What Are the Benefits of CHAS Accreditation?

As a contractor or subcontractor, receiving accreditation from CHAS can benefit your work in various ways. It can help you to:
Show you’re trustworthy and committed:
Accreditation is a trust signal for many customers and clients, as it shows that your business makes an effort to comply with the law and follow best practices. It also demonstrates that you take your responsibilities seriously. Instead of hoping that people will give you the benefit of the doubt regarding your safety procedures, you’re making an effort to prove to others that you meet these industry standards.
 
Gain work opportunities with Local Authorities:
Local Authorities often require their contractors to demonstrate they are professional and safety conscious. For example, hospitals, universities, schools, and larger construction companies. CHAS accreditation demonstrates that your business meets these standards and therefore enables you to gain more work opportunities.
 
Improve work prospects:
In a similar vein, CHAS can help you to start tendering work for yourself if you want to move on from being a subcontractor. The documentation process that is necessary to take ownership can be overwhelming, but CHAS can help you get to grips with all the key areas you need to cover.
 
Create evidence of health and safety compliance:
Acquiring accreditation from CHAS requires you to provide comprehensive evidence of your safety procedures. By applying for CHAS, you’ll gain a stronger awareness of how important it is to create and retain this kind of documentation. This in turn helps you to prove due diligence and comply with the law.
 
Acquire further accreditation:
As mentioned earlier, if you have one type of SSIP-approved accreditation it’s easier to complete pre-qualification questionnaires and apply for another. This is beneficial because having multiple accreditations can make you stand out from other contractors.
 
CHAS offers many different accreditation packages, with some that assess more than a business’s health and safety. For example, their Common Assessment Standard also assesses anti-bribery and corporate social responsibility procedures as well as the 12 key areas of risk management. So, depending on the type you apply for, CHAS accreditation can also prove that your business is complying with other important legal requirements.
 
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