Hills Tool Box Talk: TBT16 Managing Contractors
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1. How do we choose contractors?
2. Why do we need to use contractors?
A. Make sure that have all the right plant and
machinery.
B. Make sure that they are the cheapest bidder.
C. Make sure that they have a qualified work
force.
D. Make sure that they have good friends in
HWS.
3. What level of health and safety management
capability do we expect from contractors?
A. We use contractor for specialist provision.
B. Let the contractor take responsibility for health
and safety.
C. Because the work is not part of our core
business.
D. Let the contractor take responsibility for
environmental protection duty of care.
4. What level of environmental protection do
require of contractors?
A. At least as stringent as HWS. provision.
B. If possible, better than HWS’ provision.
C. It doesn’t matter – HWS will take care of
health and safety.
D. HWS is responsible for checking contractor’s
health and safety systems.
5. What checks must be made before a
contractor is permitted to begin work on site?
A. At least as stringent as HWS’ provision.
B. If possible, better than HWS’ provision.
C. It doesn’t matter – HWS will take care of
environmental protection.
D. HWS is responsible for checking contractor’s
environmental protection systems.
6. When checking contractors working on an
HWS site what you recommend that the HWS
inspector says?
A. Inductions are carried out.
B. Their health and safety precautions are in
place.
C, They have the correct plant and equipment.
D. Their plant operators have correct user
permits.
7. CDM applies when we have construction or
demolition work planned that will take:
A. “Everything OK then?”
B. “Tell me how you’re getting on today?”
C. “Show me your work permits for today, please”
D. “Show me your waste disposal records,
please”.
8. What is meant by our “Duty of Care” when we
audit external (off-site) contractors?
A. We must make sure that we don’t have an
accident when we are on their site.
B. We have to audit their health and safety
systems.
C. We have to audit their environmental
protection systems.
D. We have to carry out an audit trail for wastes
we have sent to their sites.
10. How do we make sure that contractors are fit
to remain on HWS’ approved list once the
contracted work is complete?
A. >20 days OR >200 person days
B. >25 days OR >500 person days
C. >50 days OR >300 person days
D. >30 days OR >500 person days
9. What would you do if you found that a
contractor had failed to isolate the plant they
were working on?
A. Tell them to get is done as soon as possible.
B. Tell them to stop work immediately.
C. Tell them to stop work immediately and report
the situation to senior management.
D. Issue a written warning.
A. They must carry out any improvement
requirements that we require.
B. The contractor has fully met the requirements
of the contract in a timely manner.
C. The contractor’s H$S and environmental
management records are complete
D. Use HWS’ Passport system to monitor and
report on the contractor’s performance.
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Date of issue
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PE
DT
21.11.13
Hills Tool Box Talk: TBT16 Managing Contractors
ANSWERS SHEET
The correct answers are in bold and are underlined. In some questions there is more than one
correct answer - so, it is good revision to go through the question paper with the personnel.
1. How do we choose contractors?
2. Why do we need to use contractors?
A. Make sure that have all the right plant and
machinery.
B. Make sure that they are the cheapest bidder.
C. Make sure that they have a qualified work force.
D. Make sure that they have good friends in HWS.
A. We use contractor for specialist provision.
B. Let the contractor take responsibility for health and
safety.
C. Because the work is not part of our core
business.
D. Let the contractor take responsibility for
environmental protection duty of care.
3. What level of health and safety management
capability do we expect from contractors?
4. What level of environmental protection do require of
contractors?
A. At least as stringent as HWS. provision.
B. If possible, better than HWS’ provision.
C. It doesn’t matter – HWS will take care of health and
safety.
D. HWS is responsible for checking contractor’s
health and safety systems.
A. At least as stringent as HWS’ provision.
B. If possible, better than HWS’ provision.
C. It doesn’t matter – HWS will take care of
environmental protection.
D. HWS is responsible for checking contractor’s
environmental protection systems.
5. What checks must be made before a contractor is
permitted to begin work on site?
6. When checking contractors working on an HWS site
what do you recommend that the HWS inspector says?
A. Inductions are carried out.
B. Their health and safety precautions are in place.
C, They have the correct plant and equipment.
D. Their plant operators have correct user permits.
A. “Everything OK then?”
B. “Tell me how you’re getting on today?”
C. “Show me your work permits for today, please”
D. “Show me your waste disposal records, please”.
7. CDM applies when we have construction or
demolition work planned that will take:
8. What is meant by “Duty of Care” when we audit
external (off-site) contractors?
A. >20 days OR >200 person days
B. >25 days OR >500 person days
C. >50 days OR >300 person days
D. >30 days OR >500 person days
A. We must make sure that we don’t have an accident
when we are on their site.
B. We have to audit their health and safety systems.
C. We have to audit their environmental protection
systems.
D. We have to carry out an audit trail for wastes we
have sent to their sites.
9. What would you do if you found that a contractor
had failed to isolate the plant they were working on?
10. How do we make sure that contractors are fit to
remain on HWS’ approved list once the contracted
work is complete?
A. Tell them to get is done as soon as possible.
B. Tell them to stop work immediately.
C. Tell them to stop work immediately and report
the situation to senior management.
D. Issue a written warning.
A. They must carry out any improvements that we
require.
B. The contractor has fully met the requirements of
the contract in a timely manner.
C. The contractor’s H&S and environmental
management records are complete
D. Use HWS’ Passport system to monitor and
report on the contractor’s performance.
2 of 2
Reference
Version
Owner
Approved and
checked HWS
Date of issue
See title bar
001
PE
DT
21.11.13