Safety and all that CHAS

We are delighted to have received our new CHAS accreditation certificate through the post this morning (yes, we’re talking hard copy, not electronic - snail mail is still alive and well), but you may perhaps wonder what it is and why we would spend the time and effort that we have to gain the award.

The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme has been developed to reduce red tape in industry by ensuring that one expert assesses Health and Safety compliance within a potential supplier and then indicates approval so that there is no need to further demonstrate this when bidding for future projects with a variety of clients (It also satisfies the CDM Competency check Stage 1 - Appendix 4 of the Approved Code of Practice). 

It is good for clients because it saves them time in assessing bids, but in addition to that, because it is assessed by Health and Safety experts, certification also helps the construction industry by enforcing Health and Safety rules consistently and fairly.

Not only is it great to see that Cadogans are fully compliant with all Health and Safety requirements, but its very encouraging to see that many in the construction industry are working hard to ensure that safety is at the heart of their business