At Horsell Technical Communications, we provide compliance and quality assurance (QA) services that ensure your documentation is accurate, consistent, and fully aligned with required standards. In industries like Defence, government, transport, and healthcare, non-compliant documentation isn’t just inconvenient — it can cause delays, contractual penalties, or operational risks.
Our compliance and QA experts review, validate, and audit technical publications and supporting documents against standards such as S1000D, DEF(AUST), ASDEFCON, and industry-specific frameworks. We check formatting, style, terminology, and accuracy, ensuring your content is both compliant and user-ready. We also develop Technical Manual Quality Assurance (TMQA) Program Plans.
From initial drafts to final deliverables, our QA processes reduce rework, support audits, and give you confidence that every document meets requirements.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation and discover how our compliance and QA services can reduce risk and improve confidence in your documentation.
Ensure documentation complies with S1000D, DEF(AUST), ASDEFCON, and other industry frameworks.
Thorough checks of existing manuals, training packages, and technical documents to confirm accuracy and consistency.
Apply approved templates, controlled vocabularies, and formatting rules across all deliverables.
Verify accuracy of technical details against source data, drawings, and SME inputs.
Prepare deliverables to meet specific contractual requirements, including Defence and government data item descriptions.
Embed QA reviews throughout project lifecycles to minimise rework and reduce delays.
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Non-compliant documentation can delay projects, increase costs, and create risk. Compliance ensures deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and operational requirements. Get paid on time for delivery against a completed milestone.
We specialise in Defence standards like S1000D, DEF(AUST) 5629/5630, ASDEFCON, as well as industry-specific frameworks in transport, healthcare, and utilities.
Yes. We frequently perform independent QA and compliance reviews for clients who need a fresh perspective or audit-ready validation.
Absolutely. We can embed QA processes into your workflows, reducing rework and ensuring consistent outputs across projects. We can also support recurring contract status reviews or mandated system reviews.
No. While Defence is a key area for the conduct of activities like their Technical Manual Quality Assurance (TMQA) Program, we also support government agencies, utilities, construction, transport, and healthcare organisations.
We adapt to your requirements with flexible delivery models in Australia or blended and remote services for international customers:
This flexibility ensures you get the right level of support at the right value for money, whether you need hands-on integration, hybrid collaboration, or fully remote expertise.
Beyond our compliance and QA support, we provide a full suite of services, including technical authoring or technical writing, technical illustrations, structured content and legacy data conversion, digitisation, translation & localisation, Update and Illustrate program, UX and usability, and specialist advisory services. These offerings ensure your documentation is clear, compliant, and scalable across industries such as Defence, government, utilities, transport, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.
In addition to technical communications, Horsell delivers a full suite of professional services, including Commercial & Procurement, Engineering & Technical Management, Project Management, and Integrated Logistics Support. We also design and implement innovative technology solutions — such as templatebot, Agent VFM, Bid or No Bid, RateMyTender and Resume Match Mate — that help clients automate, scale, and streamline their business systems. You can explore all of these services on our relevant websites or by talking with our experts.