How to Become a CHAS Member

Become a CHAS member

CHAS is your passport to better bids and more business. You’ll get instant access to easy-to-use assessment schemes covering up to 13 areas of supply chain risk management. You can use your membership to pre-qualify for more work opportunities and unlock exclusive benefits, including training resources and free products and services.

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The six steps to joining CHAS

Achieving compliance isn’t as complicated as you might think. Here’s how it works in six simple steps.

Step 1: Register on VeriforceOne

VeriforceONE is our online portal where you can create and manage your CHAS account, monitor your compliance status and access membership benefits.

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Step 2: Tell us about your business

Next, it’s time to add your details. You’ll need the following:

Your company name and address
Your primary representative’s contact information
Your corporate email address and phone number
The number of employees you have

If you add your Companies House registration number at the beginning, many of your business details will be automatically completed.

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Step 3: Choose an assessment and membership package

You have three membership level options.

CHAS Standard

SSIP Compliance

Our entry-level membership includes our industry-leading health and safety assessment and self-certified insurance. It demonstrates compliance with SSIP.

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CHAS Advanced

Building on SSIP

Our mid-range package builds on SSIP and has an additional eight modules, including modern slavery, financial responsibility and environmental standards.

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CHAS Elite

The Common Assessment Standard (CAS)

Our CHAS Elite membership includes CAS, the UK construction industry’s leading pre-qualification system, which standardises assessment across 13 risk management areas.

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Step 4: Complete your assessments

Depending on your membership, you’ll have up to 13 assessments to complete by uploading documents and policies demonstrating your compliance. These may include:

Your health and safety policies
Records of on-site health and safety inspections
Insurance documents
Proof of training and certification

You’re free to complete these at your own pace, but your verification will only start once all your assessments are completed and approved.

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Step 5: Your application is reviewed

One of our assessors will review your information within 48 hours*. Depending on your assessment, the review can occur:

Electronically, through a full desktop assessment
Via an on-site or remote audit
Through the SSIP ‘Deem to Satisfy’ scheme.

Your assessor will let you know whether your application was successful. If you don’t pass, we’ll guide you on the next steps to take to reapply successfully.

*For fast-tracked applications. Terms and conditions apply.

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Step 6: You’re now CHAS compliant

Congratulations, you’ve achieved compliance with CHAS standards and embarked on the mission to make the world of work safer for everyone.

You now have access to exclusive benefits and can join the list of pre-qualified businesses seen by more than 2,500 clients.

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The importance of the Common Assessment Standard

Contractors looking to win work or keep existing contracts in the public sector should now meet the requirements of the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite).

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 meet the Common Assessment Standard, 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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