When a Company record is activated does it apply to all companies?
Yes, when a Company record is made “Active” in the record settings then the record requirement is applied to all your companies for all your sites.
If a record is made "Active" but it doesn't apply to a certain contractor company, that company can select "Not Applicable" and submit this as their response for that record requirement.
As the Administrator for the system, you can decide to "Approve" or "Reject" as to whether the requirement is "Not Applicable" or not.
For example, the requirement may be to have SWMS but the relevant contracting company is a flower supplier that doesn't perform high risk construction work. In this instance they'd select the "Not applicable" button (see below).