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Graham Arundell, MD of HAE, told EHN: “SafeHire is a BSI private standard created by and written for the hire industry with the help and guidance of British Standards Institute. It was originally written following a disastrous ‘Which’ report in 2010 that outlined everything negative about the industry. One of the principal benefits of achievement of the standard is that it provides the differentiation between members and non- members and is designed for companies of all sizes. Originally written by HAE, its members, HSE and other corporate bodies, it endeavours to level the playing field between members large and small and enables them all to compete locally on an even ground. Additionally, we have negotiated with several other PQQ assessors, such as CHAS, and they have recognised the benefits of our programme to the extent that we can add our SafeHire members to their register without further assessment; a cost benefit to HAE members.
“The certificate lasts for three years but is subject to an annual review visit to ensure compliance is maintained. Multi-depot operations are subject to random assessments of depots based on the square root of the number of operational depots, and this is a calculation that ensures consistency across the board. All assessors are independent of HAE and are selected on the basis of their knowledge and experience of operating within or around the UK hire industry. They are subject to strict recruitment requirements and have regular standardisation meetings to ensure ongoing consistency of approach.
“Most membership organisations introducing new mandatory requirements face a certain amount of reluctance and questioning, and sadly some members decide to depart. In the case of SafeHire, this has amounted to a small number of businesses (under 2%). It is important to emphasise that during the same period over 150 new members have joined the Association and undertaken SafeHire assessment, including some returning members.”
• SafeHire becomes mandatory next year, as EHN reported last September.
including inspections of ten randomly chosen pieces of kit. I think the cost is minimal in the grand scheme of things, and every member of our team takes it very seriously.”
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