Contractor Coordination

Agenda

• Training Objectives• Definitions• Law and Regulatory Requirements• Responsibilities• Implementation• Scenarios

Training Objectives

• Attendees will:• Be familiar with definitions• Be familiar with legal and regulatory

requirements• Understand duties and responsibilities

Training Objectives

• Attendees will – continued

• Know the requirements for contractor coordination

• Know how to implement contractor coordination

Definitions

• Multiple Employer Workplace• Two or more employers working at the

same time

Definitions

• Single Employer Workplace• Workers of only one employer

Definitions

• Workplace• Any place a worker works

Definitions

• Construction project• Alterations, Repairs, Dismantling• Demolition, Maintenance, Painting• Land clearing, Earth moving• Grading, Excavating, Trenching• Drilling, Drilling, Blasting• Installation of machinery

Definitions

• Owner• Occupier of lands or premises• Person who acts on behalf of an owner

Definitions

• Employer• Person with one or more employees

Definitions

• Prime Contractor• Entity who agrees to be Prime Contractor

or• Owner of the workplace

Definitions

• Qualified• Knowledgeable of work and hazards

involved• Able to control the hazards…

Definitions

• Qualified Coordinator (construction sites)• Appointed by the Prime Contractor• Coordinates site health and safety

activities

Law and Regulation

1. The Criminal Code of Canada

2. The Workers’ Compensation Act

3. The WorkSafeBC Regulation

Criminal Code of Canada

• Section 217.1• Amends the Criminal Code of Canada• Establishes a legal duty• Applies to contract workers and the public

Workers’ Compensation Act

• Sections:• 115 – General Duties of Employers• 118 – Coordination of Multiple Employer

Workplaces• 119 – General Duties of Owner• 121 – Duties of Directors and Officers

Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 115• Employers must ensure health and

safety of:• their workers• other workers present in the workplace

Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 118• Prime Contractor must:

• Coordinate OHS activities• Establish and maintain compliance with the

Regulation

Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 118 – continued

• Employer must:• Provide name of workplace supervisor to

Prime Contractor

Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 119• Owner of a workplace must

• Maintain property to ensure safety of persons

• Provide hazard information to the Prime Contractor

Workers’ Compensation Act

Section 121• Corporation leaders must ensure

compliance

WorkSafeBC Regulation

• WorkSafeBC Regulations:• 3.20 – Multiple Employer Workplaces• 20.1 – Qualified Contractor• 20.2 – Notice of Project• 20.3 – Coordination of Multiple Employer

Workplaces

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 3.20• Prime Contractor must:

• Conduct an assessment of the workplace• Establish and maintain first aid

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.1• Qualified Contractor

• The Prime Contractor must be qualified

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.2 - Notice of Project• For construction, excavation and

demolition• Prime contractor provides NOP to

WorkSafeBC

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (1)• Each employer must:

• Advise Owner or Prime Contractor if creating a hazard

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (2)• If a work location has:

• Overlapping or adjoining work activities• 2 or more employers that create a hazard• Combined workforce is more than 5

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (2) - continued

• The Owner or the Prime Contractor must:• Appoint a qualified coordinator• Provide up-to-date information on site

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (2) - continued

• Each employer must provide name of qualified person

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (3)• Duties of qualified coordinator include:

• inform employers and workers of hazards created

• ensure that hazards are addressed

WorkSafeBC Regulation

Section 20.3 (4)• Information provided must include:

• the name of the qualified coordinator• a site drawing• construction procedures

Responsibilities

• Owner• Prime Contractor• Workplace Safety Coordinator• Contractors• Supervisors• Workers

Responsibilities

• Owner• Maintain a safe workplace• Provide health and safety information to

other employers• Control health and safety issues

Responsibilities

• Prime Contractor• Coordinate activities• Ensure compliance with Act

Responsibilities

• Workplace Safety Coordinator• A person designated by [Organization] on

multiple employer worksites that have no Prime Contractor designated.

Responsibilities

• Contractors• Obtain all health and safety information• Pass information• Comply with WorkSafeBC Regulation• If a Prime Contractor, coordinate and

ensure requirements are met

Responsibilities

• Supervisors• Workers are aware of other employers on

site• Workers not assigned duties to other

workplace• Coordinate work if workplaces overlap

Responsibilities

• Workers• Do not work in another employer’s

workplace• Report to site supervisor when entering

workplace

Implementation

• For all contracted work:• Identify and communicate hazards• Determine number of employers on site

Implementation

• Single Employer Worksites• Maintain the integrity as a single employer

worksite

Implementation

• Multiple Employer Worksites• Who is responsible?• Assign responsibility in writing• Each employer appoints a safety

representative

Implementation

• Construction Sites• Either owner or contractor is responsible• Prime Contractor appoints a Qualified

Coordinator• All contractors designate a Qualified

Person• Workplace Safety Coordinator

Implementation

• Designating the Prime Contractor• Workers’ Compensation Act defines

responsibilities• Designation must be in writing• Hazards must be communicated• Provide name of Prime to other contractors• Prime can be designated on single

employer workplace

Implementation

• On construction sites Prime Contractor must:• Submit Notice of Project to WorkSafeBC• Post Notice of Project at site• Have a Qualified Coordinator• Maintain health and safety records

Implementation

• Owner must identify hazards such as:• Lockout• Confined spaces• Mobile Equipment• Chemical exposures• Underground Services• Noise

Implementation

• Pre Contract Hazard Assessment• Identify hazards• Hazards provided in tender documents• Employees tendering contracts must know

requirements

Implementation

• Day Labour• Owner liability not eliminated• WorkSafeBC orders may be written on

owner

Scenarios

What issues should you consider in the following situations:

Scenarios

• Scenario 1• Single contractor working for your

organization• Location is remote – no other employers• What are your responsibilities?

Scenarios

• Scenario 1 - Discussion

Scenarios

• Scenario 2• 2+ contractors working at same time• Office building• What are your responsibilities?

Scenarios

• Scenario 2 – Discussion

Scenarios

• Scenario 3• 2+ contractors working same area / same

time• Construction project• What are your responsibilities?

Scenarios

• Scenario 3 - Discussion

Summary

• What can go wrong?• Hazards left for other employers• Actions of one employer affect other

employers• No coordination of emergencies

Summary

• Do not interfere with single employer workplaces

• Define coordination at multiple employer workplaces

• [Organization’s] workers must coordinate with Prime Contractor

Questions