The CACC stands for the Construction Agency Coordination Committee. The committee membership is represented by NSW government agencies with exposure and interests in building and construction. Safety improvements in the building and construction industry is one of their primary objectives.

The CACC has developed an OHS Management Systems Guideline and all agencies have agreed that their contractors must comply with the elements of the guidelines. There is an OHS management system accreditation process to permit contractors to tender for NSW government projects, contractors that have not been accredited may not be eligible to tender for lucrative government contracts.

Effectively, the OHSMS Guidelines are a procurement standard and the accreditation of contractors authorises agencies to engage these prequalified contractors based on their OHS systems.

CACC membership consists of: 

The ultimate objective of this scheme is to encourage improved management of safety in the building and construction industry.

While this may appear to be a cumbersome process, there are numerous benefits to be gained from achieving OHS accreditation. Realistically the OHS guidelines follow a standardised approach and any principal contractor should be meeting the OHS criteria contained in the guidelines as part of their standard operations.

 If you are a small or medium sized contractor in the building and construction industry, in NSW, you may be missing competitive advantages by not being accredited.

For more information contact us on 1300 we do ohs (1300 933 664). Or reply to this post with any questions.