What is an Integrated Management System?

What is an Integrated Management System?

Suppose you’re looking to get your business certified to multiple ISO Management System Standards. Or, your business is already certified to one Standard, and you want to achieve certification to more ISO Management System Standards. Chances are you’ve seen the term Integrated Management System during your research – and if you haven’t, you’ll definitely put…

FAQs: Understand Common ISO Terminology and Acronyms

FAQs: Understand Common ISO Terminology and Acronyms

Whether you’re just getting started with your Certification journey, or are already familiar with ISO Management System Standards, it can be easy to get confused amongst the many technical terminologies and acronyms used during the implementation and certification process. To help you navigate this sometimes intricate glossary, this blog covers the frequently asked questions we…

How to Choose the Right Certification Body for Your Business – 7 Things To Consider

How to Choose the Right Certification Body for Your Business – 7 Things To Consider

Regardless of the ISO Management System Standard you’re implementing in your organisation, choosing the right Certification Body that will audit and certify your business is crucial to avoid future issues, and to make the most out of this process. A Certification Body, technically known as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB), is an organisation accredited to…

How ISO Standards contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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How ISO Standards contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

In September 2015, the United Nations (UN) set an ambitious 15-year plan to address some of the most critical issues faced by the world. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an action plan to enhance peace and prosperity, eradicate poverty, hunger and inequality, and ultimately protect the planet by 2030. The plan is globally recognised…

Concerned about the Great Resignation? 5 Benefits of Outsourcing your ISO Ongoing Management Activities

Concerned about the Great Resignation? 5 Benefits of Outsourcing your ISO Ongoing Management Activities

Australians are living in the best labour market in 50 years, as suggested by Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank. According to the Financial Review, by the end of 2021 there were 13,242,000 Australians in paid work, with a record 366,100 jobs added in November alone. Since February this year, 2,000 new jobs were…

How ISO 45001:2018 can help your business manage flood hazards and risks
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How ISO 45001:2018 can help your business manage flood hazards and risks

The storms and floods that hit New South Wales and Queensland in the first few months of 2022 resulted in ruined homes, businesses that were literally sunken and a clean-up bill expected to top $240 million in NSW alone, according to the Insurance Council of Australia. There’s no question we’re living in unprecedented weather conditions….

ISO 27002:2022 update: What changed? Will it affect my ISO 27001:2013 certification?
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ISO 27002:2022 update: What changed? Will it affect my ISO 27001:2013 certification?

On 25 October 2022, a new version of ISO 27001 was published – ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems. Learn more about the standard update in this blog article. ISO Standards generally go through a review cycle every five to seven years. In March 2018, this process was…

How to improve customer satisfaction with ISO 9001:2015
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How to improve customer satisfaction with ISO 9001:2015

Customer satisfaction has become much more than just a KPI – it’s an important, hard-to-copy, competitive advantage. After all, keeping customers happy means you’re not losing them to your competitors; at the same time, your clients may also become brand advocates, helping attract new customers via referrals (the power of word of mouth!). Still, many…

Should my business implement a Covid-19 vaccination mandate? 4 steps to meet WHS requirements
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Should my business implement a Covid-19 vaccination mandate? 4 steps to meet WHS requirements

With restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic easing in Australia and worldwide, many employers are left wondering if they should implement a vaccine mandate for their workers. Understanding the legality and good practices of doing so for those businesses that aren’t subject to a Public Health Order (PHO) can be challenging, but this article aims to…

Understanding Good Distribution Practices (GDP) in relation to ISO 9001:2015 requirements
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Understanding Good Distribution Practices (GDP) in relation to ISO 9001:2015 requirements

Following up on our latest blog about Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), we’re now focusing on how Good Distribution Practices (GDP) can benefit your business in the pursuit of meeting some of the ISO 9001:2015 requirements. Implementing a GDP System does not automatically guarantee ISO 9001:2015 Certification Readiness. Still, as a set of processes and guidelines,…

How Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) can help your business meet the requirements for ISO 9001 Certification
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How Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) can help your business meet the requirements for ISO 9001 Certification

Has your business been implementing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)? If the answer is yes, know that beyond the obvious benefits you get from following these guidelines, there is an extra one that you might’ve overlooked: ISO 9001 Quality Management certification-readiness. The critical components of GMP relate directly to many elements of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management…

Business Planning – An ISO requirement that will boost your business
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Business Planning – An ISO requirement that will boost your business

The main ISO Management System Standards (e.g.: ISO 9001 for Quality Management, ISO 45001 for Safety Management, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and ISO 27001 for Information Security Management) have many overlapping requirements and follow some common structures. Clauses 4, 5, and 6 are examples of this – they contain common requirements across these ISO…

How to fund your ISO Certification with Australian Federal Government Grants

How to fund your ISO Certification with Australian Federal Government Grants

Have you been thinking about ISO Certification for your business, but not sure about investing in it? Many organisations perceive ISO Certification(s) as a high investment. However, for many industries, ISO Certification is one of the mandatory criteria for tenders above designated project value thresholds, as well as for many government contracts. In addition, by…

Do you really need a Gap Analysis for ISO Certification Readiness?
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Do you really need a Gap Analysis for ISO Certification Readiness?

So, you’re just getting started on your journey to achieving ISO Certification for your business, and come across Gap Analysis as the first step. First thought: is this really necessary? Well, you do need to know where you’re starting from, and that’s why a Gap Analysis is conducted. However, we’ve also come across many businesses…

Clause 9.2 of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 27001: Why do Internal Audits?
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Clause 9.2 of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & ISO 27001: Why do Internal Audits?

Are you unsure why you should conduct regular Management Systems internal audits in your business? Have you achieved one or more ISO Certifications, and don’t understand the value of these internal audits? First and foremost, internal audits are a prerequisite for maintaining ISO Certification. But there’s more – internal audits are an excellent way to…

ISO 14000 Family of Standards
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ISO 14000 Family of Standards

ISO 14001:2015 is a well known International Standard that any business can be certified to and it focuses on the organisation’s Environmental Management System. Benefits of implementing the requirements of this Standard in your business include: An Environmental Management System can be implemented by any business, and for it to be effective and efficient, a…

What is a Management System? What does it mean?

What is a Management System? What does it mean?

This is one of the most frequently asked questions by our prospective clients, and, although it’s not easy to explain, it’s one of the best things that can be done to run a successful high quality business. In this blog we’ll aim to clarify what it means to have an established and successfully implemented Management…