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Contract Workers without On-site ManagementThis situation would include the agency worker, and the individual contractor, either self-employed or provided by a contracting company. In all cases, the client company will provide some supervision. The key to this situation is simple. This worker can be treated either as a visitor, or as an employee for health and safety matters. If the worker is present for a short time, and can be continuously accompanied, the "visitor" approach fits the bill. If not, the contractor will need the same form of Safety Induction given to our own staff, and will then be given the same freedom within defined limits as staff would have. A typical example of the first approach would be the short-term agency accounts clerk, who is working in a team, and can be permanently accompanied by one member of the team. An example of the second approach could be the self-employed contract painter, who must be given the freedom of the site in order to paint the inside of the site railings. |