ISO Standards
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 are the quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management standards established by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). You can think of them as formulas that describe the best way of doing something.
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ISO compliant management systems benefit any organisation, regardless of size, activity, sector or risk type.
ISO 9001 / Quality Management System
A quality management system (QMS) is a collection of policies, processes, procedures and records that define the set of internal rules that govern your business. A QMS can help you to continually monitor and manage quality across your business so you can identify areas for improvement and deliver to a consistently high standard.
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A QMS needs to be tailored to the needs of each business and the products and/or services it provides. Depending on how your business operates today, creating a QMS may not require a lot of change beyond documenting what and how you do it, or it may mean a number of changes that benefit your business.
​ISO 14001 / Environmental Management System
An environmental management system (EMS) is comprised of the policies, processes, plans, practices and records that define the rules governing how your business interacts with the environment. This can help you manage your business' impact on the environment so you can move towards more sustainable operations and statutory and regulatory compliance.
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An EMS needs to be tailored to each business' legal requirements and environmental interactions. Depending on how your business operates today, creating an EMS may not require a lot of change beyond documenting what and how you do it, or it may mean a number of changes that benefit your business.
ISO 45001 / Health and Safety Management System
An occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) defines the framework in which a business cares for the health and safety of its employees and third parties impacted by the business' activities. It is a set of rules, policies, processes, plans and practices for preventing health and safety hazards and minimise risks in the workplace. This can help build organisational resilience and protect employees and anyone else exposed to the business' activities, products and/or services from injury or ill health.
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An OHSMS is unique for every business, and it must be adequate to the legal requirements, occupational health and safety hazards and business processes applied within the business. Depending on how your business operates today, creating an OHSMS may not require a lot of change beyond documenting what and how you do it, or it may mean a number of changes that benefit your business.
Integrated Management System
ISO Standards follow the same high-level structure allowing a business to build an effective and efficient Integrated Management System (IMS).
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An IMS meets the requirements of the selected standards whilst avoiding unnecessary duplication of time, effort and content, which in turn reduces the likelihood of opposing processes.
Benefits
What are the potential benefits of ISO certification?
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Customer confidence
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Competitive edge
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Streamlined operations
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Cost savings
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New business
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Risk-based thinking
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Employee engagement
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Enhanced regulatory compliance
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Strong corporate governance
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Integrated processes
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Evidence-based decision making
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Culture of continual improvement
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Improved environmental, health and safety performance
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Improved communication
