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Who is Liable – the Contractor or the Principal?
October 2010
Dear Reader,
If an OHS incident occurs in a workplace that involves a contractor on your worksite, the lines between who is to blame can be blurred.
Today, Andrew Douglas our Editor-in-Chief, has provided a useful example of how the courts, when passing decisions, are taking a more proportionate view and making a more proportionate judgement.
You cannot avoid liability by blaming contractors!
If you are an employer who hires contractors to work on your site, Andrew has provided some very important advice about what can be done to minimise the likelihood of not only a workplace incident, but also the likelihood that you will be found liable should an incident occur involving contractors working in your workplace.
