SAFEcontractor accreditation
Independent Document Systems Ltd is one of the latest of a succesful group of companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
The York based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises very high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
Independent Document Systems Ltd specialises in providing businesses of all sizes reprographic equipment, serviced to the highest standard possible. Our clients base is wide & varied and numbers 100's from both private and public sector in Yorkshire and through the UK.
Our application to SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.
"We felt it necessary to audit our health & safety practices, policies and procedures to ascertain that IDS conformed to and exceeded required standards in all areas. We are delighted that IDS has been awarded the SAFEcontractor standard, it is well earned by all the team at IDS who continually work very hard to achieve this standard."
Paul Vennard, Managing Director
SAFEcontractor accreditation is expected to enhance the company's ability to attract new contracts and its commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is renewed.
SAFEcontractor is operated by international safety, health and environmental risk management specialists, the National Britannia Group.
Darren Hughes, Operations Director for SAFEcontractor at National Britannia said, "Major organisations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies".
"More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that IDS has done. The firms' high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector".
Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergoa vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.
Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessable to registered users only via a website, www.safecontractor.com
Employer-organisations who sign up to the scheme can acess the database, which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on the site. These employers agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.
Over 100 major nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance or refurbishment work.