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News Release from: LK Group
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 September 2007
LK Group achieve CHAS Accreditation
Environmental consultancy LK Group success with stringent health and safety accreditation.
Every month dozens of contractors and consultants apply to be included on tender lists, which demand proof of their Health and Safety credentials Contractor Health and Safety Assessment (CHAS) accreditation applies a consistent bench mark, recognised by an increasing number of both public and private sector clients
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CHAS assessment scheme measures compliance with health and safety legislation with four out of five small and medium sized companies failing to reach the required standard at their first attempt.
Director of LK Group, Philip Kirby, comments: "LK Group's different divisions undertake a range of potentially hazardous tasks such as asbestos surveying and cleaning-up brownfield sites".
""Operational health and safety ranks as a top priority for us and the many public and private sector organisations that we work with, and can prove pivotal during contract tendering.
Therefore, it is essential that we are able to demonstrate our health and safety credentials when applying for projects".
Prior to being awarded CHAS accreditation, LK Group had to demonstrate its health and safety, and risk management procedures during each contract application".
"Kirby continues: "Repeating information on such a regular basis was extremely time consuming for us and the assessor carrying out the selection".
""The CHAS accreditation is a nationally recognised benchmark and will enable us to efficiently demonstrate our high levels of health and safety legislation compliance".
Local authorities and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) developed the CHAS scheme; which can be used by public and private sector organisations when short listing contractors, suppliers and consultants who apply to work for them.
CHAS accreditation recognises a company's compliance with, and management of, basic health and safety law.
Kirby concludes: "LK Group is continually investing in developing safe and effective working practices".
"The CHAS accreditation not only recognises this, but will allow us to focus more time on developing best-practice HSE procedures.".
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