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Our Work

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Consulting and assurance case studies.

Examples of our consulting, management systems, risk advisory and independent assurance work across government, Tier 1 and high-risk operations.

Environmental

Manufacturing

ISO 14001 EMS uplift: Automotive manufacturer

Reviewed and strengthened an ISO 14001 environmental management system through gap analysis, internal audits and targeted process improvements to support certification audit readiness.

ISO 14001; EMS; internal audit; certification readiness

Defence

ISO 14001 EMS support: Defence prime (ADF base project)

Improved an environmental management system and refreshed aspects and impacts processes and registers, supporting audit readiness and demonstrating due diligence for a defence project.

Defence; ISO 14001; aspects & impacts; due diligence

Government (Local)

Construction environmental compliance audit: Bridge replacement project

Delivered an independent environmental compliance audit of principal contractor and subcontractor construction activities, including onsite verification and an executive summary with prioritised actions.

Construction; CEMP; ISO 19011; assurance; evidence

Government (State)

Environmental incident management review: State transport authority

Engaged as a subject matter expert by an advisory firm to support a state transport authority’s internal audit program with a review of environmental incident management. The review examined multiple incident management software systems and the processes operating across them, the accuracy and completeness of incident reporting, and how incidents were classified against the authority’s criteria. Testing covered a sampled review of recorded incidents and verification of the controls relied on to capture, escalate and close them, assessed against the applicable construction environmental management framework and licence obligations.

Environmental incident management; internal audit support; incident classification; control testing; sampling; transport infrastructure

Agriculture & Primary Production

ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 gap analysis: Beef production and processing operation

Delivered a combined ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 gap analysis of an existing management system, assessing system design against both standards clause by clause with evidence review and onsite observations. Findings were rated by alignment strength for each standard, and recommendations centred on establishing a formal EHS risk management process building on existing environmental management plans and operational risk assessments, supported by a prioritised action register.

ISO 14001; ISO 45001; gap analysis; EHS risk management; integrated systems

Food Safety

Hospitality

Food safety program uplift: Multi-venue hospitality group

Reviewed and strengthened food safety and allergen controls across multiple venues, supported internal audit and inspection programs, and digitised food safety workflows for major catering operations.

HACCP; audits; allergen; digital workflows

Hospitality

Third-party FSP compliance audits: Catering operations

Completed annual third-party Food Safety Program (FSP) compliance audits to support licence conditions and continual improvement, using a collaborative, improvement-focused audit style.

FSP audits; compliance; catering; QLD Health

Mining / Resources

Food safety audit: Remote mining accommodation camp

Assessed a remote camp food safety program and onsite practices to identify hazards and compliance gaps, providing practical recommendations to reduce food-borne illness risk.

Remote camps; food safety; audits; compliance

Fuel & Convenience Retail

Product quality and food safety internal audit: National fuel and convenience retailer

Delivered a product quality and food safety internal audit across a national fuel and convenience retail network, conducted inside the organisation’s own internal audit program and reporting framework. Work covered an agreed audit plan, document review, fieldwork and a closing meeting presentation, with findings written up for management response and tracking.

Internal audit; food safety; product quality; convenience retail; management reporting

Hospitality

Compliance systems for a new stadium catering contract: Multi-venue hospitality group

Supported a multi-venue hospitality group to stand up the compliance systems required to take on a new stadium catering contract. Work spanned a stadium food safety system and venue plan of management, WHS policies and risk identification tools, deployment of digital inspection and temperature-monitoring workflows to venue teams, controls for offsite event catering and transport, business continuity planning including a business impact analysis for stadium operations, and spill response arrangements.

Stadium catering; food safety system; plan of management; digital inspections; business continuity

Events

Major event food safety and compliance: Spring racing carnival

Developed a plan of management for catering operations across a multi-day spring racing carnival, supporting food safety program requirements for temporary event kitchens and service points alongside liquor licensing and responsible service obligations. A project-level risk register was built through a facilitated risk identification workshop ahead of the event.

Major events; food safety program; plan of management; liquor licensing; risk workshop

Occupational Health, Safety & Hygiene

Oil & Gas

HSE management system redesign and safety case support: Offshore program

Reviewed and improved HSEMS structure and key processes, including contractor management and incident management, while supporting development of an offshore drilling safety case.

HSEMS; MOC; contractor management; safety case

Defence

Significant incident and fatality risk (SIF) control library: Defence prime

Reviewed SIF risks and strengthened a risk management framework by building a control library, mapping legislative and standards requirements, and defining control assurance and verification activities.

SIF; critical controls; legal compliance; assurance

Government (Local)

Critical safety risk audits: Multi-site council assurance program

Delivered an assurance program covering multiple critical risk categories including working at heights, confined space and energy isolation, with onsite verification and executive reporting.

Critical risks; WHS audits; verification; councils

Government (Local)

Construction WHS compliance audit: Bridge replacement project

Conducted an independent WHS compliance audit of principal contractor and subcontractor activities, including desktop review, site inspection and prioritised recommendations.

Construction; WHS; ISO 19011; due diligence

Retail

OHSMS maturity assessment: Business acquisition due diligence

Provided an independent maturity and readiness assessment of an acquired entity’s OHSMS to support corporate due diligence, benchmarking against the National Self-Insurer WHS Audit Tool and ISO 45001.

M&A due diligence; maturity; ISO 45001; self-insurer

Aviation

Occupational hygiene and indoor environment surveys: Domestic airline

Delivered specialist occupational hygiene services covering noise and indoor environmental quality across airports and aircraft, including inspections, sampling, analysis and stakeholder-ready reporting.

Noise; indoor air; sampling; NATA ISO/IEC 17020

Mining / Resources

Occupational health risk management plan review: Resources operator

Completed an independent review and re-design of an Occupational Health Risk Management Plan to improve usability, compliance alignment and practical implementation.

Occupational health; hygiene; plan review; usability

Agriculture & Primary Production

Independent WHS audit program: Broadacre cropping and grain handling operator

Delivering an independent, multi-site work health and safety audit program across crop growing, grain storage and handling, and merchandise and input distribution. The engagement combines agreed-upon procedures with a performance review of governance, operational controls and management system effectiveness, assessed against WHS legislation in the field and ISO 45001 on desktop review, with categorised findings, a corrective action register and close-out reporting to directors and officers.

Agriculture; WHS audit; ISO 45001; multi-site; corrective actions; officer due diligence

Transport & Logistics

Chain of Responsibility gap analysis: Fuel distribution and logistics operator

Delivering a Chain of Responsibility gap analysis across eight operating departments of a national fuel distribution and logistics business, assessed against the 2026 NHVR Master Code of Practice. The review maps Master Code activities to Heavy Vehicle National Law duties including the primary duty, executive due diligence and prohibited conduct, applies consistent criteria across departments, and records applicability and scope boundaries explicitly so the result is defensible rather than silent on what was excluded.

Chain of Responsibility; HVNL; NHVR Master Code; gap analysis; executive due diligence

Transport & Logistics

HSE legal and other requirements register: Freight forwarding and project logistics

Developing an Australian HSE legal and other requirements register for a freight forwarding and project logistics business operating across multiple states and territories. Obligations are mapped by jurisdiction, department, category and the organisation’s role, covering Chain of Responsibility duties arising from scheduling activities, field-work obligations for personnel attending discharges and load-outs, dangerous goods exposure and waste handling, with applicability confirmed through structured client review so the register reflects actual operations rather than everything the law contains.

Legal and other requirements; compliance obligations; Chain of Responsibility; multi-jurisdiction; freight forwarding

Property

Multi-site HSE audit program: National shopping centre portfolio

Engaged as a subject matter expert by a major advisory firm to deliver a health, safety and environment audit program across a national shopping centre portfolio. The program covered centre operations, contractor and tenancy interfaces and emergency arrangements, supported by a standard auditor guide and communications pack so findings stayed consistent and comparable across a large number of sites, and reported through preliminary findings and a consolidated final report.

Property risk; multi-site audit program; shopping centres; contractor interface; portfolio assurance

Retail

Fleet assurance and Chain of Responsibility review: Online retail and delivery business

Delivered an independent fleet assurance review for an online retail and delivery business, examining transport and last-mile delivery operations against Chain of Responsibility duties and internal WHS requirements, and reporting findings with prioritised actions for management.

Fleet assurance; Chain of Responsibility; WHS; last-mile delivery; retail

Waste & Resource Recovery

Noise and dust exposure survey: Materials handling and export operation

Completed an occupational hygiene survey of noise and dust exposures across a materials handling and export operation, including personal sampling across representative work activities and shift patterns, interpretation against relevant exposure standards, and reporting to support control decisions.

Occupational hygiene; noise; dust; personal sampling; exposure standards

Manufacturing

ISO 45001 gap analysis and H&S framework restructure: Building products manufacturer

Completed an ISO 45001 gap analysis across a multi-site manufacturing and distribution business spanning manufacturing plants, distribution centres, branch locations and contracted transport. The review assessed the existing health and safety framework and the systems supporting it, and proposed a revised health and safety manual structure to reduce documentation duplication and clarify how corporate minimum requirements apply at site level.

ISO 45001; gap analysis; multi-site; H&S framework; contractor management

Quality Management

Manufacturing

ISO 9001 QMS uplift: Automotive manufacturer

Conducted ISO 9001 gap analysis and internal audits of key processes, providing an improvement roadmap and ongoing advisory support to strengthen QMS effectiveness.

ISO 9001; QMS; internal audit; continual improvement

Healthcare

ISO 9001 certification support: Healthcare services provider

Supported the engineering division of a healthcare services provider to prepare for ISO 9001 certification. Work began with a gap audit against the standard, followed by support to close the findings and prepare for the Stage 2 certification audit, and development of a management system guide setting out the quality policy, the structure of the system and how its requirements apply in practice.

ISO 9001; certification readiness; gap audit; management system guide; healthcare

Defence

ISO 9001 certification audit program: National defence acquisition and sustainment organisation

Served as lead auditor within the ISO 9001 certification audit team for a national defence capability acquisition and sustainment organisation, whose quality management system spans the full capability life cycle of acquiring, sustaining and disposing of defence capability. The program covered multiple systems program offices across distinct capability domains — space systems, maritime docks and marine services, joint command, control, communications and computer systems, intelligence and electronic warfare, air combat systems, and corporate head office functions — delivered as Stage 2, surveillance and recertification visits across multiple sites, each with its own scope, stakeholders and technical subject matter.

ISO 9001; certification audit; lead auditor; capability life cycle; multi-site; Defence

Water Quality

Aviation

Drinking water quality inspections and sampling: Airline operations

Provided drinking water quality services across airports and onboard aircraft, including inspections, sampling, laboratory liaison and clear reporting to support compliance and passenger safety.

ADWG; aviation; sampling; inspections

Mining / Resources

Drinking water risk assessment: Remote mining accommodation camp

Reviewed a remote site drinking water supply and management practices against relevant requirements, providing practical improvement actions and ongoing technical support.

ADWG; remote camps; audits; water safety

Aviation

IATA-aligned water quality compliance support: Airport operator

Supported airport drinking water programs aligned to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) and IATA requirements, including inspections, sampling and improvement actions.

IATA; ADWG; airports; compliance

Maritime

Water quality field testing: Superyacht support

Mobilised a senior consultant to undertake onboard sampling and field testing, issued a formal field testing report, and provided interpretation support for third-party laboratory results.

Field testing; sampling; laboratory liaison; reporting

Manufacturing

Legionella investigation and water risk management: Industrial processing plant

Attended an industrial processing plant to investigate a Legionella risk associated with an evaporative cooling system, completing a rapid Legionella assessment, multi-point water sampling and laboratory analysis, with an inspection report issued under NATA ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation. Follow-on scope covers system disinfection and ongoing maintenance procedures, a site-wide drinking water risk management plan, and confirmatory retesting before the system returns to service.

Legionella; ISO/IEC 17020; water sampling; drinking water risk management plan; disinfection

Property

Recycled water critical control point verification audit: Integrated resort development

Completed a verification audit of critical control points in a recycled water treatment and reuse system serving a major integrated resort development, assessing operation and monitoring against the site’s recycled water management plan and reporting on control performance and the quality of supporting evidence.

Recycled water; grey water; CCP verification; water management plan; audit

Community Services

Private water supply risk assessment: Not-for-profit community services provider

Completed a drinking water quality risk assessment for a not-for-profit community services provider operating sites served by private water supplies, including rainwater harvesting. Supply arrangements and management practices were reviewed against private water supply and rainwater tank guidance, and delivered as a prioritised water management recommendations register.

Private water supply; rainwater tanks; risk assessment; not-for-profit; enHealth guidance

Training

Retail

Serious incident investigation training: National retailer

Designed and delivered serious incident investigation training for a national retailer, built around case study exercises drawn from the client’s own operating environment and closed out with a structured debrief so that learning could be carried back into practice.

Incident investigation; training design; case study exercises; retail; capability building

Mining / Resources

Training and competency audit: Remote camp services operator

Audited training and competency records for a remote accommodation and catering operator, reviewing the training matrix against mandatory capability requirements, selecting a risk-based sample of roles and records for verification, and reporting compliance gaps with practical actions to close them.

Competency assurance; training matrix; mandatory capabilities; remote camps; records audit

Professional Services

Lead auditor and ISO management systems training: Risk Training Professionals

Delivers Exemplar Global-certified Integrated Management Systems Lead Auditor training for Risk Training Professionals, alongside ISO 31000 risk management fundamentals and auditor and team leader courses. Delivery spans public courses in Brisbane, virtual courses, and in-house programs at client sites in Australia and overseas, covering quality, environmental, work health and safety and food safety management systems.

Lead auditor training; Exemplar Global; ISO 31000; integrated management systems; in-house training

Where independent verification is required, SCG is accredited by NATA to ISO/IEC 17020 as an inspection body (Accreditation No. 20913). Read more about our accreditations.

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