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CHAS is a leading Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme. Many companies insist on their suppliers and sub-contractors being ‘CHAS Accredited’ before they contract with them.

To the inexperienced business, CHAS looks like a lengthy bureaucratic process, to us it is just a series of processes that do not faze us at all. The key is in giving the assessors what they want first time, with evidence to back up your claims, to avoid any rejections.

What is the CHAS Accreditation?

The CHAS accreditation is a pre-approval scheme allowing contractors to demonstrate proficiency to the required Health & Safety standards.

CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) is an accreditation scheme designed for those working within the construction industry. The purpose of the CHAS accreditation is to provide a method of proving that your business’ health and safety processes are of a high standard.

How long does the CHAS accreditation last?

The CHAS accreditation can take as little as 10 days to complete. CHAS accreditations last for 12 months, after which time you will have to renew.

Benefits of the CHAS Accreditation

The CHAS Accreditation comes with several benefits including:

  • Compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation
  • Client reassurance
  • Pre-approval to work with over 1000 CHAS Clients
  • Display compliance in a range of areas including Health & Safety, Environmental and Equality & Diversity – with the CHAS Advanced accreditation.
  • Allows you to tender for contracts/jobs which may not be open to you without the accreditation
  • Save time and money when tendering, as quite often having the accreditation allows you to bypass some questions posed when completing a pre-tender questionnaire

Our CHAS Accreditation Assist Service

Fixed Fee Service

With our help and guidance, and for a fixed fee (irrespective of how many submissions your paperwork may take) we will assist you in the accreditation process, enabling you to focus on doing what you do best, running your own business.

A Dedicated, Qualified Health & Safety Administrator

A dedicated member of our team will liaise with you to discuss your existing health and safety systems and then get to work on the application.

The chances are that you probably have a lot of systems in place already but perhaps haven’t written them down formally. What we’ll do is put together a tangible application that allows you to demonstrate this to the assessor, which will then help lead to your accreditation.

Money Back Guarantee

In the unlikely event you do not achieve accreditation, provided you have followed all our advice, implemented the systems, and returned the required evidence, then we will fully refund the monies paid to us.

Note – Accreditation body fees are payable directly to them and are in addition to this and so are not refundable.

Which SSIP Do I Need?

Health and Safety should be an integral part of your business and there are many different accreditation schemes which allow you to highlight your competence and best practices in health and safety, but how do I know which one to apply for?

Find more help and information on SSIP accreditations here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does CHAS Standard include?

  • Health & Safety Assessment
  • Best Practice of COVID-19
  • Financial Section (self-certified)

What does CHAS Advanced include?

This part of the accreditation is an optional bolt on to CHAS Standard and includes the following sections –

  • Insurance Verification
  • Financial Verification
  • Environmental Verification
  • Quality Verification
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Verification
  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption Verification
  • Modern Slavery Verification
  • Corporate and Professional Standing
  • Identity Verification

CHAS Advanced demonstrates full PAS91 compliance.

Our CHAS Services Includes –

Assisting you in your CHAS SSIP accreditation for businesses with under 5 and over 5 employees (including a CHAS Advanced option), this with the following benefits:

CHAS ASSIST –

  • A dedicated, qualified Health & Safety Administrator.
  • Monday to Friday office hours telephone access – no automated switchboards etc.
  • Provision of health and safety documentation which, when adopted, facilitates your SSIP accreditation.
  • Management of your SSIP application – uploading your application to the SSIP cloud.
  • As required, liaison with the SSIP Assessor.

CHAS ASSIST PLUS –

Includes all aspects of the CHAS Assist service and –

  • 1 year’s subscription to our External Competent Health & Safety Advisor Service – worth £325 + VAT.
  • Certificate of our Engagement as your External Competent Health & Safety Advisor.
  • Up to 5 hours (per year) health and safety advice. This being a telephone and email service.
  • Access to Tech IOSH, Grad IOSH & CMIOSH Consultants.
  • Regular Health & Safety Newsletters.

Note: Our service fee (below) is in addition to the SSIP membership fee, the membership fee is payable direct to the SSIP provider.

From £275 + VAT.

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    Stanford Marsh have dealt with Watson and Watson for a number of years, particular Caroline and Estelle. They have helped us with anything from general H&S advice, to help gaining the contractors H&S certification that we require for our clients.

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For more information about our CHAS Accreditation, please fill out the form below and a member of our team will contact you shortly.

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    CHAS AssistFor Under 5 Employees

    This services is for companies who wish to become accredited to CHAS AND HAVE ACCESS either internal or external to a Competent H&S Advisor, this being a requirement both under the Management of Health & Safety At Work Regulations 1999 and to become CHAS Accredited. If you have not appointed a Competent H&S Advisor, please select our CHAS Assist Plus service. 

    This is suitable for businesses with under 5 employees that require the CHAS (The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) SSIP accreditation scheme and is valid for 12 months.

    This service is for a fixed fee irrespective of how many submissions your paperwork may take and is underpinned by our money back guarantee.

    Note: Our service fee (below) is in addition to the SSIP membership fee, the membership fee is payable direct to the SSIP provider.

    £275+ VAT

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    CHAS AssistFor Over 5 Employees

    This services is for companies who wish to become accredited to CHAS AND HAVE ACCESS either internal or external to a Competent H&S Advisor, this being a requirement both under the Management of Health & Safety At Work Regulations 1999 and to become CHAS Accredited. If you have not appointed a Competent H&S Advisor, please select our CHAS Assist Plus service. 

    This is suitable for businesses with 5 employees or over that require the CHAS (The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) SSIP accreditation scheme and is valid for 12 months.

    This service is for a fixed fee irrespective of how many submissions your paperwork may take and is underpinned by our money back guarantee.

    Note: Our service fee (below) is in addition to the SSIP membership fee, the membership fee is payable direct to the SSIP provider.

    £400+ VAT

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    CHAS Assist PlusFor Under 5 Employees

    This services is for companies who wish to become accredited to CHAS AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS to either an internal or external Competent H&S Advisor, this service includes our External Competent H&S Advisory Service at a discounted cost when CHAS Assist Plus is taken.

    Please note, companies require a Competent H&S Advisor to comply with the Management of Health & Safety At Work Regulations 1999 and to become CHAS Accredited. If you already have a Competent H&S Advisor, please select our CHAS Assist Service.

    This is suitable for businesses with under 5 employees that require the CHAS (The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) SSIP accreditation scheme and is valid for 12 months.

    This service is for a fixed fee irrespective of how many submissions your paperwork may take and is underpinned by our money back guarantee.

    Note: Our service fee (below) is in addition to the SSIP membership fee, the membership fee is payable direct to the SSIP provider.

    £480+ VAT

    Get In Touch

    CHAS Assist PlusFor Over 5 Employees

    This services is for companies who wish to become accredited to CHAS AND DO NOT HAVE ACCESS to either an internal or external Competent H&S Advisor, this service includes our External Competent H&S Advisory Service at a discounted cost when CHAS Assist Plus is taken.

    Please note, companies require a Competent H&S Advisor to comply with the Management of Health & Safety At Work Regulations 1999 and to become CHAS Accredited. If you already have a Competent H&S Advisor, please select our CHAS Assist Service.

    This is suitable for businesses with 5 employees or over that require the CHAS (The Contractors’ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) SSIP accreditation scheme and is valid for 12 months.

    This service is for a fixed fee irrespective of how many submissions your paperwork may take and is underpinned by our money back guarantee.

    Note: Our service fee (below) is in addition to the SSIP membership fee, the membership fee is payable direct to the SSIP provider.

    £600+ VAT

    Get In Touch

    Why Choose Us

    Why Choose Us

    Free Service

    Fixed Fee Service

    We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive, no nonsense services at an agreed fixed fee sensible price.

    Accreditation

    Accreditation Specialists

    Our dedicated Consultants are fully insured professionally qualified Health and Safety Specialists and are registered with IOSH; and as such adhere to the Continuous Professional Development programme.

    National Coverage

    Nationwide Coverage

    We work with clients across the length and breadth of the UK and in a diverse spectrum of industry sectors.

    Money Back Guarantee

    Money Back Guarantee

    In the unlikely event you do not achieve your SSIP accreditation and you have fully complied with our guidance and advice we will give a full refund of the fees you have paid to us.

    FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION TELEPHONE CHAT REGARDING YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY NEEDS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR TEAM TODAY ON 01623 753654.

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