1 May 2019 / General

National Construction Code (NCC) 2019 / Now Available

The NCC 2019 has come into effect as of 1 May 2019, across all states and territories. It is now available on the Document Library. Team Leaders, Design Managers, Quality Managers and Cost Planning/Estimating Teams in particular should ensure they take the time to review the new NCC, making sure they are across the changes.  

NCC 2019 BCA GuideNCC 2019 BCA Volume OneNCC 2019 BCA Volume TwoNCC 2019 BCA Volume Three

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23 July / Update
Environmental Management Plan (Version 7)

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been revised and is now available in the Doc Library.

The plan has been restructured for clarity, updates content against current legal and other requirements, and reflects our current management approach.

What's new

  • Community complaints
  • Spill prevention and response
  • Unexpected finds
  • Environmental testing and monitoring


Revised content

  • Project team responsibilities revised, including Team Leader
  • Subcontractor responsibilities moved into a standalone section
  • Incident management, including the incident management flowchart
  • Monitoring section restructured to consolidated inspections, audits, corrective actions, testing and performance


What do project teams need to do?

  • Use Version 7 for all new Environmental Management Plans
  • Review existing project documentation and update if the project has >3 months remaining
  • Familiarise site teams with new sections
  • Refer to the Environmental Project Legislation Register when identifying applicable legal and other requirements

If you identify opportunities for improvement, please send feedback to Hutchies' Systems Team.


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