Safe Contractor Scheme Approval
Getting Approval for the ‘Safe Contractor Scheme’ is not always straight forward, particularly if you are not familiar with what the questions really require as a satisfactory answer. Being familiar with the Application Process, we can guide you through the requirements and complete the Safe Contractor application with you, saving you a good deal of time. Something that seems to cause a ...
CHAS Application – What can go wrong?
Whilst we all like to focus on getting it right - it is important to understand how things can go wrong with your CHAS Application. Really, there are three key areas to get right: 1 The Application Form It is important to answer all of the questions that are appropriate for the level of Application. There are lots of levels of application, so ...
Benefits of the ‘Safe Contractor Scheme’
So why should you bother with the ‘Safe Contractor Scheme’? Put simply, the scheme has been designed to assess your business to a common Health & Safety standard. This means that everyone is assessed using the same Application Form and by the same Safe Contractor Assessors. Since every applicant is assessed in the same manner, even very small firms can achieve the ...
CHAS Assessment Process
The CHAS process is a paper assessment - there is NOT a formal visit to your premises and therefore it is crucial that your CHAS application is supported by all the necessary documents, to provide suitable proof of the statements that you make in the Application Form. So, you will need to submit a suitably comprehensive Health & Safety Policy (NOT a single ...
What does the Safe Contractor Scheme Require?
The ‘Safe Contractor Scheme’ consists of an audit of your company Health and Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Monitoring Documentation and tries to gain an understanding of your procedures for safe working practice. Essentially, you need to show the auditors (through your comprehensive documentation), that have can demonstrate a high level of health and safety compliance. This can put a lot of people ...
CHAS Principles
CHAS has 2 major objectives, namely, to improve health and safety standards nationwide and reduce duplication in the Tendering process for both supplying companies and buying organisations. Every month, there are 1000's of interested contractors looking for opportunities with both the Public Sector and larger Private companies and in order to be able to properly assess these potential suppliers, buyers need a standard to work to ...
Safe Contractor
Safe Contractor can help to ‘plug the holes’ in your Health and Safety
Safe Contractor is a scheme for every firm related to the Construction Industry. ...
Safe Contractor should help to Avoid Serious Failings on Site
The process of attaining Safe Contractor status, may at first appear to be ‘unnecessary...
Safe Contractor Benefits for Construction Firms
The benefits of embracing the Safe Contractor scheme should not be underestimated. ...
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CHAS Consultant can assist with CHAS Accreditation
CHAS is a registration scheme that has been developed for pretty much any construction-related...
CHAS Consultant
The process of CHAS application is often best supported by a CHAS Consultant, that...
CHAS Accreditation
CHAS is a very popular accreditation scheme these days with all kinds of Organisations...
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HSE Workplace Transport Campaign
Even if you have been in the Transport Industry for many years, there are very often areas of the Health and Safety within the business that have never been properly addressed. Common areas where there are details missing include: Refresher Training for Drivers in ensuring a Safe Load Regular In-House Vehicle Inspections Inspection records for straps... [Read more of this review]
Update Health and Safety Policy
The New Year is an excellent time to review Health and Safety documents, since the prospect of a New Year and a ‘new start’ can help to enthuse us all! Make a start by thinking about Health and Safety Policy, since the chances are it is a while since anyone reviewed it properly. The vast majority of documents that claim to be Health and Safety... [Read more of this review]
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Forklift Operator Kills Colleague at Work
A car components factory has been fined £400,000 after the death of a worker who was struck by a forklift truck. The employee died in hospital three days after the truck at the components firm in Llanelli reversed into him, said the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The employee died on the day he was to take voluntary redundancy. The company, which... [Read more of this review]
Garden Centre Injuries Lead to Prosecution
A garden centre has reacted furiously after being forced to pay more than £30,000 over injuries to two elderly customers at Chilton. The garden centre was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court over two incidents at its Chilton branch. The incident resulted in Derek Barlow, 78, suffering knee and shoulder injuries when he tripped and fell over uneven pieces... [Read more of this review]
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