How do I verify a subcontractor's compliance declaration?
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Open the verification link or scan the QR code on the signed compliance declaration. You land on ChainSafe's public verification page and immediately get a clear verdict — valid, expired, not signed or not found — together with the document's details and the issuing organisation. You need no account and pay nothing.
Every compliance declaration signed with ChainSafe carries a public verification link and a QR code — built into the PDF. If you are the recipient of such a document (as a client, main contractor or inspector), you check its authenticity yourself, independently of whoever handed it to you.
What the verdicts mean
- Valid — the compliance declaration exists, is signed, and has not been withdrawn or replaced. This is the document as it was signed.
- Expired — the declaration was valid, but its validity period has passed. Ask the partner for a current version.
- Not signed — a document exists, but signing was not completed. It does not count as proof.
- Not found — no ChainSafe declaration matches this link or code. Be on your guard: a PDF that looks genuine but does not verify is not proof.
What is checked
The verification page shows the details of the signed document and the issuing organisation — including name and VAT number — so you can see who the compliance declaration comes from and what it covers. The page reads the status directly from the system in which the declaration was signed and stored immutably.
Why paper fails and this page does not
A PDF or a declaration on one’s honour can be altered or imitated — a signature on paper proves nothing about today. The verification page does: it shows the current status from the source, not a copy someone could have changed along the way. That is why the public check is ChainSafe’s trust anchor.
Paper can be forged. The verification page cannot.
Verify a declaration yourself
Use the verification link or QR code on the document you received. Both take you straight to the public verification page — no account, no registration.
Want to understand how a compliance declaration is created and shared? Read how ChainSafe works. For the legislation behind all of this: chain-liability.be.