Health & Safety Policy — CHAS-ready template
A three-part Health & Safety Policy template — Statement of Intent, Organisation & Responsibilities, and Arrangements — structured to HSWA 1974 s.2(3) and mapped to the CHAS / SSIP core criteria.
The single document CHAS most often knocks firms back on. This template is structured exactly the way the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (section 2(3)) requires and CHAS expects: Part 1 a signed, dated Statement of Intent (with a director sign-off and review-date block); Part 2 your Organisation & Responsibilities, naming who does what and your named source of competent advice; Part 3 your Arrangements, with 18 short headings mapped to the SSIP core criteria (RAMS, COSHH, manual handling, PPE, work at height, plant, electrical, fire, first aid, RIDDOR, asbestos, welfare, training, consultation, sub-contractor control, CDM co-ordination, monitoring & review). Fill in the bracketed placeholders, sign and date it, and it is ready to submit.
What is inside
- Branded cover page with policy document-control block
- Part 1 — Statement of Intent with HSWA / Management Regs / CDM 2015 commitments
- Director / owner sign-off block (signature, name, position, date, review date)
- Part 2 — Organisation & Responsibilities table with named roles
- Named competent H&S advice block (internal person or external adviser)
- Optional organisation-chart placeholder
- Part 3 — Arrangements: 18 headings mapped to the SSIP core criteria
- "Five or more employees" legal-requirement note
How to use it
- Download the Word file and put your company name, the site and the date at the top.
- Work through every section. Delete what does not apply and write in what does. A template nobody has edited is the first thing an inspector notices.
- Get it signed by the people it covers, keep the signed copy with the job, and put a review date in the diary.
Questions people ask
Is the Health & Safety Policy — CHAS-ready template really free?
Yes. Enter an email and the Word file downloads straight away. No card, no trial to start, and one-click unsubscribe on the occasional UK site compliance tip we send.
What format is it in?
A Word .docx file (chas-health-safety-policy-template.docx). It opens in Word, Google Docs, Pages and LibreOffice, and every line is editable.
What is inside it?
Branded cover page with policy document-control block. Part 1 — Statement of Intent with HSWA / Management Regs / CDM 2015 commitments. Director / owner sign-off block (signature, name, position, date, review date). Part 2 — Organisation & Responsibilities table with named roles. Named competent H&S advice block (internal person or external adviser). Optional organisation-chart placeholder. Part 3 — Arrangements: 18 headings mapped to the SSIP core criteria. "Five or more employees" legal-requirement note.
Does this guarantee a CHAS or SSIP pass?
No, and nothing should. CHAS is assessed by Veriforce against the SSIP core criteria, and the assessor decides. This shows you what is checked, what evidence is asked for and where firms usually fall short, so you walk in ready.
Can I put my own company name and logo on it?
Yes, it is yours to edit. If you would rather not fill it in by hand, SiteLynx builds the same document in about ten minutes with your branding, your crew sign it on their phones, and every plan is 14 days free.
Or let SiteLynx write it
The same document, built in about ten minutes from the job you type in, with 1,200 BS, EN and NHBC references behind it and your crew signing on their phones. Every plan is 14 days free. What you see on the pricing page is the bill.
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