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At the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) we have attained certification in both, Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001). 

We are committed to developing an Integrated Management System (IMS) that addresses the requirements of both of these standards.

Copied below is the ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Policy.

These documents are also available to download:

ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Policy

(Quality & Environmental Management)

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The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) is a high-containment facility designed to allow scientific research into the most dangerous infectious agents in the world.

Our responsibilities to our interested parties can be summarised into four main areas being Diagnosis, Surveillance and Response (DSR) as well as Policy Advice, Scientific Research and Training. ACDP’s system of quality and environmental management is regularly communicated and verified to provide the highest level of assurance fundamental to delivering trusted science that protects Australia’s animals, people and unique environment.

We strive to align our science delivery with organisational values, stakeholder expectations and environmental impacts through:

  • Actively pursuing continual improvement in everything we do.
  • Protecting our staff, community and the environment through responsible work practices and the maintenance of infrastructure, plant, and equipment.
  • The development of frameworks which foster the creation and monitoring of relevant quality and environmental objectives and targets.
  • Knowing our customers and delivering to their needs and expectations.
  • Building mutually beneficial partnerships, working collaboratively and harmoniously.
  • Delivery to national and international obligations and compliance requirements, including legislation at Federal, State and Local level as well as corporate and industry agreements.
  • Empowering our people to consistently achieve excellence.
  • Establishing and maintaining robust systems and processes that deliver reputable and repeatable science.
  • Delivering science to certified / accredited systems and standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, and ISO 17043.
  • The environment is protected as far as practicable from site operations, including the prevention of pollutants, resource recovery, sustainable practices and conservation as well as containment of bio-risk.

Quality and Environmental Management is a shared responsibility, accepted by the ACDP community, reinforced by management’s commitment to the integrity of the IMS and the achievement of all applicable requirements through the creation of a culture in which teams thrive.

Signed: Debbie Eagles, ACDP Director

Date: 19 April 2024

ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Scope

1. PURPOSE

The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) located at 5 Portarlington Rd, East Geelong, VIC 3219 has established a framework of guiding policies, procedures and supporting systems referred to as the Integrated Management System (IMS).

This framework describes ACDP’s commitment and approach to quality and environmental management. It assures the delivery of trusted science, the prevention of harm to people, animals and the unique environment surrounding the facility in line with our organisational values, stakeholder expectations and regulatory requirements.

The purpose of this document is to clearly communicate the scope of ACDP’s IMS to all relevant internal and external interested parties and stakeholders.

2. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCOPE

ACDP maintains certification/accreditation to the following international standards:

  • ISO 9001     Quality Management
  • ISO 14001   Environment Management
  • ISO 17025   Testing Laboratories & Calibration
  • ISO 17043   Proficiency Testing Providers

The Integrated Management System ensures the requirements of these standards are met and assures the consistent delivery of ACDP’s core products and services:

  • Diagnostic testing, surveillance and research to support quarantine and emergency disease outbreak responses
  • Exclusion and confirmatory testing
  • Reference laboratory responsibilities
  • Production of controls and standards
  • Proficiency Testing Scheme Provider
  • International Program to support biosecurity within the region
  • In-house calibration services
  • In-house infrastructure and asset integrity services

Additionally, all operational support and administrative activities performed at the site are included in the scope of ACDP’s Integrated Management System.

ACDP strives to nurture a site-wide culture by applying the basic principles of quality and environmental management across all scientific and support services where possible, regardless of certification / accreditation status.

ACDP delivers the trusted science that customers expect of CSIRO in line with the current scope of certification/accreditation summarized below:

ISO 9001

Quality Management:

The formal scope of certification applies to all ACDP operations with the following exclusions:

  • Animal Studies Team
  • ACDP based CSIRO Business & Infrastructure Services (except ESI)
  • ACDP based Health & Biosecurity (H&B)
  • Werribee Animal Health Facility (WAHF)

ISO 14001

Environmental Management:

The formal scope of certification applies to all ACDP operations with the following exclusion:

  • Werribee Animal Health Facility (WAHF)

ISO/IEC 17025

Animal & Human Health:

Provision of accredited tests in the following general areas:

  • Animal and Human Pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Bacteriology
  • Molecular biology
  • Sequencing
  • Serology
  • Virology (inclusive of prions)
  • Electron Microscopy

A full list of specifically accredited animal and human diagnostic testing services provided by ACDP is available on the NATA website.  

Calibration:

Includes in-house calibration of the following instruments and equipment:

  • Precision laboratory balances
  • Temperature measuring systems
  • Testing of temperature controlled enclosures i.e. Incubators & Freezers

Infrastructure & Asset Integrity:

In-house evaluation of the following air control equipment:

  • Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs)
  • Fume Cupboards
  • Clean Workstations
  • Fume Extraction Workstations
  • Cytotoxic Drug Safety Cabinets
  • HEPA Filter Installations

ISO/IEC 17043

Proficiency testing scheme:

Provision of accredited proficiency testing schemes in the following general areas:

  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Serological diagnostics

A full list of specifically accredited proficiency testing schemes provided by ACDP is available on the NATA website.

Our commitment to quality is evidenced by our processes that deliver reputable and repeatable science.

At the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) we have attained certification in both, Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001). 

We are committed to developing an Integrated Management System (IMS) that addresses the requirements of both of these standards.

Copied below is the ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Policy.

These documents are also available to download:

ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Policy

(Quality & Environmental Management)

One of many aspects of attaining these certifications is actively protecting our internal and external environment, including prevention of pollution.

The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) is a high-containment facility designed to allow scientific research into the most dangerous infectious agents in the world.

Our responsibilities to our interested parties can be summarised into four main areas being Diagnosis, Surveillance and Response (DSR) as well as Policy Advice, Scientific Research and Training. ACDP’s system of quality and environmental management is regularly communicated and verified to provide the highest level of assurance fundamental to delivering trusted science that protects Australia’s animals, people and unique environment.

We strive to align our science delivery with organisational values, stakeholder expectations and environmental impacts through:

  • Actively pursuing continual improvement in everything we do.
  • Protecting our staff, community and the environment through responsible work practices and the maintenance of infrastructure, plant, and equipment.
  • The development of frameworks which foster the creation and monitoring of relevant quality and environmental objectives and targets.
  • Knowing our customers and delivering to their needs and expectations.
  • Building mutually beneficial partnerships, working collaboratively and harmoniously.
  • Delivery to national and international obligations and compliance requirements, including legislation at Federal, State and Local level as well as corporate and industry agreements.
  • Empowering our people to consistently achieve excellence.
  • Establishing and maintaining robust systems and processes that deliver reputable and repeatable science.
  • Delivering science to certified / accredited systems and standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 17025, and ISO 17043.
  • The environment is protected as far as practicable from site operations, including the prevention of pollutants, resource recovery, sustainable practices and conservation as well as containment of bio-risk.

Quality and Environmental Management is a shared responsibility, accepted by the ACDP community, reinforced by management’s commitment to the integrity of the IMS and the achievement of all applicable requirements through the creation of a culture in which teams thrive.

Signed: Debbie Eagles, ACDP Director

Date: 19 April 2024

ACDP Integrated Management System (IMS) Scope

1. PURPOSE

The Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) located at 5 Portarlington Rd, East Geelong, VIC 3219 has established a framework of guiding policies, procedures and supporting systems referred to as the Integrated Management System (IMS).

This framework describes ACDP’s commitment and approach to quality and environmental management. It assures the delivery of trusted science, the prevention of harm to people, animals and the unique environment surrounding the facility in line with our organisational values, stakeholder expectations and regulatory requirements.

The purpose of this document is to clearly communicate the scope of ACDP’s IMS to all relevant internal and external interested parties and stakeholders.

2. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SCOPE

ACDP maintains certification/accreditation to the following international standards:

  • ISO 9001     Quality Management
  • ISO 14001   Environment Management
  • ISO 17025   Testing Laboratories & Calibration
  • ISO 17043   Proficiency Testing Providers

The Integrated Management System ensures the requirements of these standards are met and assures the consistent delivery of ACDP’s core products and services:

  • Diagnostic testing, surveillance and research to support quarantine and emergency disease outbreak responses
  • Exclusion and confirmatory testing
  • Reference laboratory responsibilities
  • Production of controls and standards
  • Proficiency Testing Scheme Provider
  • International Program to support biosecurity within the region
  • In-house calibration services
  • In-house infrastructure and asset integrity services

Additionally, all operational support and administrative activities performed at the site are included in the scope of ACDP’s Integrated Management System.

ACDP strives to nurture a site-wide culture by applying the basic principles of quality and environmental management across all scientific and support services where possible, regardless of certification / accreditation status.

ACDP delivers the trusted science that customers expect of CSIRO in line with the current scope of certification/accreditation summarized below:

ISO 9001

Quality Management:

The formal scope of certification applies to all ACDP operations with the following exclusions:

  • Animal Studies Team
  • ACDP based CSIRO Business & Infrastructure Services (except ESI)
  • ACDP based Health & Biosecurity (H&B)
  • Werribee Animal Health Facility (WAHF)

ISO 14001

Environmental Management:

The formal scope of certification applies to all ACDP operations with the following exclusion:

  • Werribee Animal Health Facility (WAHF)

ISO/IEC 17025

Animal & Human Health:

Provision of accredited tests in the following general areas:

  • Animal and Human Pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Bacteriology
  • Molecular biology
  • Sequencing
  • Serology
  • Virology (inclusive of prions)
  • Electron Microscopy

A full list of specifically accredited animal and human diagnostic testing services provided by ACDP is available on the NATA website.  

Calibration:

Includes in-house calibration of the following instruments and equipment:

  • Precision laboratory balances
  • Temperature measuring systems
  • Testing of temperature controlled enclosures i.e. Incubators & Freezers

Infrastructure & Asset Integrity:

In-house evaluation of the following air control equipment:

  • Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs)
  • Fume Cupboards
  • Clean Workstations
  • Fume Extraction Workstations
  • Cytotoxic Drug Safety Cabinets
  • HEPA Filter Installations

ISO/IEC 17043

Proficiency testing scheme:

Provision of accredited proficiency testing schemes in the following general areas:

  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Serological diagnostics

A full list of specifically accredited proficiency testing schemes provided by ACDP is available on the NATA website.

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