Yngve Amundsen said, "It was an unusual experience for the auditors, auditing pool management, lifeguard services at the beach, park management and many other interesting council related activities. It is not often that auditors go to a pool or down to the beach to do an audit!".

The Gosford City Council is very proactive and decided to go for safety management and environmental management system certification to help maintain a safe workplace, at the same time as effectively managing any environmental risks arising from their undertakings, whilst providing the best possible level of service for the community.

DNV had team of four auditors, on site for one week each.