Worksafe Pro
(Common Assessment Standard)
The industry gold standard of certification
Want to take your business to the next level? The Common Assessment Standard (CAS) is your certificate for streamlined success.
Stop juggling multiple assessments. Smas Worksafe’s CAS certification, Worksafe Pro, is here to cut duplication of Health & Safety pre-qualification questionnaires and save you valuable time.
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Common Assessment Standard for contractors
Want to stand out for having the top certification in the industry? If you’re facing a specific client requirement for the Common Assessment Standard, then we’ve got you covered.
Our CAS certification, Worksafe Pro, is here to help you quickly and easily show clients that you meet the industry gold-standard of construction certification.
The Build UK Common Assessment Standard builds on SSIP to reduce risk in a range of areas. It sets out one industry agreed set of questions across ten key sections, helping people work to the highest possible standard of Health & Safety.
We offer one of the fastest turnaround times for assessments. And all our certification is done via our in-house assessment team, here to answer any questions you may have – at any point during the process. Our aim? To get you on site as soon as possible, as safely as possible, and win bigger, better tendering opportunities.
Common Assessment Standard for your supply chain
Welcome to the future of efficient supply chain management. It’s time to reduce risk, increase efficiency, and save time by using a single, comprehensive assessment for all your contractors.
From bidding for projects to streamlining supplier pre-qualification, the Common Assessment Standard with Smas Worksafe Pro sets the industry benchmark. With Worksafe Pro, you can be confident you’re ticking all the right boxes.
As a Smas Worksafe client, you’ll have access to our industry-leading portal to find the CAS certified contractors you need. What’s more, you’ll be able to access valuable insights across the whole of your supply chain, as well as receive dedicated, tailored advice on what’s going well and where we can help you improve your safety and efficiency.
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What’s covered under the Common Assessment Standard?
The CAS is made up of ten sections, including:
Identity
The Identity section of the Common Assessment Standard ensures that contractors are verified and meet legal requirements for business operations. This includes confirming your company’s registration details, legal status, and compliance with the relevant corporate governance practices. Having a verified identity builds trust with clients and simplifies the pre-qualification process.
Financial
The Financial section focuses on the stability and financial health of your business. It involves evaluating your company’s financial performance and making sure you have the resources to complete projects successfully. Demonstrating strong financial standing reduces risk for clients and enhances your company’s reputation in the industry.
Corporate and Professional Standing
This section assesses the legitimacy and reputation of your business, confirming that your company meets professional standards and has no history of unethical conduct or non-compliance. It’s designed to build credibility and show that you operate with integrity, providing clients with the confidence to work with your company.
Health & Safety
Health & Safety compliance is a critical requirement in construction. This section examines your business’ Health & Safety policies, procedures, and performance. Holding accreditation in this area demonstrates your commitment to maintaining a safe working environment, reducing accidents, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
Environmental
The Environmental section ensures that your business follows responsible environmental practices. This includes waste management, pollution prevention, and sustainability initiatives.
Quality
The Quality section focuses on your ability to deliver projects that meet client expectations. It evaluates your quality management system, ensuring you have processes in place to maintain high standards. Demonstrating quality assurance in your operations builds client confidence and contributes to successful project outcomes.
Equality
The Equality section ensures that your business promotes inclusivity and diversity in its workforce and operations. This covers compliance with equality laws and the adoption of fair practices across hiring, promotion, and workplace policies.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) evaluates your organization’s impact on society and your commitment to ethical operations. This includes how you manage relationships with employees, communities, and the environment.
Information Security
Information Security covers the protection of sensitive business and client data. This section evaluates how your company manages data security risks, prevents unauthorised access, and ensures compliance with information security regulations.
Information Management (IM)
The Information Management section assesses how effectively your company manages project-related information, including document control, data storage, and communication protocols. Proper information management ensures transparency, accountability, and efficient project delivery, helping you maintain compliance and deliver quality results.
For contractors
Streamlines certification process
Achieve compliance with a single, comprehensive assessment, eliminating the need for multiple pre-qualification processes. The Common Assessment Standard saves contractors valuable time, letting you focus on winning contracts and growing your business.
Increase access to opportunities
CAS is recognised by many public and private sector clients, opening doors to more projects by easily demonstrating your commitment to meeting industry standards. And with Worksafe Pro certification, you’ll get connected to the Smas Portal, opening you up to more opportunities and helping you to secure larger contracts.
Improved compliance and risk management
Worksafe Pro supports your business in staying compliant with a range of regulations, from Health & Safety to environmental standards. Our experts will look over your documents and policies, helping make sure that everything is up to scratch. Then, when it comes to tendering, this gives your clients the confidence that you’re minimising risk across your projects.
Cost-effective compliance
CAS – and Worksafe Pro by extension – is the gold standard of Health & Safety certification. This means you’ll only need to complete one assessment to be covered and compliant in multiple areas, helping keep certification costs down, which is great for your organisation’s bottom line.
For clients
Efficient supplier pre-qualification
Worksafe Pro simplifies the supplier selection process, by making sure contractors meet the same high standards. What’s more, with our Smas Portal, you can look through out network of 35,000 contractors to find those who are certified and qualified. This helps you streamline the procurement process and make faster, better informed hiring decisions.
Reduced risk across the supply chain
By choosing contractors with Worksafe Pro certification, you ensure that your supply chain follows key quality, safety, and regulatory standards, minimising risk and encouraging accountability across every stage.
Confidence with compliance
The Worksafe Pro assessment process looks through every aspect of a contractor’s company. So you know, when they achieve certification, that everything they do is up to the highest industry standards, and that your project will be in safe hands.
Visibility and insights
Through our Smas Portal, you’ll have a clear view of the compliance status of all contractors, helping you track performance and maintain a well-managed, compliant supply chain.
Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/24
On 27 March 2024, the UK Government’s procurement office released Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/24 which replaced the former PPN 03/23.
This made several changes:
- It updated the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ)
- PPN 03/24 strongly recommends the use of the Common Assessment Standard for projects exceeding £5.337 million
- It marked the end of PAS 91, which has now been discontinued, even though the impacts of it remain throughout the construction industry
- CAS expanded beyond PAS 91, making it the more desirable standard and certification choice for contractors
The changes made were a response to the calls from many organisations in the construction industry for recognition of a standardised selection questionnaire.
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Already have CAS with another provider? Don’t worry! Our Mutual Recognition certification will passport your CAS certification over to Smas. This way, you can still be recognised for opportunities on the Smas Worksafe Portal.
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Common Assessment Standard FAQs
The Common Assessment Standard (CAS) is an industry-agreed question set designed to help manage risk across a wide range of criteria. It’s a comprehensive standard that builds on the (now discontinued) PAS 91 pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
CAS was introduced by Build UK and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) in 2019 to standardise and streamline the pre-qualification process which reduces cost, saves time and improves efficiency.
Contractors and businesses of all sizes can achieve CAS certification. Some organisations, projects and frameworks now even require it!
If you’re not sure whether CAS and Worksafe Pro is right for you, simply get in touch via the form above and come have a chat with our team. We’ll help talk you through the options available to you and your business, so you can move forward with confidence.
Yes, having a single standard will reduce duplication and help you save time which we know is a big benefit for smaller businesses. You will only need to answer the questions that apply to the size of your business and the type of work you do.
The Common Assessment Standard builds on both SSIP and PAS 91, combining their qualities of Health & Safety, Environmental, and Quality management with additional scopes such as Information Management, Financial, and Corporate and Professional Standing.