News & Updates

Since it's launch in 2007 CDM Competent has developed into an industry recognised contractor pre-qualification scheme and following gaining membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement forum (SSIP) in 2009 has continued to grow and in doing so has helped to improve health and safety standards of contractors within the construction industry and provided clients with assurance that they are meeting their obligations under the CDM Regulations in relation to the appointment of competent contractors.

In December 2011 the costs of assessments will increase slightly to cover the additional work that an ever more comprehensive assessment process entails adding just £35 to a large contractor initial assessment and only £15 to a small design practice assessment. All new assessments and annual renewals from the 12th December 2011 will be charged under the new fee structure and suppliers advised accordingly at the point of application or renewal from this date.

For further information on the CDM Competent scheme and the benefits of membership of SSIP please refer to the website http://www.ssipassessors.com/

Eurosafe UK CDM Competent Scheme Fee Schedule

The SSIP newsletter for May 2010 is now available for download here.

Eurosafe UK are proud to announce that we have become an accredited member of the Safety Schemes in Procurement Forum (http://www.ssip.org.uk).

SSIP has been established to enable mutual recognition between various health and safety assessment schemes. This means that if a supplier of services has been successfully assessed by a member of the SSIP Forum then that assessment may be mutually recognised by the other members of the Forum.

Eurosafe UK's CDM Competent scheme is fully accredited with the SSIP, and provides numerous benefits to both clients and suppliers:

• A detailed audit trail that evidences that the health and safety arrangements of contractors and consultants
• A reduced level of risk achieved by using accredited contractors and consultants
• Time and cost savings by using a third party assessor
• The HSE support of the SSIP Forum and recognise its assessment criteria
• 24/7 web based access to approved supplier lists
• Automated annual renewal procedures for suppliers