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application for corporate membership Your Organisation’s name Address Date this information supplied Name of an APS Incorporated/Certified member in your practice who will undergo the telephone assessment Email Office or work phone Mobile phone: APS Corporate Number (if applicable) Number of Employees (UK) How many additional UK operational offices do you have? Which of the following services do you wish to be assessed? Principal Designer Designer PD Adviser Page | 1 Revised: June 2019

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application for corporate membership

Your Organisation’s name

Address

Date this information supplied

Name of an APS Incorporated/Certified member in your practice who will undergo the telephone assessment

Email

Office or work phone

Mobile phone:

APS Corporate Number (if applicable)

Number of Employees (UK)

How many additional UK operational offices do you have?

Which of the following services do you wish to be assessed? Principal Designer

Designer

PD Adviser

CDM Adviser

Please insert your Web-based Evidence ink ie Dropbox, We Transfer etc Web-based link for evidence only. Form to be sent by emaill

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ASSESSMENT PRICING STRUCTURE (does not include annual membership subscription, which will become due upon completion of a successful initial assessment. All annual subscription renewal requests are sent separately.)CORPORATE PRACTICE MEMBER Numbers of technical staff 1-10 11-40 41-100 101 - 500 501+Initial Assessment Fee for new applicants - Includes reviewing any branch offices

£450 £500 £500 £600 £600

Annual Reassessment (existing members) * £250 £280 £280 £380 £380Note*An additional fee of £100 for assessing changed circumstances – i.e. businesses that have restructured e.g. change of Directors/Partners and/or technical staff; changes to policies, systems and required training etc.

PAYMENT – NB APS does not issue invoices therefore no Purchase Order numbers can be used Amount: Please refer to table

above:£

If you choose to pay by Internet Banking our account details that you will need to quote are: Sort Code: 83-51-00 Account No: 00216436

Reference: (New members: Company name / Existing members: Membership number)

OrPay by card by completing the fields below:

Card No:

Start Date (MM/YY): / Expiry Date: (MM/YY): / Security Code:

Card Holder Name:

Billing Address:

Cardholder Signature:

DECLARATIONI declare that:

The information provided is true and accurate;

I accept that APS reserve the right to confirm such information; Any relevant information to demonstrate compliance requested by APS will be made available during the assessment process;

As a Corporate Member, we will ensure all employees who are APS Members will abide by APS Rules and Code of Conduct, and the company will contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the Company’s assets in the event of its dissolution or winding up of the Company in accordance with the Memorandum of Association of the Company; and

I will accept that the decision on my application is based on the information provided during the assessment by me and that the decision is final. Registration and the issuing of my registration certificate are dependent upon payment of both the assessment fee (non-refundable) and the annual subscription fee.

Signature:

Date:

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INSTRUCTIONS

PART 1 - to be completed by all Applicants.Nos 3, 5(a) & 5(b) - tick only the scopes to be assessed and include relevant evidence.

PART 2 – for Designer applicantsPART 3 – for Principal Designer applicantsPART 4 – for PD Adviser applicantsPART 5 – for CDM adviser applicants

If you are applying for multiple roles you must provide different, and recent, practical project evidence for each Part

GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTSFor each line of the application form, you are asked to provide documentary evidence and/or a brief supporting statement. Your statements and explanations can be added in the “Notes” column. Please return the application form as a Word document to [email protected] We insist on a standardised approach to providing documentary evidence. This is intended to make the process easier for both applicant and assessor. We appreciate the time associated with collating this evidence and welcome the use of routine business documentation, wherever possible.A standardised approach to file sharing and supporting notes will assist your assessor, making the application process more efficient for all parties.In all cases:

Documents can be provided in any standard file format (docx, pdf, jpg etc.) All file names must be short – particularly evidence file names which should be shortened to the smallest possible size Unless an entire document is required, please use screen grabs or snipping tools etc to provide the relevant sections using a note on the form to explain what the extract is

(including page number/paragraph numbers, where relevant), unless this is self-explanatory. If you are providing an entire document, please add a note to the application form that clearly explains where the relevant information can be found. Please do not embed files into the application form All supporting documentary evidence should be uploaded to a cloud-base file sharing system (e.g. Dropbox or similar). An evidence link should be included at the end of Page 1 of this application – please do not add the form itself to the Dropbox folder It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that the evidence is accessible and can be easily navigated.

The following conventions should be used. Provide distinct, clearly named folders for each section of the form Use the numbering system provided on the application form as the file name for each piece of evidence – this will ensure file names are short and easy to match If the same evidence is to be used in more than one section, please copy to the appropriate folder and rename accordingly.

Applications will not be progressed unless (a) they include a link to supporting evidence and (b) evidence is easy to navigate/interpret

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Designer Principal Designer PD Adviser CDM

AdviserPART 1PART 2PART 3PART 4PART 5

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PART 1 – ALL applicants to complete

FOR APS USE ONLYFileName

SSIP Core Criteria Reference

Standards to be achieved Evidence to demonstrate compliance Applicant comments

Assessor Comments

1 SSIP 1 Health & safety policy, organization for health & safety and health & safety trainingYou are expected to have and implement an appropriate policy, regularly reviewed, and signed off by the managing director or equivalent.The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your work and set out the responsibilities for health & safety management at all levels within the organisation.

Your office arrangements: provide a signed, current copy of the company operational health & safety policy (indicating when it was last reviewed and by whose authority it is published).

If you have fewer than 5 employees or persons under your control, provide a statement of your approach to operational health & safety.

2 (a) SSIP 2 Arrangements for your organisation’s in-house health & safety managementThese should set out the arrangements for general health & safety management within the organisation and should be relevant to the nature and scale of your work. They should set out how the company will discharge their duties under current health & safety legislation

Set out the arrangements which the company has made for putting its policy into effect and for discharging its duties under current relevant Health & safety legislation. Do you have 2 or more personnel in the Practice?If yes provide a statement on how you consult with your staff

2 (b) SSIP 2 Arrangements, organisational capacity and procedures for the CDM roles applied forThese should set out the arrangements for health & safety management of CDM projects within the organisation. These should be relevant to the nature and scale of your work.

Provide a clear explanation of the arrangement which the company has made for putting its policy into effect and for discharging its duties under current relevant Health & safety legislation.Do you have an IMaPS, CMaPS or FaPS member in all office locations (head office and branch offices)?Set out the arrangements for achieving compliance with organisational capacity if you do not have at least an IMaPS member in each branch office.

2 (c) UNREFERENCED PII Cover Please attach a copy of your current Professional Indemnity Insurance

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3 SSIP 3 Competent adviceYour organisation, and your employees, must have ready access to competent health and safety advice, preferably from within your own organisation.The adviser must be able to provide general health and safety advice, and also (from the same source or elsewhere) advice relating to sector specific (non-construction) or construction health and safety issues.

Provide full details of the person(s) you have available to provide competent health & safety advice on design and/or construction matters (in-house or external) in each category below to match your routine work-based risk profile in the office and on site.Provide an example of advice given and action taken from the last 12 months

Principal Designer Designer PD Adviser CDM Adviser

4 SSIP 4 Training and informationYou should have in place, and implement, training arrangements to ensure your employees have the skills and understanding necessary to discharge their duties as Designers, Principal Designers, Consultant to Principal Designer or CDM advisers.You should have in place a programme for refresher training, for example a CPD programme or life-long learning which will keep your employees updated on new developments and changes to legislation or good health and safety practice. This applies throughout the organisation from board or equivalent, to trainees.

Examples: Headline training records.Evidence of a health and safety training culture including records, certificates of attendance and adequate health and safety induction Evidence of an active CPD programme.

4 (a) SSIP 4 All practitioners’ training must be recorded Describe the system you operate to record staff training and provide examples.What percentage/number of people engaged in the organisation have a valid CSCS card or equivalent?

4 (b) SSIP 4 All practitioners’ CPD must be recorded How do you ensure your CDM-related staff are undertaking regular relevant CPD activities?

4 (c) SSIP 4 Commitment to Continuing Professional DevelopmentState your policy regarding the provision of CPD for staff undertaking CDM duties.

State your policy regarding the provision of CPD for staff undertaking CDM duties

4 (d) UNREFERENCED Evidence of resource planning Provide an example of how you calculate the resources required for the roles you undertake.(This might be using the APS Resource Estimator

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programme or other calculations or breakdown of the man hours required to complete the project)

5 SSIP 5 Individual qualifications and experienceEmployees are expected to have the appropriate qualifications and experience of the assigned tasks, unless they are under controlled and competent supervision.

Details of qualifications and/or experience of specific corporate post holders for example board members, health and safety adviser etc.Other key roles should be named or identified, and details of relevant qualifications and experience provided.Evidence of a company-based training programme suitable for the work to be carried out.For design organisations: details of any relevant qualifications and/or professional institution membership and any other specific qualifications such as ICE construction health and safety register, NEBOSH Construction Certificate, APS Design Register.For Principal Designers: as above and:Evidence of construction health and safety qualifications Evidence of a clear commitment to training and the Continuing Professional Development of staff.Evidence of experience in managing construction project safety.

5 (a) SSIP 5 Identification of all relevant personnel providing Principal Designer / Designer / PD Adviser / CDM Adviser services as applicable

Provide a list or table of the personnel who carry out all or part of the services to deliver CDM services including relevant qualifications and memberships, indicating whether in-house staff, sub-contracted or consultant staff.

Principal Designer Designer PD Adviser CDM Adviser

5 (b) UNREFERENCED Demonstration of appropriate recording of CDM activity

Provide an example of a project that demonstrates how you record your activities:

Principal Designer Designer

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PD Adviser CDM Adviser

5 (c) UNREFERENCED Archive Procedure for archiving CDM services 5 (d) UNREFERENCED Observance of professional codes of conduct Describe how you ensure that your practice

follows the APS Code of Conduct (and/or other professional codes of conduct)?

6 SSIP 6 Monitoring, audit and review of CDM activitiesYou should have a system for monitoring your procedures, for auditing them at periodic intervals, and for reviewing them on an ongoing basis.

Provide a statement of what you do to self-review, monitor or audit your CDM activities and include evidence of recent monitoring and management response.Could be through formal audit or discussions/reports to senior managers and workplace/site inspection reports.

7 SSIP 7 Staff (workforce) InvolvementYou should have, and implement, an established means of consulting with your staff on health & safety matters

Evidence showing how consultation with your staff is carried outRecords of health & safety committeesFor those employing fewer than five, be able to describe how you consult with your employees to achieve the consultation required

8 SSIP 8 Accident reporting and enforcement actionYou should have records of all RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) reportable events for at least the last three years. You should also have in place a system for reviewing all incidents, and recording the action taken as a result.You should record any enforcement action taken against your company over the last five years and provide details of any fines, enforcement notices, including Fee for Invention Notices (FFI’s) and pending court proceedings, involving your practice or organization and the action which you have taken to remedy matters subject to enforcement action.Please state what your practice has learnt or changed, either from your accident history or the “near-misses” you may have witnessed.

Evidence showing the way in which you record and investigate accidents and incidents, even if no accidents / near misses have occurred e.g. provide blank template used for recordingRecords of the last two accidents/incidents and action taken to prevent recurrence.Records of any enforcement action taken over the last five years, and what action was taken to put matters right (information on enforcement taken by HSE over the last five years is available on the HSE website).For larger companies, simple statistics showing incidence rates of major injuries, over seven-day injuries, reportable cases of ill health and dangerous occurrences for the last three years

9 SSIP 9 Sub-contracting / consulting arrangements if applicableYou should have arrangements in place for appointing competent sub-contractors/consultants.You should be able to demonstrate how you ensure that sub-contractors/consultants will also have arrangements for appointing competent sub-contractors or consultants.You should have arrangements for monitoring sub-

Identify which of the following services you sub-contract and provide a summary of the arrangements in place for appointing competent sub-contractors/consultants, including the level of input from the sub-consultant and how you monitor sub-contractor/consultant performance.

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contractor /consultant performance. Demonstrate how you ensure that sub-contractors/consultants will also have arrangements for appointing competent sub-contractors or consultants. Principal Designer Designer PD Adviser CDM Adviser

10 SSIP 10 Company Operational Risk assessments leading to a safe method of workYou should have procedures in place for carrying out risk assessments and for developing and implementing safe systems of work/method statements.The identification of occupational health issues is expected to feature prominently in this system.

Provide evidence showing how the company will identify significant health & safety hazards and how the assessed risks will be controlled e.g. sample risk assessments/safe systems of work/ method statements. If you employ less than 5 persons and do not have written arrangements, you should be able to describe how you achieve the above. Provide two examples: 1. an office-based risk assessment2. a site-based risk assessment and/or

procedure for your personnel

11 SSIP 11 Cooperating with others/coordinating your work with that of other contractors

COVERED IN DUTYHOLDER SECTIONS

12 SSIP 12 Welfare provision COVERED IN DUTYHOLDER SECTIONS

-----END OF PART 1-----

Please now complete PART 2 for Designer and/or PART 3 for Principal Designer and/or PART 4 for PD Adviser and/or PART 5 for CDM Adviser

PART 2 – Complete if being assessed for: DesignerFOR APS USE ONLY

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SSIP Core Criteria Reference

Standards to be achieved Evidence to demonstrate compliance Applicant comments

Assessor Comments

13 D SSIP 13 Hazard elimination and risk control You should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015

Evidence showing how you:. Ensure cooperation and coordination of design work within the design team and with other designers/contractors. Take into account the general principles of

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prevention when preparing or modifying a design with the first aim to eliminate risks or, if that is not possible, to reduce or control the risks. Provide information about the risks arising from the design during construction, maintenance/cleaning and use of the building as a workplace i.e. residual riskExamples could include minutes or notes of meetings, notes on drawings and sketches, as well as risk registers and similar items on more complex projects. Note: The level of detail required in passing on information about risks should be proportionate to the risks involved. Insignificant risks can usually be ignored, as can risks arising from routine construction activities, unless the design compounds or significantly alters these risks. Ensure that any structure which will be used as a workplace will meet the relevant requirements of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations. Examples showing how risk was reduced through design Evidence showing how design changes are managed during pre-construction and construction phases

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13 D (a)

SSIP 11/13 Ensuring co-operation and co-ordination of design work within the design team and with other Designers/Contractors

Provide a statement on how you achieve co-operation and co-ordination in the context of the CDM Regulations

13 D (b)

SSIP 11 Co-ordinating with the Principal DesignerProvide a statement on how you coordinate with the Principal Designer

Provide an example of a recent design decision or change that met a specific requirement of the “Workplace” Regulations

13 D (c)

SSIP 12 Meeting the requirements of the “Workplace, Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992”

Provide an example of a recent design decision or change that met a specific requirement of the “Workplace” Regulations

13 D (d)

SSIP 13 Design procedures that evidence the capacity to produce and review designs and respond to the CDM duties of “Design Risk Management”

Provide an example of a project record, an internal procedure or project log that demonstrates (where applicable) your response to Designer duties to eliminate hazards or to reduce the risks (from the last two years).

13 D (e)

SSIP 13 Capacity to generate pre-construction information as a consequence of design

Provide an example of information that was generated in response to a health or safety issue arising from a design decision with a significant risk that could not be eliminated or reduced.

13 D (f)

SSIP 13 Design changes and health & safety coordination

Outline your procedures for ensuring design changes properly incorporate, or respond to, relevant health & safety risks

-----END OF PART 2-----

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PART 3 - Complete if being assessed for: Principal DesignerFOR APS USE ONLY

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SSIP Core Criteria Reference

Standards to be achieved Evidence to demonstrate compliance Applicant comments

Assessor Comments

13 PD SSIP 13 Hazard elimination and risk controlYou should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015

Evidence showing how you:. Ensure cooperation and coordination of design work within the design team and with other designers/contractors. Take into account the general principles of prevention when preparing or modifying a design with the first aim to eliminate risks or, if that is not possible, to reduce or control the risks. Provide information about the risks arising from the design during construction, maintenance/cleaning and use of the building as a workplace i.e. residual riskExamples could include minutes or notes of meetings, notes on drawings and sketches, as well as risk registers and similar items on more complex projects. Note: The level of detail required in passing on information about risks should be proportionate to the risks involved. Insignificant risks can usually be ignored, as can risks arising from routine construction activities, unless the design compounds or significantly alters these risks. Ensure that any structure which will be used as a workplace will meet the relevant requirements of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations. Examples showing how risk was reduced through design Evidence showing how design changes are managed during pre-construction and construction phases

13 PD (a)

SSIP 11/13 Ensuring co-operation and co-ordination of design work within the design team and with other Designers/Contractors

Provide a statement on how you achieve co-operation and co-ordination in the context of the CDM Regulations

13 PD (b)

UNREFERENCED Cooperation, coordination and communication between or with Designers during the pre-construction phase particularly when the pre-construction phase continues into the construction phase

Provide documentary example(s) of your role in a project that shows how this has been achieved)

13 PD (c) SSIP 11/13 Design changes and health & safety coordination

Outline your procedures for ensuring design changes properly incorporate, or respond to, relevant health & safety risks

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13 PD (d)

SSIP 12/13 Meeting the requirements of the “Workplace, Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992”

Provide an example of a recent design decision or change that met a specific requirement of the “Workplace” Regulations

13 PD (e)

SSIP 13 Design procedures that evidence the capacity to produce and review designs and respond to the CDM duties of “Design Risk Management”

Provide an example of a project record, an internal procedure or project log that demonstrates (where applicable) your response to Designer duties to eliminate hazards or to reduce the risks (from the last two years).

13 PD (f) SSIP13 Capacity to generate pre-construction information as a consequence of design

Provide an example of information that was generated in response to a health or safety issue arising from a design decision with a significant risk that could not be eliminated or reduced.

14 PD SSIP 14 Principal Designer dutiesYou should have in place and implement, arrangements for meeting your duties under CDM 2015

Evidence showing how you: Communicate with clients and make sure the client is aware of their duties. Assist the client in identifying, obtaining, collating and sharing pre-construction information e.g. meeting minutes or examples of pre-construction information collated for a project and distributed to the relevant project team members. Co-ordinate designers e.g. evidence of written instructions, meeting minutes Oversee design decisions Communicate with the principal contractor Manage design changes after appointment of the principal contractor and during the construction phase. Evidence showing how you prepare and handover the Health & Safety file and the procedure the organisation has in place to ensure post project reviews are completed.

14 PD (a)

SSIP 14 Evidence of CDM activities adding value to a project

Provide an example of how the organisation’s role in a team has added value or cost benefit to a project

14 PD (b)

SSIP 14 Demonstration of how the practice obtains, collates and issues pre-construction Information

Provide a project example of a form or methodology you use to manage and monitor pre-construction information, including assisting the Client/Designers with existing and required or additional pre-construction Information

14 PD (c) SSIP 14 Demonstration of advice and assistance provided to client

Provide an email, meeting note or letter to demonstrate you doing this

14 PD (d)

SSIP 14 Evidence of liaison with principal contractor regarding the supply of pre-construction Information during the construction phase and evidence of how this has assisted the principal contractor to develop the construction phase plans

Provide evidence of liaison you have undertaken

14 PD SSIP 14 Liaison with principal contractors Provide evidence of liaising with a Principal

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(e) collating Health & Safety File information etc

Contractor – this could be examples of emails, site visit notes meeting notes etc.

14 PD (f) SSIP 14 Content and format of health & safety File

Provide a contents page for preparing a completed project that demonstrates the file structure. (Please do no t send a copy of a complete health & safety File).

14 PD (g)

SSIP 14 Ensuring that the Client is provided with the health & safety file

Provide a sample advice note or procedure in relation to securing the completed health & safety file

-----END OF PART 3-----

RETURN TO DUTYHOLDER CHOICES

PART 4 - Complete if being assessed for: PD AdviserFOR APS USE ONLY

FileName

SSIP Core Criteria Reference

Standards to be achieved Evidence to demonstrate compliance Applicant comments

Assessor Comments

13 PDA (a)

SSIP 11/13 Ensuring co-operation and co-ordination of design work within the design team and with other Designers/Contractors

Provide a statement on how you achieve co-operation and co-ordination in the context of the CDM Regulations

13 PDA SSIP 11/13 Co-ordinating with the Principal Provide an example of a recent design decision or change

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(b) DesignerProvide a statement on how you coordinate with the Principal Designer

which took into account the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

13 PDA (c)

UNREFERENCED Cooperation, coordination and communication between or with Designers during the preconstruction phase particularly when the preconstruction phase continues into the construction phase

Provide documentary example(s) of your role in a project that shows how this has been achieved)

13 PDA (d)

SSIP 12/13 Meeting the requirements of the “Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992”

Evidence of advice to the client regarding welfare requirements: provide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

13 PDA (e)

UNREFERENCED Design procedures that evidence the capacity to produce and review designs and respond to the CDM duties of “Design Risk Management”

Provide an example of a project record, an internal procedure or project log that demonstrates (where applicable) your response to Designer duties to eliminate hazards or to reduce the risks (from the last two years).

13 PDA (f)

UNREFERENCED Capacity to generate pre-construction information as a consequence of design

Provide an example of information generated in response to a health or safety issue arising from a design decision with a significant risk that could not be eliminated or reduced.

13 PDA (g)

UNREFERENCED Design changes and health & safety coordination

Outline your procedures for ensuring design changes properly incorporate, or respond to, relevant health & safety risks

14 PDA (a)

UNREFERENCED Evidence of CDM activities adding value to a project

Provide an example of how the organisation’s role in a team has added value or cost benefit to a project

14 PDA (b)

UNREFERENCED Demonstration of how the practice obtains, collates and issues pre-construction Information

Provide a project example of a form or methodology you use to manage and monitor pre-construction information, including assisting the Client/Designers with existing and required or additional pre-construction Information

14 PDA (c)

UNREFERENCED Demonstration of advice and assistance provided to client

Provide an email, meeting note or letter to demonstrate you doing this

14 PDA (d)

UNREFERENCED Evidence of liaison with principal contractor regarding the supply of pre-construction Information during the construction phase and evidence of how this has assisted the principal contractor to develop the construction phase plans

Provide evidence of liaison you have undertaken

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(e) safety File project that demonstrates the file structure. (Please do no t send a copy of a complete health & safety File).

14 PDA (f)

UNREFERENCED Ensuring that the Client is provided with the health & safety file

Provide a sample advice note or procedure in relation to securing the completed health & safety file

-----END OF PART 4-----

RETURN TO DUTYHOLDER CHOICES

PART 5 – Complete if being assessed for APS CDM Adviser FOR APS USE ONLY

FileName

SSIP Core Criteria Reference

Standards to be achieved Evidence to demonstrate compliance(from the last 2 years)

Applicant Comments

Assessor Comments

1 SSIP 11 Co-operation, co-ordination and communication between Designers. Assessing that the Principal Designer is doing this..

Provide documentary example(s) of your role in a project that shows how this has been achieved

2 SSIP 11 Design changes and Health & safety co-ordination

Outline your procedures for ensuring design changes properly incorporate, or respond to, relevant Health & safety risks and the Client’s management arrangements

3 SSIP 12 Evidence of advice to the Client regarding welfare requirements

Provide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

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4 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of CDM activities adding value to a project

Provide an example of how your role in a team has added value or cost benefit to a project.

5 UNREFERENCED

Demonstration of initial advice and assistance provided to Client

Provide an email, meeting note or letter to demonstrate you doing this

6 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of establishing Client brief and project management arrangements, including notification

Provide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

7 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of advising the Client on programme and resourcing issues

Provide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

8 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of advising Client on appointment of capable Principal Designers, Designers, Principal Contractors and Contractors.

Provide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

9 UNREFERENCED

Demonstration of how the organisation obtains and collates Pre-Construction Information from the Client

Provide a project example of a form or methodology you use to collate Pre-Construction Information, including assisting the Client with information they have about the project, and advising on additional information to be sourced.

10 UNREFERENCED

Demonstration of how the organisation assesses whether the Principal Designer is collating and making available Pre-Construction Information

Provide a project example of a form or methodology you use to manage and monitor Pre-Construction Information, including assisting the Client with information they have about the project.

11 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of advice to the Client regarding Design Risk Management. Assessing that the Principal Designer is ensuring that appropriate Design Risk Management is being undertaken

proportionate advice relating to the size and type of their project and the performance of DesignersProvide sample emails, meeting notes or letters to demonstrate you doing this

12 UNREFERENCED

Evidence of advice to the Client regarding Construction Phase Plans

Provide an example of how you advise a Client to ensure that a Construction Phase Plan is drawn up before any work starts on site and has necessary arrangements managing the identified risks.

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13 UNREFERENCED

Ensuring that the Client is provided with the Health & safety File

Provide a sample advice note or procedure in relation to securing the completed Health & safety File.

-----END OF PART 5-----

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application for corporate membership

ASSESSMENT RECORD – FOR APS USE ONLY

Name of Applicant Name of Assessor

Stage in Assessment Date Stage completed

Notes/comments Number of Minor non-conformances

1 Practice Information passed to Assessor Number of Major non-conformances

2.1 Review of submitted material by Assessor Pre-qualification assessment satisfactory? Yes / No *

2.2 Further information requestedIf applicable Action(s) required before

recommended for Registered Practice status?

Yes / No *

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