Construction

Acumen has significant experience in all aspects of the construction industry from developing integrated management systems addressing ISO9001 (Quality), ISO14001 (Environment), AS4801 (Safety), NSW Procurement and the Office of the Federal Safety Commission (OFSC) accreditation, assessing site safety plans for contractual requirements, and carrying out site/project audits.

The systems we develop are simple to operate, make sense and are not burdened with useless paperwork and forms. This is particularly true of safety. The key objective of any safety system is to ensure workers are safe. Off the shelf manuals and software systems cannot deliver this.

Federal Safety Commission (OFSC) accreditation is particularly difficult. Acumen has successful track record in taking companies though this process. Our objective is to ensure your company is not strangled with excessively complex systems just to pass the OFSC audit. Our advice will ensure that you achieve OFSC accreditation with simple effective solutions.

Our services include:

Development of management systems - Quality - ISO 9001, OH&S - AS 4801, Environment - ISO 14001.
Compliance with NSW Government requirements (Department of Commerce) including developing or upgrading WHS manuals to meeting NSW Government WHS Management System Guidelines Edition 5 and NSW Government Environmental Guidelines Edition 3
Compliance with Department of Infrastructure (Vic) requirements
Compliance with Federal Safety Commission
Compliance with National Code for Construction Industry
Develop of project specific plans eg Quality, Safety, Environment, Aboriginal Participation, Waste, Erosion, Noise, etc
System and project audits - quality, safety and environmental
Subcontractor auditing
Ongoing management of quality system

NSW Government Procurement Requirements

Value

Quality

Safety

Environment

Acumen's Services

Less than $1 mil

Minimum of three (3) samples of Inspection and Test Plans (ITP) developed and implemented on recent projects in accordance with the NSW Government Quality Management Systems Guidelines (QMS Guidelines).

Evidence documenting the actual implementation of the Inspection and Test Plans on actual contracts

3 site specific safety management plans together with supporting documentation used on 3 separate projects completed within the last 2 years and complying with either the current AS/NZS 4801 or the current NSW Government OHS Management System Guidelines. Details of any fines, prosecutions and convictions in the last 3 years as well as action taken by applicant to address these matters

Details of prosecutions and convictions in the NSW Land and Environment Court recorded against their company in the 3-year period preceding the date of application

Development of ITPs and Project Management Plans or procedures for ITPs

Development of site specific Safety Management Plans

$1 mil or greater

Minimum of three (3) samples of Inspection and Test Plans developed and implemented on recent projects in accordance with the NSW Government Quality Management Systems Guidelines (QMS Guidelines).

Evidence documenting the actual implementation of the Inspection and Test Plans on actual contracts

AS/NZS ISO 9001 quality management systems certification

Evidence of one of the following:

Current accreditation with the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner; or
Current certification to AS/NZS 4801; or
Current accreditation with a NSW Government Construction Agency to the current NSW Government OHS Management Systems Guidelines; or
OHS Management System Audit Report for an audit conducted within the last 24 months confirming conformance to the NSW Government OHS Management System Guidelines and which was prepared by a certification body accredited to JAS-ANZ or by an auditor certified to the RABQSA OH&S Certification Scheme.

Site specific WHS Audit reports from a certification body accredited to the JAS-ANZ or by an auditor certified to the RABQSA OH&S Certification Scheme complying with either the current current NSW Government OHS Management System Guidelines and indicating a satisfactory standard of WHS Management on 3 separate contracts.

Details of any fines, prosecutions and convictions in the last 3 years as well as action taken by applicant to address these matters

Details of prosecutions and convictions in the NSW Land and Environment Court recorded against their company in the 3-year period preceding the date of application.

Development of ITPs and Project Management Plans or procedures for ITPs

Development of site specific Safety Management Plans

Development of AS4801 or Federal Safety compliant management systems and assistance with certification

Audits by RABQSA certified lead auditors

$10 mil or greater

Project Management Plans on 2 contracts completed by the applicant detailing coverage of all nine PMBOK functions or equivalent

Provide evidence of one of the following:

Current certification to AS/NZS 14001; or Certificate confirming Corporate EMS Management System accredited by a NSW Government construction agency as conforming to the current NSW Government Environmental Management Systems Guidelines Two Environmental Management Plans used on 2 separate completed projects that comply with current AS/NZS 14001 or the current NSW Government Environmental Management Systems Guidelines

Development of Project Management Plans that address PMBOK requirements

Development of ISO14001 management systems and assistance with certification.

Development of Environmental Management Plans

Federally Funded Projects

Acumen's Services

The Scheme must be applied to all directly funded building work with a value of $3 million and above (including GST).

The Scheme must be applied to all indirectly funded building work where the Australian Government contribution to the project is $5 million and represents at least 50 per cent of the total project value; or $10 million, irrespective of the overall proportion

Applicants must be complaint to

the National Code for the Construction Industry
accredited wby the Federal Safety Commission

Applicants must satisfy the following criteria to obtain accreditation to Federal Safety Commission requirements:

Evidence of an OHS management system (OHSMS). This needs to be certified to Australian Standard AS/NZS 4801 Occupational health and safety management systems – Specifications with guidance for use or, alternatively, certified to OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Specifications. Certification needs to be undertaken by a Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) accredited certification body.
Demonstrated ability to manage construction hazards and high risk activities.
Records in relation to workplace safety.
- On-site audit results.
- Performance against the following focus points:
- demonstrated senior management commitment to OHS;
- integration of safe design principles into the risk management process;
- whole of project OHS consultation and communication;
- demonstrated effective subcontractor OHS management arrangements across building and construction projects;
- whole of project performance measurement; and
- OHS training and competency to deal with safety risks.

Development & implementation of:

ISO9001 Quality Management System
AS4801 or OHSAS18001 OHS Management System

Assistance with:

Upgrading the OHS Management System to meet Federal Safety Commission criteria
Making the ISO9001 Management System Code Compliant