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Working with Contractors
Independant Contractors

A contractor is a company or individual employed to provide services to a BBC production.
 
Certain high risk activities may only be carried out by vetted contractors,   so when selecting please refer to the pre-vetted lists  on Gateway.
 
If a company is not listed then an application can be made, but this takes time.
 
When selecting a contractor it will help you to follow the Competent Contractors Selection Quick Reference Guide.
If the contractor you wish to use has no previous record with the BBC or you have no evidence of their health & safety arrangements, then you will need to ask them to complete the pre-tender questionnaire.
 
A written contract must be made, based on the BBC Terms of Trade.     
 
The Producer must obtain from the contractor a written risk assessment for the work and incorporate this into the Event risk assessment. If the contractor's assessment is not ready on time, they must also supply an interim statement of activities, hazard and precautions, and the Event risk ssessment must be revised when the full assessment is received.
 
The Producer must establish a contractor's competence in safety for the specific production activity at the selection stage of the contract process. Appropriate competence criteria for the contractor must be determined before a contractor is appointed. Look at Contractors in Productions page.
       
Or look at the Quick Reference Guide (see above).
 
Contractors are expected to have their own adequate safety arrangements and any department placing a contract must ensure that this is the case. They will also be expected to follow any H&S rules applied to the site by the Event Organiser.
 
Where work requires several contractors, one contractor (the Principal Contractor) must be appointed to select and control the sub- contractors. This Principal Contractor must vet the health and safety arrangements and co-ordinate the activities of all other contractors involved in the work,and use the approved lists where appropriate.
 
Independent Contractors will appoint a person from their team to actas the point of contact for health, safety and security matters and will complete a risk assessment for their activities. A copy should be given tothe Event Organiser / H&S co-ordinator for incorporation in the Event Safety File.