ARMA Guide: Employing contractors

All landlords, Residents Management Companies (RMCs) and Right To Manage Companies (RTMs) have a responsibility to appoint competent contractors to carry out work and services to their building.

The work needs to be properly managed, not just outsourced. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stresses that using contractors is a joint responsibility health and safety duties cant be just delegated to a contractor.

In this Advice Note, well look at how important it is to assess the competence of a contractor before engaging their services.