PAS 99 Integrated Management Basic
PAS99 is a Publicly Available Specification used for integrating quality systems that support multiple quality system standard like:
- ISO 9001 Quality
- ISO 14001 Environment
- ISO 22000 Food Safety
- ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service
- ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security
- BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety
- Others
It is the world's first integrated management system requirements and it is based on the six common requirements of ISO guide 72, a standard for writing quality management system standards. PAS 99 offers a guideline or framework for how to integrate multiple standards based on the six common elements across the SO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 standards:
- Policy
- Planning
- Implementation & Operation
- Performance Assessment
- Continual Improvement
- Management Review
So why get PAS 99?
- There is less duplication of efforts with an integrated quality system.
- Lower operation cost than supporting overlapping or redundant systems
- There is a simpler documentation system with one quality manual and one set of standard procedures
- There is a more complete compliance to the multiple standards.
- Competitive advantage compared to non-integrated companies.
Integrated management is applicable to any organization regardless of size, industry or market. If you need help with integrating two or more standards into one cohesive system with a holistic set of documentation, policies, procedures and processes, contact us to accelerate your quality system development.