ensuring effective contractor management
  • Risk mitigation: Reduce the risk of accidents by equipping staff with the ability to correctly manage contractors, minimising potential losses and liabilities
  • Confidence in contractor selection: Ensure the right contractor is selected for the job and managed correctly, mitigating risks associated with potentially unsafe work.

For Delegates

  • Hazard identification: Develop the ability to identify common hazards from contractor work on site, enhancing safety protocols and reducing risks
  • CDM understanding: Gain an understanding of the CDM regulations and apply them to contractor management, ensuring compliance and legal adherence
  • Confidence in contractor management: Acquire the skills to select and manage contractors confidently and effectively, contributing to a safe working environment and project success.

 

This course is tailored to meet your needs if you:

  You have responsibility for contractor management: Individuals who are responsible for procuring, appointing, or managing contractors within their organisation    

✓  You want to enhance workplace safety: Those who seek to enhance workplace safety and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements through effective contractor management practices.    

Ready to take your contractor management skills to the next level? Enrol on the Managing Contractors course today and gain the practical guidance and theoretical knowledge needed to effectively oversee contractors in line with industry standards and legal requirements.