The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC)

In this case the cost of developing and implementing the SMS will be determined after conducting a Gap Analysis which will help scope out the improvements required to align your current SMS with FSC requirements. Alternatively, as it is usually the case with new organizations, a brand new SMS will have to be built from scratch.

the cost of developing and implementing your SMS will vary based on your organizational needs in terms of the nature and size of the operation and the magnitude of the processes that need to be documented. An FSC compliant SMS built ab initio may cost anywhere between $15,000 – $75,000 and can take as little as several weeks or as long as several months, depending on the scope of the organization.

The specifics of what audit criteria will be subject to verification at the on-site audit will be determined by the OFSC and will be conditioned by various considerations, such as the nature of the works in progress at the audit project site, as well as previous audit findings if any

Accreditation under the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner (OFSC) Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme (the Scheme) consists of a two-step process; the initial application and an on-site audit process, both at no cost to the applicant organisation.