SSIP · CHAS · SafeContractor · SMAS

Pass your SSIP assessment first time.

Getting CHAS, SafeContractor, SMAS or Constructionline is really just handing an assessor the right paperwork. Our pack gives you every document they ask for, mapped to the SSIP criteria and ready to edit, so you are not guessing what they want.

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Editable Word format · CDM 2015 aligned · you adapt it to your business and it stays yours

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SSIP Accreditation Pack

Core criteria cross-reference

SSIP criterion	Document	Status
H&S policy	Policy.docx	READY
Risk assessment	RAMS	READY
Training	Matrix	READY
Accidents	RIDDOR proc.	ADD YOURS

Pass first time

Why it matters

No SSIP, no work

Most principal contractors, councils and the NHS will not let you tender or start on site without an SSIP accreditation. It proves your health and safety management has been independently checked. It is not the law, but in practice it is the price of entry to a lot of work.

The catch is that only around one in five small firms pass the first time. Not because their work is unsafe, but because a document is missing, out of date or not signed. The assessment is a desktop review of paperwork, so the paperwork is the whole game. That is exactly what this pack fixes. You get the full set, laid out the way an assessor expects, ready to put your details into.

What is inside

Every document the assessor asks for

The pack maps straight onto the SSIP core criteria. Each item is an editable template you adapt to your business, so nothing is missing when you submit.

Health & safety policy

Statement of intent, responsibilities and arrangements. Required at five or more staff.

Risk assessments

Worked, task-specific examples an assessor can see are genuinely used.

Method statements

Sequenced safe systems of work to sit alongside the risk assessments.

COSHH assessments

For the hazardous substances your work involves.

Construction phase plan

A worked CDM 2015 example to show you plan and manage work.

Training matrix

Who holds what, with renewal dates. Plus toolbox talk and induction records.

Equipment registers

Plant, PAT and LOLER inspection records to evidence maintenance.

Subcontractor vetting

How you check the competence of the people you use.

Accident & RIDDOR reporting

Your procedure and records for incidents and near misses.

Monitoring & inspection

A site inspection checklist so you can show you audit your own work.

Consultation & asbestos

How you brief the team, and your approach to managing asbestos.

SSIP cross-reference checklist

The map that ties every document to a criterion, so you know nothing is missing.

Which scheme

You only need one

All the schemes assess against the same SSIP core criteria, so one accreditation is recognised by the others ("Deem to Satisfy"). Pick the one your main clients ask for. The pack works for all of them.

Scheme	What it is	Rough cost, small firm	Who tends to ask for it
CHAS	The best-known health and safety assessment.	from ~£425 + VAT / year	Councils, NHS, large commercial
SafeContractor	Health and safety assessment, much like CHAS.	from ~£419 + VAT / year	Private sector, facilities, retail
SMAS Worksafe	Health and safety assessment, the budget option.	from ~£195 + VAT / year	Widely accepted, growing fast
Constructionline	A buyers' database you appear in, SSIP included.	from ~£219 / year	Main contractors who search for suppliers

Not sure which one your clients need? Ask us for a free scheme check and we will point you at the right one before you spend a penny.

Get the pack

One pack. Every criterion covered.

A one-off for the full document set. The scheme charges its own annual fee separately.

SSIP Accreditation Pack

The full editable document set, mapped to the SSIP criteria.

£149one-off

✓ All 12 document areas an assessor reviews
✓ The SSIP cross-reference checklist
✓ Editable Word format, adapt it and it is yours
✓ Works for CHAS, SafeContractor, SMAS and more
✓ CDM 2015 aligned, written from real site experience

Get the SSIP pack — £149

Not sure where to start?

Tell us who your clients are and we will help you work out which scheme you need and what you already have.

Freescheme check

✓ Which scheme fits your clients
✓ What you already hold and what is missing
✓ No obligation

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Please note: this pack is a set of professional templates you adapt to your own business and submit in your name. It is built to help you pass first time, but it is not a guarantee of accreditation, and it does not transfer your legal responsibilities. You remain the duty holder for your own health and safety. The scheme's assessment and annual fee are separate and paid to the scheme, not to SiteDocsUK.

Common questions

What contractors ask us

Do you get me accredited?

No, the scheme does the assessing. We give you every document the assessor expects, laid out and ready, so you pass first time. Only about one in five small firms manage that on their own.

Do I need CHAS, SafeContractor and SMAS?

No. Because of SSIP mutual recognition, one scheme is recognised by the others. You only take a second one if a specific client insists on it by name. Get one, keep the pack, and use it wherever you are asked.

What is the difference between CHAS and Constructionline?

CHAS is a pure health and safety assessment. Constructionline is a procurement database that buyers search to find suppliers, with an SSIP assessment included. If your clients search a database for you, that is Constructionline. Otherwise a straight SSIP scheme is usually enough.

How much does the accreditation cost?

The scheme charges its own annual fee, roughly £195 to £450 or more depending on the scheme and your size, renewed each year. That is paid to the scheme. Our pack is a separate one-off for the paperwork.

I am a sole trader, do I still need a policy?

A written health and safety policy is only legally required at five or more employees, but assessors still expect to see your risk assessments, method statements and records. The pack includes a policy anyway, because most assessors look for one.

Can I edit the documents?

Yes, that is the point. Everything comes in editable Word format. You drop in your company details, adapt it to how you actually work, and the finished documents are yours.

Pass your SSIP assessment first time.

SSIP, explained in a minute

No SSIP, no work

Every document the assessor asks for

Health & safety policy

Risk assessments

Method statements

COSHH assessments

Construction phase plan

Training matrix

Equipment registers

Subcontractor vetting

Accident & RIDDOR reporting

Monitoring & inspection

Consultation & asbestos

SSIP cross-reference checklist

You only need one

One pack. Every criterion covered.

SSIP Accreditation Pack

Not sure where to start?

What contractors ask us

Win the work. Then keep it.