Accreditation & Certification
Independently accredited.
Held to the highest standard.
SafestHires achieved accreditation and certification by two of the most reputable Professional Standards bodies in the consumer reporting industry, demonstrating our commitment to accuracy, compliance, and security.
Trust & verification
Two additional marks.
Each independently verifiable.
We don't put attestations on the site we can't back up with a real report, a real auditor, or a real registry — usually inside the same business day.
NBSAB Accredited
National Background Screening Accreditation Board
CRA Syndicate is a Shared Services Organization (SSO) that serves multiple Consumer Reporting Agencies, including SafestHires. They created the National Background Screening Accreditation Board (NBSAB) for their member companies.
The NBSAB accreditation program is for Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs), affiliated with CRA Syndicate, that are located in the United States.
The NBSAB Accreditation Program is a seal of approval for background check firms because it requires a firm to demonstrate its commitment to the highest professional standards in Information Security, Legal Compliance, Client Education, Research and Data Standards, Verification Standards and Business Practices.
We are proudly NBSAB Accredited.
NCRA Enterprise Certified
National Consumer Reporting Association
SafestHires earned Enterprise-level CRA Compliance Certification from the National Consumer Reporting Association (NCRA) — the highest tier of certification awarded to Consumer Reporting Agencies in the United States.
This certification verifies that SafestHires meets rigorous standards across legal compliance, data accuracy, information security, and consumer protection — and that our processes are independently audited to maintain those standards.
Enterprise-level. Independently certified. Continuously audited.
Industry Recognition
Top 10 Pre-Employment Screening Company
We were named a Top 10 Pre-Employment Screening Company by HR Tech Outlook magazine for our user-friendly, compliant platform.
PBSA Member
Professional Background Screening Association
We've been members in good standing since 2012 and our support team members are FCRA Certified.
01 — Security & Confidentiality
SOC 2 Type II — attested annually.
The software and hardware infrastructure that powers SafestHires holds a SOC 2 Type II report. It's the operational backbone of how we run a screening platform. It is not a one-time security review — it is a rolling, evidence-based attestation that the controls we say we run, we actually run, every day, for a year at a time.
- Scope
- The report covers the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for Security, Availability, and Confidentiality across the production environment that hosts our screening platform, candidate portal, researcher workbench, adverse-action workflow, and client portal — every system that touches a consumer report or PII in flight or at rest.
- Cadence
- The audit covers a rolling 12-month observation window and is re-attested every calendar year by an independent CPA firm. The current report is available under mutual NDA on request, typically within one business day.
- How to verify
- Email admin@safesthires.com from a corporate domain with the words "SOC 2 request" in the subject. We will send back a mutual NDA, the latest report, and the bridge letter covering the gap to today.
02 — Legal & Consumer Protection
FCRA aligned — end to end.
Every report we issue is produced under a permissible-purpose certification from the employer, paired with the FCRA-prescribed standalone disclosure and authorization for the consumer, and stitched into a two-step adverse-action workflow that pauses for disputes and resumes only on resolution.
- Scope
- §604(b)(2) standalone disclosure and authorization · §613 public-record procedures · §611 / §1681i reinvestigation handling · §615(a) pre-adverse and §615(a)(2) final-adverse action notices · current CFPB Summary of Rights enclosed on every notice. State and city overlays — California (ICRAA), New York City (Fair Chance Act), Los Angeles County, and Philadelphia (FCRSA) — are layered on top automatically.
- Cadence
- Our FCRA dispute and adverse-action procedures are reviewed each year by outside FCRA counsel. Sample notices and model disclosure forms are kept on file and shared with clients on request.
- How to verify
- Email admin@safesthires.com or talk to our compliance desk directly. We will send the current model-notice pack and walk you through the dispute flow on the same call.
Procurement / vendor-risk pack
One email gets you the full attestation pack — usually inside the same business day.
SOC 2 Type II report (under mutual NDA), current PBSA membership letter, NBSAB & NCRA certificates, Adverse Action pack plus a W-9, and COI. If your vendor-risk team needs a specific format, tell us in the email and we will match it.
Hire with the confidence accreditation provides.
Two of the industry's most respected credentials — verified, current, and backed by the daily work of our team.