The use of contractors is a key component of the operations of businesses across most industries. This can take the form of anything between the use of a cleaning company and an entirely contracted workforce. By taking on any externally employed workers, an organisation does not offload their duties under
The Skyline Education Foundation provides considerable support to high-ability students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This enables them to complete the final two years of their secondary education where they may otherwise have had to drop out to support themselves or their families. Many alumni are the first in their families to
Is site access a weak link in your contractor compliance? Site access controls and inductions play a major role in ensuring that contractors and visitors have a safe experience on your sites. Without a robust system in place, you may not always have real-time visibility of a contractor’s prequalification status
What is a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS)? A Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS), sometimes referred to as a Work Method Statement (WMS) or Safe Work Method (SWM), is a document that covers: An overview of the High Risk Construction Work (HRCW) activities conducted at a workplace Hazards that could
AJ Grant is an Australian-owned residential and commercial building company that provides end-to-end services across all states and territories of Australia. The company utilises contractors across a wide variety of trades and services to deliver projects for clients across Education, Insurance, Real Estate, Government, Retail and Aged Care industries. The
Introduction to the Hierarchy of Control The Hierarchy of Risk Control is a system that details the various approaches to eliminating or reducing risks from the most to least effective. Depending on the likelihood of the risk eventuating and the severity of potential harm, appropriate controls can be applied to
Occurring annually on the 12th of June, World Day Against Child Labour aims to provide awareness to the issue of child labour and empower everyone to take action against it. 2021 has been declared the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Whilst it is heartening that child labour
The complexity of utilising and managing contractors can present businesses with various risks, from legal liability and compliance-based risks to reputational risks from projects not delivered to your standard. Developing and employing robust lines of defence in your management of contractors can help mitigate many of these risks and ensure
In Australia, organisations or organisational groups with a consolidated revenue over $100m have obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) to publicly disclose the efforts they take to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their supply chain. Annual Modern Slavery Statements set out the actions they are taking to
What is a Contractor? Contractors are any organisation or person that is physically working at work sites as an independently operating business. As they are performing work on sites, there is the potential for them to cause a WHS related incident. They should be invited onto Cm3 to complete the