Why the Safety Ladder?

From 2022, safety awareness will be included as an obligation in many tenders and contracts in construction. With the aim of fewer accidents on the construction site. This has been established by clients and industry parties who are united in the Governance Code Safety. This joint agreement is called: Safety in Tenders (ViA).

I have to achieve the Safety Ladder. What now?

Perhaps you have already been approached by your clients to achieve a certain step of the safety ladder, or are currently working on a tender request in which the Safety Culture Ladder is an integral part of the tender or contract conditions? What now?

How can you comply with the Safety Ladder / SCL / ViA?

To comply with the Governance Code for Safety in Construction/ViA as an organization, there are the following options:

  • SCL Original – Safety Culture Ladder, this is the Safety Ladder where a follow-up audit is performed every year (this is the 100% audit). The certificate is valid for 3 years.

  • SCL – Upon certification you will receive an SCL certificate for 3 years, with a follow-up audit carried out every year (this is a 40% audit).

  • SCL Light – After the first assessment audit (40% audit) a statement is issued that is valid for 3 years. The follow-up audit follows the action plan and a project is also visited. You will not receive a certificate, but a statement. This statement is valid for 3 years.

  • Approved Self Assessment – With the Self Assessment you will receive a SAQ Statement (check by a CI). Then in the following 2 years a check will take place to extend this statement. You will not receive a certificate.

If your client requires you to comply with ViA, he will indicate which of these three you must have. Your client will do this by means of this risk matrix:

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What can Bureau Via do for you?

Bureau Via has the knowledge and resources to help you further with the certification according to the Safety Ladder, SCL or Via Certification. By means of a self-evaluation tool, the advisors of Bureau Via can determine the right steps and strategy together with you in advance. In a simple way we map your score and not unimportant we immediately map the required GAP analysis followed by a plan of action.

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