What is an ISO 9001 certificate and what is it for?

ISO 9001 is an international Quality Management System standard that enables organisations to manage the quality of their products and services systematically and to improve continually. It focuses on meeting customer expectations, defining and monitoring processes, managing risks and continual improvement. An ISO 9001 certificate shows that an independent certification body has verified that the organisation’s quality management system meets the requirements of the standard.

What is an Integrated Management System?

An Integrated Management System allows different management systems, such as quality, environment, occupational health and safety and information security, to be managed together through shared processes and objectives. Instead of running the requirements of several standards separately, a more unified structure is created around common documentation, processes and performance indicators.

How does the certification process work?

The certification process begins with an assessment of the organisation’s current situation; it continues with building the necessary system and documentation, putting it into practice, and carrying out the internal audit and management review. In the final stage, an independent certification body carries out an audit and, if the requirements are met, issues the certificate. We run the preparation, implementation and audit processes together with you at every stage.

Management Systems

Integrated Management Systems

We set up quality, environmental, occupational health and safety and energy management systems in a single structure and prepare you for the certification audit.

Multiple Standards, One Management System

Quality, environmental, occupational health and safety and energy management systems share the same ISO structure: policy, risk and opportunity assessment, objectives, internal audit and management review. We combine this common structure in one system, set up the documents, responsibilities and audit processes once, and add the requirements specific to each standard on top.

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Scope

Service Scope

ISO 9001: Quality Management
We set up the quality management system that manages customer requirements and process performance. We design the process map, objectives, risks and opportunities and the corrective action routine around how your organisation actually operates.
ISO 14001: Environmental Management
We set up the environmental management system that identifies your environmental aspects and legal obligations and ties them to objectives. We build the monitoring of topics such as waste, energy and resource use into your daily processes.

ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety
We set up the occupational health and safety management system covering hazard and risk assessment, emergency preparedness, incident investigation and worker participation. We connect the system to field practice and your existing OHS documentation.
ISO 50001: Energy Management
We set up the energy management system that monitors energy use by significant energy uses. We define energy performance indicators and improvement objectives and tie them to a regular review.
ISO 27001: Information Security
We identify your information assets and risks; define controls such as access management, backup, incident management and supplier relationships; and build these controls into your existing management system.

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Our Process

Integrated Management Systems Process

Gap analysis

We compare your current processes and documents with the requirements of the target standards.

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System design

We build the integrated structure that merges common processes, with its policy, objectives and responsibilities.

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Documentation

We prepare plain, workable procedures and instructions that reflect how your organisation actually works.

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Implementation and training

We make sure the system works in the field and train your employees and process owners.

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Internal audit

We carry out the internal audit and management review and prepare the system for the certification audit.

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Benefits

Less Paperwork, Stronger Management

Managing multiple standards in one system reduces the documentation and audit burden; management can follow the whole organisation through a single set of indicators and one review cycle.

A lean document structure
Process ownership and traceability
Meeting customer and tender requirements
A structure that new standards can be added to

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

ISO 9001 is an international Quality Management System standard that enables organisations to manage the quality of their products and services systematically and to improve continually. It focuses on meeting customer expectations, defining and monitoring processes, managing risks and continual improvement. An ISO 9001 certificate shows that an independent certification body has verified that the organisation’s quality management system meets the requirements of the standard.
An Integrated Management System allows different management systems, such as quality, environment, occupational health and safety and information security, to be managed together through shared processes and objectives. Instead of running the requirements of several standards separately, a more unified structure is created around common documentation, processes and performance indicators.
The certification process begins with an assessment of the organisation’s current situation; it continues with building the necessary system and documentation, putting it into practice, and carrying out the internal audit and management review. In the final stage, an independent certification body carries out an audit and, if the requirements are met, issues the certificate. We run the preparation, implementation and audit processes together with you at every stage.