BS7858 screening for facilities management
Banks, law firms and corporate landlords expect anyone holding keys, access cards or post duties in their buildings to be screened to BS7858. FM providers have to prove that across every site and every contract. Yezda gives you one place to screen, track and evidence all of it.
What facilities & corporate security teams need from screening.
Corporate landlords, banks and law firms expect FM and front-of-house staff at their buildings to be screened to BS7858 before they hold keys, access cards or post duties. One platform covers every site in your portfolio.
- Corporate security
- Concierge / front-of-house
- FM operatives
- Cleaning at secure sites
Screening that fits
the role.
BS7858, BPSS, event staff, right to work and ID, and standard pre-employment screening are all ready to run, with IDV and references already wired in. Each is built from the same checks, so you screen every role to the standard it needs.
BS7858
The British Standard for screening individuals working where the safety of people, goods or property is paramount.
Facilities & corporate security: common questions.
Guides to BS7858 screening.
- What is BS7858? A plain-English guide to BS7858:2019What the BS7858:2019 screening standard is, who has to use it, what checks it involves and how long it takes — explained for UK security and compliance teams.
- BS7858 vs BPSS: what's the difference?BS7858 and BPSS compared side by side: who each standard is for, what checks they include, how far back they go, and which one your roles need.
- BS7858 employment gaps: the 31-day rule and what evidence to acceptHow BS7858:2019 handles gaps in employment: the 31-day threshold, which documents prove each kind of gap, and how to stop gaps from stalling a case.
- BS7858 limited screening and conditional employment, explainedHow BS7858 lets candidates start work before screening is complete: what limited screening covers, the 12- and 16-week deadlines, and how to manage them.
Other sectors: Security & manned guarding · Data centres & colocation · Cash-in-transit & cash management · Critical national infrastructure · Stadium, events & crowd safety · Aviation & airport services · Telecoms & field engineering · Cleaning & facilities services · Hospitality & events staffing · Logistics & warehousing · Recruitment & staffing agencies
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