contractor coordination
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Contractor Coordination. Agenda. Training O bjectives Definitions Law and Regulatory Requirements Responsibilities Implementation Scenarios. Training Objectives. Attendees will: Be familiar with definitions Be familiar with legal and regulatory requirements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Contractor Coordination
Agenda
• Training Objectives• Definitions• Law and Regulatory Requirements• Responsibilities• Implementation• Scenarios
Training Objectives
• Attendees will:• Be familiar with definitions• Be familiar with legal and regulatory
requirements• Understand duties and responsibilities
Training Objectives
• Attendees will – continued• Know the requirements for contractor
coordination• Know how to implement contractor
coordination
Definitions
• Multiple Employer Workplace• Two or more employers working at the
same time
Definitions
• Single Employer Workplace• Workers of only one employer
Definitions
• Workplace• Any place a worker works
Definitions
• Construction project• Alterations, Repairs, Dismantling• Demolition, Maintenance, Painting• Land clearing, Earth moving• Grading, Excavating, Trenching• Drilling, Drilling, Blasting• Installation of machinery
Definitions
• Owner• Occupier of lands or premises• Person who acts on behalf of an owner
Definitions
• Employer• Person with one or more employees
Definitions
• Prime Contractor• Entity who agrees to be Prime Contractor
or• Owner of the workplace
Definitions
• Qualified• Knowledgeable of work and hazards
involved• Able to control the hazards…
Definitions
• Qualified Coordinator (construction sites)• Appointed by the Prime Contractor• Coordinates site health and safety
activities
Law and Regulation
1. The Criminal Code of Canada2. The Workers’ Compensation Act3. The WorkSafeBC Regulation
Criminal Code of Canada
• Section 217.1• Amends the Criminal Code of Canada• Establishes a legal duty• Applies to contract workers and the public
Workers’ Compensation Act
• Sections:• 115 – General Duties of Employers• 118 – Coordination of Multiple Employer
Workplaces• 119 – General Duties of Owner• 121 – Duties of Directors and Officers
Workers’ Compensation Act
Section 115• Employers must ensure health and
safety of:• their workers• other workers present in the workplace
Workers’ Compensation Act
Section 118• Prime Contractor must:
• Coordinate OHS activities• Establish and maintain compliance with the
Regulation
Workers’ Compensation Act
Section 118 – continued
• Employer must:• Provide name of workplace supervisor to
Prime Contractor
Workers’ Compensation Act
Section 119• Owner of a workplace must
• Maintain property to ensure safety of persons
• Provide hazard information to the Prime Contractor
Workers’ Compensation Act
Section 121• Corporation leaders must ensure
compliance
WorkSafeBC Regulation
• WorkSafeBC Regulations:• 3.20 – Multiple Employer Workplaces• 20.1 – Qualified Contractor• 20.2 – Notice of Project• 20.3 – Coordination of Multiple Employer
Workplaces
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 3.20• Prime Contractor must:
• Conduct an assessment of the workplace• Establish and maintain first aid
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.1• Qualified Contractor
• The Prime Contractor must be qualified
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.2 - Notice of Project• For construction, excavation and
demolition• Prime contractor provides NOP to
WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (1)• Each employer must:
• Advise Owner or Prime Contractor if creating a hazard
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (2)• If a work location has:
• Overlapping or adjoining work activities• 2 or more employers that create a hazard• Combined workforce is more than 5
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (2) - continued
• The Owner or the Prime Contractor must:• Appoint a qualified coordinator• Provide up-to-date information on site
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (2) - continued
• Each employer must provide name of qualified person
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (3)• Duties of qualified coordinator include:
• inform employers and workers of hazards created
• ensure that hazards are addressed
WorkSafeBC Regulation
Section 20.3 (4)• Information provided must include:
• the name of the qualified coordinator• a site drawing• construction procedures
Responsibilities
• Owner• Prime Contractor• Workplace Safety Coordinator• Contractors• Supervisors• Workers
Responsibilities
• Owner• Maintain a safe workplace• Provide health and safety information to
other employers• Control health and safety issues
Responsibilities
• Prime Contractor• Coordinate activities• Ensure compliance with Act
Responsibilities
• Workplace Safety Coordinator• A person designated by [Organization] on
multiple employer worksites that have no Prime Contractor designated.
Responsibilities
• Contractors• Obtain all health and safety information• Pass information• Comply with WorkSafeBC Regulation• If a Prime Contractor, coordinate and
ensure requirements are met
Responsibilities
• Supervisors• Workers are aware of other employers on
site• Workers not assigned duties to other
workplace• Coordinate work if workplaces overlap
Responsibilities
• Workers• Do not work in another employer’s
workplace• Report to site supervisor when entering
workplace
Implementation
• For all contracted work:• Identify and communicate hazards• Determine number of employers on site
Implementation
• Single Employer Worksites• Maintain the integrity as a single employer
worksite
Implementation
• Multiple Employer Worksites• Who is responsible?• Assign responsibility in writing• Each employer appoints a safety
representative
Implementation
• Construction Sites• Either owner or contractor is responsible• Prime Contractor appoints a Qualified
Coordinator• All contractors designate a Qualified
Person• Workplace Safety Coordinator
Implementation
• Designating the Prime Contractor• Workers’ Compensation Act defines
responsibilities• Designation must be in writing• Hazards must be communicated• Provide name of Prime to other contractors• Prime can be designated on single
employer workplace
Implementation
• On construction sites Prime Contractor must:• Submit Notice of Project to WorkSafeBC• Post Notice of Project at site• Have a Qualified Coordinator• Maintain health and safety records
Implementation
• Owner must identify hazards such as:• Lockout• Confined spaces• Mobile Equipment• Chemical exposures• Underground Services• Noise
Implementation
• Pre Contract Hazard Assessment• Identify hazards• Hazards provided in tender documents• Employees tendering contracts must know
requirements
Implementation
• Day Labour• Owner liability not eliminated• WorkSafeBC orders may be written on
owner
Scenarios
What issues should you consider in the following situations:
Scenarios
• Scenario 1• Single contractor working for your
organization• Location is remote – no other employers• What are your responsibilities?
Scenarios
• Scenario 1 - Discussion
Scenarios
• Scenario 2• 2+ contractors working at same time• Office building• What are your responsibilities?
Scenarios
• Scenario 2 – Discussion
Scenarios
• Scenario 3• 2+ contractors working same area / same
time• Construction project• What are your responsibilities?
Scenarios
• Scenario 3 - Discussion
Summary
• What can go wrong?• Hazards left for other employers• Actions of one employer affect other
employers• No coordination of emergencies
Summary
• Do not interfere with single employer workplaces
• Define coordination at multiple employer workplaces
• [Organization’s] workers must coordinate with Prime Contractor
Questions