Enhancing Health & Safety Compliance through CHAS and SSIP: Our Path Forward

1. Matthew Southgate – CHAS Business Development Manager

2. Aims of Today’s Presentation • Overview of CHAS • Introduce SSIP • Opportunity to ask questions about CHAS & SSIP

3. Overview of CHAS • History • Started 12 years ago • Firstly within London, then in 2002 launched nationally • Local Government owned and managed (Merton Council) • Standards governed by National Management Board

4. Overview of CHAS • Aims of the scheme • Reduce duplication and bureaucracy within the prequalification process • SSIP Founder Member • Mutual recognition between H&S pre-qualification schemes • Links with Trade Associations

5. Overview of CHAS • Help to improve H&S compliance • Identifies areas of weakness and gives guidance (not advice) on how to rectify, common areas: • Risk Assessment (suitable & sufficient) • Competence & training of employees • Suitability of policy and arrangements • Monitoring, auditing & review

6. Overview of CHAS • Current Status • 29,500 contractors on the CHAS database

7. Overview of CHAS • Current status • 406 registered Buyers • 150+ local authorities • 60+ main contractors • 40+ housing associations • 40+ universities • 90+ businesses

8. Overview of CHAS • Current status • Largest H&S prequalification scheme in the UK • Critical mass to really assist contractors with the pre-qualification process

9. Overview of CHAS • Uses a common standard – applies the CDM 2007 Core Criteria • Application forms • Appendix 2 - 5 or more employees, incorporating designer, CDM-C and principal contractor roles • Appendix 2A - less than 5 employees • Appendix 2B - care service providers

10. Overview of CHAS • Assessment fees • <5 employees - £85 + VAT • ≥5 employees - £160 + VAT • Additional fee to achieve Accreditation (<5 £55 + VAT or ≥5 £60 + VAT) • Robust quality assurance process

11. Safety Schemes In Procurement • Background • Merlin Report (Dec 05) Third Party Supplier Accreditation Study • Uncoordinated and presented barriers • Glover Report (Nov 08) Accelerating the SME Economic Engine: through transparent, simple and strategic procurement • Sensible levels (from National Standards) need to be set for prequalification

12. Safety Schemes In Procurement • Donaghy Report (July 09) One Death is too Many: inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents • Prequalification groups should co-ordinate their efforts and agree on acceptable transferability • PAS 91 (09/10) Prequalification Spec • Standardising prequalification • Stakeholder meeting in June both SSIP & CHAS used as good examples of applying a threshold standard

13. Safety Schemes In Procurement • Key Aims of SSIP • Facilitate mutual recognition between H&S prequalification schemes • Advise and influence buyers about H&S competence standards • Embrace the core criteria as a threshold standard

14. Safety Schemes In Procurement Registered Members

15. Safety Schemes In Procurement Affiliated Members

16. Safety Schemes In Procurement Applications Received Considering joining

17. Safety Schemes In Procurement • Umbrella organisation – not a scheme • All registered members are audited • Currently 3,000+ Buyers and 50,000+ Suppliers • Drive down costs & reduce bureaucracy within prequalification

18. Safety Schemes In Procurement • The Future • Encourage wider membership • Educate Buyers & Suppliers • Embrace Trade Association schemes

19. Summary • CHAS • Reduce duplication • Improve health & safety • SSIP • Umbrella organisation • Drive down costs & reduce bureaucracy within prequalification