Join CHAS and gain access to easy-to-use accreditation schemes covering up to 13 areas of supply chain risk management. Use your membership to prequalify for more work opportunities and unlock exclusive benefits, including training resources and free products and services.
The CHAS Accreditation Process
We understand the process of becoming CHAS accredited can seem intimidating. So, we’ve put together an overview of the accreditation process, breaking it down into six easy-to-understand steps.
Step 1: Register On My CHAS
My CHAS is our online contractors’ portal where you can create and manage your CHAS account, monitor your accreditations and access exclusive membership benefits. My CHAS offers a single, easy-to-use dashboard for all of your risk management needs and lets you perform actions such as renewing or upgrading your membership.
Step 2: Tell Us About Your Business
Next, it’s time to provide information about your business. We will need the following details:
- Your company name and address
- Your primary representative’s contact information
- Your corporate email address and phone number
- Your number of employees
Tip: Speed up the registration process by entering your Companies House registration number, which will auto-fill most of your business details.
At this stage, you’ll also need to set up a password to secure your My CHAS account.
Step 3: Choose An Accreditation Package
CHAS contractors have three accreditation packages to choose from.
CHAS Standard
SSIP Accreditation
Our entry-level membership option, CHAS Standard, includes our industry-leading health and safety assessment, self-certified insurance and SSIP accreditation.
CHAS Advanced
PAS 91 Standards
Our mid-range accreditation package, CHAS Advanced, comes with accreditation services to help you meet SSIP and PAS 91 requirements.
CHAS Elite
Common Assessment Standard
On top of SSIP and PAS 91, CHAS Elite includes the Common Assessment Standard, the UK construction industry’s pre-eminent prequalification system that standardises accreditation across 13 risk management areas.
CHAS Accreditation Pricing
Use the slider to indicate how many employees you have and compare prices across our three membership packages, Standard, Elite and Advanced.
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All membership packages include benefits such as access to our jobs board, free resources and exclusive discounts to support your business growth.
All membership packages include benefits such as access to our jobs board and discounted resources. Larger packages include access to a wider range of certification modules.
Step 4: Complete Your Assessments
Depending on your accreditation package, you may have anywhere from one to 13 assessments to complete. To do this, you’ll need to upload documents and policies demonstrating your compliance with different supply chain standards.
Examples of supporting evidence to submit include:
- Your health and safety policies
- Evidence of risk assessments and method statements
- Records of on-site health and safety inspections
- Insurance documents
- Records of maintenance and testing of equipment (such as PAT)
- Proof of training and certification
- Construction phase plans
You are free to complete these assessments at your own pace. Your accreditation starts only when all your assessments are complete and approved by our assessors.
Step 5: An Assessor Will Review Your Application
One of our assessors will review the information you provided within 48 hours* of submitting your application. Depending on your assessment, the review can occur:
- Electronically through a full desktop assessment
- Through an on-site audit. (Can also be completed remotely).
- Through the SSIP “Deem to Satisfy” scheme.
Your assessor will let you know as soon as possible whether or not your application was successful. If you don’t pass the assessment, don’t panic. CHAS will guide you on the next steps to take to reapply successfully.
*For fast-tracked applications. Terms and conditions apply.
Step 6: Your Assessments Are Successful – You Are Now CHAS Accredited
Congratulations, you’ve achieved CHAS accreditation and embarked on the mission to make the world of work safer and more compliant for everyone. You now have access to exclusive benefits for CHAS members and join the list of prequalified businesses displayed to more than 2,500 CHAS clients that need accredited contractors.
*For fast-tracked applications. Terms and conditions apply.
The Importance of The Common Assessment Standard
Contractors looking to win work or keep existing contracts in the public sector should now have Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite) accreditation.
New Procurement Policy Note (PPN 03/24)
Contracting authorities in the public sector should now assess their supply chains using the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite), following the release of PPN 03/24 which updates the existing statutory guidance.
Veriforce CHAS members wishing to work for public sector bodies or bid for new public sector contracts should hold Common Assessment Standard accreditation, which is achieved by completing the CHAS Elite assessment, to save time and money.
Public sector contracting authorities must implement the changes in PPN 03/23 by the end of June 2024.
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