About our assessors

All CHAS assessors work freelance

When an assessor applies to work for CHAS, they not only have to provide relevant Health & Safety qualifications and experience they also have to provide references showing that they are good at providing practical health & safety advice.

They are real people who are not just book learners but have extensive practical knowledge and experience. Our assessors have a vast knowledge base covering many sectors and through an on-line network group and buddy system, are able to discuss any unusual issues with colleagues if necessary.

Before starting work with us, they are also required to attend CHAS assessor training. This training looks specifically at applying our CHAS standards, time-frames for work to be carried out and how to ensure that the information is entered onto the CHAS website correctly. This training has to be renewed on a 2 yearly basis.

Once an assessor starts receiving work from us, they are automatically required to submit a percentage of assessments carried out for Quality Assurance checks. The results of these checks are monitored and any issues dealt with by the CHAS management team.

We pride ourselves in employing helpful friendly people as one of our aims is to improve Health & Safety, and you cannot do that without good communication skills. To back this up, over the next 12 to 18 months, CHAS plans to send all of its Assessors on the IRCA approved SSIP Core Criteria Assessor training course which CHAS believes will give further confidence to Buyers and Suppliers that our assessments are consistent and carried out by competent assessors