Reducing the cost of (Non-)Compliance?
Compliance has its costs, but so does non-compliance!
Ensuring your company is compliant will cost time and money in establishing processes and systems to ensure compliance and conducting audits required by your suppliers and customers.
This proactive investment in compliance ensures safe work practices in your company and safety of your employees and the public your company crosses paths with in the daily running of its business.
However, not investing in compliance is likely to have a much higher cost. Unsafe work practices can easily lead to accidents and breaches of law, outcomes of which can range from injuries to death, and from very expensive court cases to jail time.
“We will cross that bridge when we come to it”
We’ve all heard this saying. In the world of compliance and the transport industry, the reality is that nearly all transport companies will leave compliance to the last on their list of priorities and hope they never get caught.
The problem with this thinking is that when you get to that bridge, you are already on the other side of it, and an expensive court case is looming!
Reducing the cost of compliance is best achieved by firstly being proactive in setting up systems and processes that support best practices and safe operations of the business. Secondly, costs can be reduced by applying accreditation of your systems and processes!
The cost of multiple audits by suppliers and customers
The cost of compliance audits can very easily balloon without accreditation.
Each supplier and customer are likely to require audits as part of their own compliance procedures at your company’s premises.
Let’s say that each supplier or customer audit consumes 6 – 8 hours of audit and 8 - 12 hours of documenting time for 2 – 4 people. This means that approximately each audit can cost $3,000 to $4,000. There could be 10 audits required each year, costing the company a total of $30k - $40k per year.
On the other hand, ACASA certification will cost around $10k. Once a company has achieved ACASA certification, your customers and suppliers will have a peace of mind knowing your business is proven to be compliant and there is no need to conduct separate audits - saving you $20k to $30k per year!
At ACASA, it is our job to streamline your business requirements, so you save money in the long run and your business is compliant with government regulations.
Find out more in our case studies on the ACASA website https://www.acasagency.com.au/casestudies
Why ACASA?
ACASA is designed to put benefit back into the community, with education programs, training and scholarships to increase skills, knowledge and quality back into Australian businesses.
ACASA Standards are set to be real, practical and achievable, and do not rely on the ticking of forms to demonstrate safe work practice, but moreover push towards real substance. ACASA stands for substance over form.
The substance continues into education
ACASA has a growing suite of education programs that are designed to increase skills and knowledge in all areas of risk and management.
So why is ACASA different?
Training program curriculum is available to all trainers, regardless of whether they are an RTO or a qualified trainer assessor.
Anyone can deliver a program. However, only ACASA can assess and certify! This means that those that have the knowledge and skills can pass it on.
Ready to learn more about ACASA’s services?
Are you interested to know more about how our training and accreditation services can help your business?
Call now for a free 15 minute consultation on how ACASA can help your business at https://www.acasagency.com.au/contact-us