PAS 91, the standard question set for construction industry prequalification, has just had a major overhaul.
The updated document, which is already used for public sector and other procurement enquiries, aims to cut out unnecessary prequalification paperwork.
According to ECA Director of Business Paul Reeve, who helped produce the new version:
βThe new version reflects the requirements of CDM 2015, which should also help to reduce the time and effort that suppliers have to put in to show their basic health and safety capabilities.β
PAS 91 was launched by BSI in 2011, as a draft industry standard for construction. Since then, it has been seen increasingly as the route to simplifying βdesktopβ supplier assessments, notably of health and safety capability but also other essential areas.
With the re-issuing, Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP), the umbrella scheme for many of the leading health and safety assessment bodies, will cross-recognise the updated health and safety questions, in order to reduce wasteful assessment activity.
PAS 91:2013+A1:2017 is available free at: https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030336960