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
An employer is a person who employs one or more employees or contracts
for the services of one or more employees.
A contractor is a person who contracts for work to be performed at the
workplace. A contractor does not include a dependent contractor: a person who
has a relationship with an employer that more closely resembles that of an
employee, rather than an independent contractor. (Occupational Health and
Safety Act 1996, 3)
When an employer, contractor, supplier and employee have similar duties
stipulated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the duty or
requirement is meant to be imposed primarily on the person with the greatest
degree of control over the matters that are the subject of the duty or
requirement. (occupational Health and Safety Act 1996, 13 - 14)
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