Sep 28, 2022
The management of contractor safety is “one of the most
misunderstood areas of law”. At a time when in-house counsel are so
busy with other urgent priorities, the safety of their business’
contractors cannot be forgotten.
On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome
Doraisamy is joined by LinkSafe freelance legal consultant and
ContractorSAFE legal and safety consultant Sue Bottrell to discuss
why contractor safety management is such an important conversation,
why it is a blind spot for many lawyers right now, and the holistic
approach needed to such safety.
Ms Bottrell also discusses the practical steps that can and should
be taken by employers and their legal departments to shore up their
contractor safety management practices and policies, the need to
ensure that the onus of responsibility falls on certain parties,
and broader guidance for in-house counsel in seeing this broader
conversation as being inextricably linked to one’s duties.
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