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
Contractor means the person contracting for work to
be carried out.
Self-employed person means a person carrying out an
occupation on his or her own behalf. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1)
A contractor must take
all precautions reasonable under the circumstances to protect the health and
safety of persons in the workplace. A contractor is also responsible to ensure
that activities of employers and self-employed persons are coordinated, and
that information necessary for the health and safety of persons at the
workplace is communicated between employers and self-employed persons.
(Occupational Health and Safety Act, 14)
Every self-employed
person must take every reasonable precaution in the circumstance to protect his
or her own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by the
self-employed person’s work. (Occupational Health and Safety Act, 18)
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