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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AJ on December 09, 2007, 01:26:46 pm

Title: Safe contractor
Post by: AJ on December 09, 2007, 01:26:46 pm

Is Safe contractor worth having?
We are considering getting safe contractor accreditation. Would we be better off with doing an IOSH course.
Safe contractor can be achieved with our existing H & S policy, risk assessments etc, but I don't know whether IOSH would carry more clout with prospectives clients.
Has anyone got either of these and if so what are your comments.

Cheers guys
Alan

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: macmac on December 09, 2007, 01:48:38 pm

All i can add is that s/c is client specific, so it only carries any clout with s/c clients.

tony

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: windowwashers on December 09, 2007, 04:21:24 pm

I personally do not have either, but if was to make to choice I would go safe contractor, as most would understand what it means.

Ian

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: ronnie paton on December 09, 2007, 04:26:29 pm

iv done my iosh training and im also in the middle of being audited.

When iv mentioned to commercail jobs about these the know nothing about who or what they stand for.

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: cherubs cleaning on December 09, 2007, 06:04:19 pm

Is Safe contractor worth having?




yes




jerry

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: AJ on December 09, 2007, 07:56:27 pm

So what are the benefits with S/C.  IOSH is a regognised H & S certificate, and applies to all companies requiring certification, whereas S/C is only recognised amongst the companies that are registered with them.
Is that about right?

Cheers

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: AJ on December 11, 2007, 02:26:51 pm

 ???

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: macmac on December 11, 2007, 10:04:45 pm

Quote from: AJ on December 09, 2007, 07:56:27 pm

So what are the benefits with S/C.  IOSH is a regognised H & S certificate, and applies to all companies requiring certification, whereas S/C is only recognised amongst the companies that are registered with them.
Is that about right?

Cheers

Yes.

Title: Re: Safe contractor
Post by: Neil Williams on December 11, 2007, 10:20:30 pm

If you expect to get work from being SC forget it.
If you want to sit back and know you have safe practices in place which you tell people you have, then go SC