Safety & Compliance
Contractors and subcontractors
Under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995, the employer's duty of care also extends to the work of any contractors or subcontractors, and the employees of those contractors or subcontractors engaged by the employer. This duty of care does not diminish the duty of care imposed on the contractor or subcontractor, who is also an employer.
In some workplaces, there may be no employer, or a person may be undertaking work for another employer, which puts them outside their usual place of work. This is common in the case of contractors and subcontractors working in other premises.
A person who has control of a workplace, the access or egress to it, or the plant or substances in that workplace, must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure the workplace is safe and that the plant or substances have no adverse effects on the health and safety of that workplace.
Complete this form for work over $200 000 but less than $2 000 000 and forward to the Director
