Latest News & Information from the SSIP Forum
For all media and press enquiries, please contact the SSIP Coordinator on 0845 603 0905 or email SSIP@nhbc.co.uk.
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09/01/11
NASSH Envirotec Limited join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome NASSH Envirotec Limited to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 21 December 2011.
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27/10/11
Babcock Support Services Limited join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome Babcock Support Services Limited to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 25 October 2011.
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22/09/11
National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome the National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 21 September 2011.
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02/09/11
Construction Employers Federation (CEF) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 31 August 2011.
22/08/11
ISOQAR Limited join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome ISOQAR Limited to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 19 August 2011.
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15/08/11
SGS Systems & Services Certification Services join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome SGS Systems & Services Certification Services to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 12 August 2011.
05/08/11
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited (LRQA) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited (LRQA) to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 2 August 2011
05/08/11
D W Health & Safety Limited join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome D W Health & Safety Limited to the SSIP Forum as Registered Member. They came on board on 21 July 2011.
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05/08/11
ACS Registrars Limited join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome ACS Registrars Limited to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 21 July 2011.
17/06/11
DNV Certification Ltd join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome DNV Certification Ltd to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 16 June 2011.
- 09/05/11
SSIP Spring Event Presentations
The Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum held a successful Spring event on Tuesday 5 April 2011 at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Conference Centre in central London. The presentations from the event can be downloaded via the links below.
SSIP Spring Event 2011 Presentations – Part 2
SSIP Spring Event 2011 Presentations – Part 1
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05/04/11
SSIP Portal Launched
The Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) Forum has launched an online portal listing the details of more than 20,000 contractors which have been assessed by the industry’s leading health and safety pre-qualification schemes.
Designed for use by both clients and contractors, the SSIP Portal has live, up to date information on contractors registered with SSIP members. Users of the portal can search on a contractor’s name to verify that they hold a current health and safety certification from an SSIP member scheme and meet the CDM Core Criteria Stage 1. Contractors that have been assessed by an SSIP scheme can demonstrate to any client or contractor that they meet the recognised standard for health and safety performance without filling in additional questionnaires. Providing a comprehensive list of contractors that satisfy the SSIP standard, the SSIP Portal represents a major step forward in terms of reducing the time, effort and duplication associated with pre-qualification.
For more information and to register for access, go to www.ssipportal.org.uk
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29/10/10
BM Trada Certification and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome BM Trada Certification and the ECA to the SSIP Forum. BM Trada has joined as a Registered Member and due to their UKAS accreditation their independent audit was negated and they came on board on 25 October 2010. The ECA has joined as an Affiliate Member and they came on board on 27 October 2010.
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06/08/10
SAFEcontractor join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome SAFEcontractor to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. They came on board on 30 July 2010.
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10/05/10
Laing O'Rourke join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome Laing O'Rourke to the SSIP Forum as Registered Member. They came on board on 4 May 2010.
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30/04/10
United Registrar of Systems (URS) Certification Ltd join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome URS to the SSIP Forum as a Registered Member. Due to their UKAS accreditation, URS’s independent audit was negated and they came on board on 29 April 2010.
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16/04/10
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome CECA to the SSIP Forum as an Affiliate Member. They came on board on 13 April 2010.
- 13/04/10
John Murphy Steps down as SSIP Chair
John Murphy who has led the SSIP since 2007 has stepped down as Chair. Read more
- 03/03/10
VolkerWessels UK and the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP is delighted to welcome VolkerWessels UK and NFDC to the SSIP Forum as Affiliate members. They came on board on 10 February 2010.
- 03/03/10
NQA join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that NQA have joined the Forum as a Registered Member. Due to their UKAS accreditation, NQA's independent audit was negated and they came on board on 10 February 2010.
- 01/03/10
British Standards Institute (BSI) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that BSI have joined the Forum as a Registered Member. Due to their UKAS accreditation, BSI's independent audit was negated and they came on board on 11 December 2009.
- 04/12/09
The Association for Project Safety (APS) and the Heating and Ventilating Contractors Association (HVCA) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that APS and HVCA have now joined the SSIP Forum. APS was successfully independently audited on 30 November 2009 and HVCA on 4 December 2009.
- 17/11/09
British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd (BCSA) join the
SSIP Forum!The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that BCSA have joined the Forum. Their independent audit took place on 17 November 2009.
- 06/11/09
SSIP Forum holds 'Celebrating Success' Launch
The SSIP Forum held its ‘Celebrating Success' Launch on Wednesday 4 November at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Over 140 delegates representing the construction industry attended it.
Much positive feedback has been received about the launch and the Forum is confident that it provided an excellent platform from which to move forward in enhancing mutual recognition.
For the launch programme please click here.
For the launch Powerpoint presentation slides please click here.
The Government's Health and Safety Minister Lord McKenzie delivered a keynote speech to over 100 delegates alongside the HSE's chief inspector of construction Philip White.
Lord McKenzie praised the Forum for its successful first six months and its reality as a genuine public private partnership dedicated at reducing duplication.
Since May when it was established with Founder Members CHAS, NHBC and Exor (and Constructionline), SSIP has secured additional mutual recognition agreements from Eurosafe UK, Safety Management Advisory Services (SMAS), Altius Vendor Assessment and Facilities Services Group Limited.
The Forum is also one of several organisations being consulted by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) on the development of its publicly available standard for pre-qualification known as PAS 91.
BIS' deputy director of the construction sector David Turner also provided an overview of progress on the project at the event.
The Forum thanks the Health and Safety Executive and the Electrical and Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Associations' for sponsoring the event.
- 26/10/09
Altius VA, FSG and Eurosafe join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that Altius VA, FSG and Eurosafe have now joined the SSIP Forum. Altius VA was successfully independently audited on 21 September 2009, Facilities Services Group (FSG) on 23 September 2009 and Eurosafe UK on 28 September 2009.
- 07/08/09
Appointment of SSIP Forum′s Auditor
John Lacey (CFIOSH) was appointed on 6 May 2009 as the SSIP Forum′s independent auditor. Read more
- 07/08/09
Assessment Guidance notes for new applicants
Audit Guidance Documentation. Read more
- 07/08/09
SMAS join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to announce that Safety Management Advisory Services (SMAS) Ltd are now registered members. SMAS was successfully independently audited on 15 July 2009.
- 07/08/09
'Celebrating Success of Mutual Recognition' – Launch Event
The SSIP Forum will be hosting an event to celebrate the success of mutual recognition across the industry. Read more
- 07/08/09
Pre Qualification – A step in the right direction
In April 2007 HSE published the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations ( CDM 2007) and a new Approved Code of Practice (The CDM 2007 ACOP). Read more
- 07/08/09
Is the end in sight for the burden of pre-qualification?
The annual cost of prequalification for the industry could exceed £1bn. Read more
- 03/06/09
RoSPA support for industry action on red tape
A move to cut health and safety bureaucracy in the construction industry has been welcomed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Read more - 22/05/09
The National Specialist Contractors' Council (NSCC) join the SSIP Forum!
The SSIP Forum is delighted to welcome NSCC to the SSIP Forum as an Affiliate Member. They came on board on 20 May 2009.
