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CHAS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS Are you ready?

CHAS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS Are you ready? CHAS  (The Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) was created by health and safety  professionals  to  improve   health and safety   standards  across the UK. ​ I n line with legislation, their aim is:  ·          To  simplify  health and safety contractor assessment by standardising requirements.  ·          To allow companies to avoid undergoing health and safety   assessments  for every job. ·          To provide assurance and reassurance. There are more than  900 public and private sector client  organisations and  70,000   contractors registered on the CHAS database.  So what training requirements are needed to become accredited? The size, nature and business scope of organisations going through CHAS Assessments may mean that additional and more advanced training is required to meet the necessary standards, however, CHAS will seek evidence that ALL CONTRACTORS have provided A MINIMUM IND