RCA Australia has the necessary knowledge, experience and capability to provide QA consulting services to the civil construction and mining/extractive industries.

Some recent examples include:

• The development, implementation and maintenance of all construction QA documentation to ISO9001:2000 for the Wambo Rail Spur project at Mount Thorley, NSW. Activities on this project included the construction of 15km of rail formation and associated bulk earthworks, 5 rail tunnels, VSol RE wall installations and sundry roadworks.
• Review of, and recommendation for, QMS documentation to ISO9001:2000 for mining contractor UG Engineers, Singleton NSW.
• Production of annual Environmental Management Plans & Reports to DEC for Blackhill Quarry, NSW

OHS&R

RCA Australia has the experience and knowledge to advise on the development of structured, user-friendly QMS documentation (policies, procedures, proformas etc) to the NSW Government’s OHS Act 2000 and OHS Regulation 2001.

Some recent examples include:

• Review and redevelopment of Mine Safety Management Plan (MSMP) to NSW Dept. of Primary Industries’ General Rule 2000 and associated QMS documentation to ISO9001:2000 for a waste management facility/quarry at Kemps Creek, NSW.
• The formulation and implementation of site-specific OH&S documentation (Project Safety Plans, JSA’s, SWMS’s, procedures etc) for various clients involved in civil construction.
• Development of Traffic Control Plans to RTA (NSW) requirements and associated OHS&R documentation for various clients.

QA/QMS AUDITING

QA and QMS auditing services undertaken by RCA Australia cover 1st, 2nd and 3rd party auditing to AS/NZS ISO19011:2003. Types of audits able to be carried out include:

• Adequacy Audits/Gap-Analysis
  Desktop reviews of documentation and/or QMS to determine the extent to which the documented system (policies, procedures, plans etc) adequately meets the requirements of the applicable standard or criteria.
• Pre-Assessment Audits
  Determines the extent to which the organisation’s documented QMS satisfies the requirements of ISO9001:2000 or other statutory, regulatory requirements
• Compliance/Surveillance Audits
  An in-depth review of procedures/plans and their records to verify implementation and observance by an organisation.
• System Audits
  Review of a QMS to confirm that it follows the planned arrangements of management and their documented plans.

RCA AUDITOR

Robert Murphy from RCA Australia draws on over 15 years experience in developing, implementing and auditing quality management systems and OH&S documentation. He is a qualified lead-auditor/assessor and is currently undergoing certification through IRCA (International Register of Certified Auditors).

For further information please contact Robert Murphy on (02) 4902 9204 or 0439 395 286.