Blog: H&S obligations for construction subcontractors

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The recovery of the construction sector to pre-2008 levels in some regions provided welcome news at the start of 2017 to those supporting contractors in the UK. However, with an increase in construction work, there is a heightened pressure for skills. And with an ageing workforce and the diversification of competences among contractors, there is an increasing reliance on the use of subcontractors.

That’s all fine but most construction sites are complex places to work and as a consequence, complex to manage in respect of health and safety. For a start there is often a variety of skills and

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