Everything You Need To Know About SMAS Application

SMAS accreditation: explained

SMAS accreditation can make a world of difference to your business, helping you keep standards high and also giving you a talking point to land valuable clients.

SMAS, or Safety Management Advisory Services, is a leading accreditation scheme in the UK. SMAS focuses on making sure contractors meet high health and safety standards.

The SMAS Worksafe scheme mainly focuses on the construction, education and social care sectors, but it can extend into other areas too. There are three SMAS Worksafe levels:

• Worksafe: the core level. SMAS's health and safety accreditation. It meets SSIP standards. SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) is the group of recognised health and safety schemes, SMAS and CHAS among them, that accept each other's assessments.
• Worksafe Plus: health and safety plus other key areas. Everything in Worksafe, plus the standard pre-qualification questions many clients use (SMAS calls this Smas Standard; it used to be PAS 91). It also covers your environmental and quality management, your finances and your company's standing.
• Worksafe Pro: the top level. It meets CAS, the Common Assessment Standard: the standard public sector clients and big main contractors ask for on high-value jobs.

Having SMAS accreditation demonstrates your company's commitment to maintaining safe working environments.

The benefits of SMAS

Holding SMAS accreditation offers several benefits:

• It's proof that your company is dedicated to health and safety. This can help you gain a competitive edge in the market and it can also make your company more attractive to potential clients.
• SMAS accreditation can simplify the client onboarding process, as many clients recognise and accept these certifications.
• Accreditation can lead to bigger, more lucrative jobs.

About the accreditation process

In order to gain accreditation you will be required to provide evidence of your health and safety management systems. This includes, but is not limited to, your:

• Risk assessments
• Method statements (the step-by-step plan for doing a job safely)
• Training records

The assessors at SMAS will go through all of these materials, making sure they are happy that you meet their standards. Once approved, you will receive SMAS accreditation.

If we're doing it for you, we aim to submit your SMAS application within 2 to 3 working days of getting what we need from you, and it's often sooner. After that it's over to SMAS. On its website, SMAS says certification takes 1 to 7 days, and can be as little as 1 day for Worksafe and Worksafe Plus.

Do you need SMAS application help?

Hiring a third party to assist you with the SMAS application is not obligatory. However, many companies choose to do this. SMAS application help can be beneficial for several reasons:

• It's a long process with lots of forms to fill in
• You will work with a qualified professional who has helped countless clients become SMAS-accredited
• Your consultant can take the stress out of the application process, leaving you more time to focus on your business

We've got a 100% success rate on all applications, and our SMAS support comes with a money-back guarantee (terms apply).

Chat with us about SMAS application help

We're an official SMAS partner. If you're new to SMAS and join through us, you get 30% off your first-year SMAS membership fee. You pay that fee directly to SMAS, on top of what you pay us for doing the work.

Our SMAS application help costs £395 to £1,095 +VAT, depending on your level and team size. Get your instant quote, or request a call back to find out more about our services.

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