Project and ContractContractor Safety Management
A large share of serious incidents happen to contractors, often on sites where the client believed safety had been transferred with the contract. This course covers managing that properly. Delegates work through the legal position and where duty actually sits, contractor prequalification and the selection criteria that predict safety performance, and the contractual safety requirements that can be enforced. Induction, permit interfaces and supervision are covered, along with monitoring contractor performance while work proceeds. Incident investigation involving a contractor is addressed, including the awkward questions of control and instruction. The course closes on managing multiple contractors working simultaneously.
Course objectives
- Explain where legal duty sits when contractors are engaged
- Prequalify contractors against criteria that predict safety performance
- Write safety requirements into a contract so they can be enforced
- Run induction, permit interfaces and supervision
- Monitor contractor safety performance during the work
- Investigate an incident involving a contractor
- Manage simultaneous operations by multiple contractors
Who should attend
- HSE managers and officers
- Contract and procurement staff engaging contractors
- Project and construction managers
- Site supervisors overseeing contractor work
- Operations managers on multi contractor sites
Course outline
- 01Where duty sits and what cannot be transferred
- 02Prequalification and selection
- 03Contractual safety requirements
- 04Induction and site entry
- 05Permit interfaces and supervision
- 06Monitoring performance during the work
- 07Incident investigation involving contractors
- 08Simultaneous operations by multiple contractors
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 7 October 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 27 to 29 January 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 24 February 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |