Contractors are
people such as service technicians and electricians who come into your facility
to perform work on a contract basis.
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DIVISION
OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Self-employed
person means a person who is engaged in an occupation on his or her own behalf.
Principal
contractor means the person primarily responsible for the carrying out of a
project and includes the person who owns the thing in respect of which the
project is being carried out.
A self-employed person is bound by the act with respect to the duties of employers or workers where these provisions are applicable.
A principal
contractor engaged in a project shall ensure, where it is reasonably
practicable for him or her to do so, that employers, workers and self-employed
persons performing work in respect of that project comply with the act and the
regulations. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 9-10)
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