The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 requires that contractors and self-employed persons co-operate to ensure that they will not be exposed to unacceptable risks.
Although the responsibility to work safely rests primarily with the contractor the client also has a duty to do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure the implementation of safe working systems.

This means that as a company you have a duty to ensure that only competent contractors are instructed, thus reducing the risks to employees, members of the public and others on site.

The appraisal of contractors often proves a lengthy process, tying up valuable resources. IMS have developed solutions that streamline the operation and relieve your personnel of this time consuming task.

IMS Safemark is an evaluation process designed to ensure that contractors are complying with appropriate legislation and specific client requirements. When all the issues have been addressed a certificate is issued. This often proves an essential tool to the contractor in obtaining valuable instructions from clients who operate the scheme. It is usual for the contractor to meet the cost of this certification process.