CHAS

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.

Our 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 until you have satisfied the requirements, enabling you to focus on doing what you do best, running your own business.
• A dedicated member of Watson and Watson staff will liaise with you to discuss your existing systems and then get to work on the application. Chances are that you probably have a lot of the 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 your systems to the assessor, which will lead to your accreditation.
• In the unlikely event you do not achieve accreditation, provided you have followed all of our advice, implemented the systems, and returned the required evidence, then we will fully refund the monies paid to us. Accreditation body fees are payable directly to them and are in addition to this.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CHAS Accreditation?

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

What are the main benefits of the CHAS Accreditation?

The CHAS Accreditation comes with several benefits including:

• Compliance with relevant Heath & 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 CHAS Premium or the CHAS Premium Plus 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

What’s the difference between CHAS Premium and CHAS Premium Plus?

The more advanced CHAS Accreditations (Premium and Premium Plus) offer additional benefits on top of the traditional CHAS Accreditation.

CHAS Premium offers full compliance with the PAS91 Questionnaire which includes Health & Safety, Environmental Impact & Sustainability as well as proficiency in Quality Management, Equal Opportunities & Diversity, Financial and Business Standing.

CHAS Premium Plus offers the same elements as CHAS Premium but also includes additional modules surrounding Anti-bribery, Modern Day Slavery, Information Security and Corporate Social Responsibility (amongst other elements.)