Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) is the mutual recognition scheme for occupational health and safety standards particularly within construction. SSIP facilitates mutual recognition between health and safety pre-qualification schemes saving time, effort and cost of multiple certifications.
Most Client organisations, as part of their due-diligence responsibilities, are now requiring Contractors to undergo pre-qualification to determine their suitability to tender. The pre-qualification process can be greatly reduced if an organisation has already subscribed to a SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) scheme such as SMAS, Safe Contractor, CHAS, Constructionline etc., although Clients such as major contractors and local authorities often ask for more, via their own portals or pre-qualification questionnaires.