Many companies who offer services often seek to become a provider of
services to Local Authorities. Indeed Local Authorities in Cornwall
are one of the main procurers of local services.
Many local contractors however fail to get short listed with Local
Authorities because they do not meet the health and safety
management standards required.
Local Authorities throughout the country, with the support of the
Health and Safety Executive, have developed a scheme known as the
“Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) to
enable the public and private sectors shortlist contractors,
suppliers and consultants who wish to apply to work for them.
A1 Health and Safety – Cornwall because of its unique background
in employing former local authority experts have been successful in
assisting local companies in developing sound health and safety
management systems and policies which fully comply with the
requirements to register on the national CHAS database. This enables
any local authority in the country that is registered with the
scheme to quickly ascertain which companies to consider for
supplying services.
If you are considering applying to a local authority to provide a
service then why not contact us today for an informal free
consultation on how to proceed.
Call us on 01736 874824 to see how we
can help you.