The Safe Management of Contractors

09/03/2023 in Virtual via Teams Enquire about Course

Duration: 3 hours

Time: 09:30 - 12:30

9 places available

Price: £65

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Course description

Target Audience:

WCC Schools are advised to contact WES Health and Safety on weshealthandsafety@warwickshire.gov.uk prior to booking onto this course. 

The training is essential for Headteachers and other persons involved in the commissioning and managing of contractors on-site, e.g. Business Managers/Bursars, Site Managers.

Even if you use WCC’s Physical Assets Group there is still a requirement for a designated competent person to be responsible for managing and monitoring work on-site. This includes any work including minimal, short term work such as electrical wiring, painting and decorating, grounds maintenance, window cleaning, in addition to large building projects.

In addition, staff who attended the training over 3 years ago who should attend again to refresh knowledge.

Course Content:

There is a requirement in all schools to ensure that there are competent staff to safely manage contractors. This includes the commissioning, appointing, management and monitoring of contractors in order to meet the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations. The WES Safety & Premises Service Safe Management of Contractors training is designed to enable you and your staff to understand and meet these requirements.

Aims and Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Understand and manage the commissioning, appointing and management of contractors in adherence to the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015;
• Undertake simple monitoring/observation of contractors
• Identify the role of the school in meeting their statutory requirements in managing contractors.
• Identify and adhere to the WCC, Foundation, Trust or Diocese's Contractor Policy.
• Identify any work that falls under Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) and the schools responsibilities.
• Understand the extent of the responsibilities for safely managing contractors.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the stages of the safe management of contractors. 

Maximum 12 delegates

Course Cost £65 per delegate

Contact weshealthandsafety@warwickshire.gov.uk or telephone 01926 412440 for more details.