Management System Certification for your Business

SafeHands can help your company to achieve ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. We remove the burden of bureaucracy, cost and time and provide you with a simple approach which is quick and comes at a fixed cost. We do the paperwork which allows you to get on with the business.

ISO Certification brings a range of benefits. More and more local authorities, institutions and public services as well as leading companies are insisting on suppliers and contractors having achieved ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and/or OHSAS 18001.

• Quality Management System - ISO 9001
• Environmental Management System - ISO 14001/EMAS
• Safety Management System - OHSAS 18001

Quality Management System - ISO 9001

The Quality Management System ISO 9001 is defined as the organisation structure, responsibilities, activities, resources and events that together provide organisation processes and techniques of implementation to ensure the capability of the organisation to meet quality requirements.

The benefits of ISO 9001 are:

• Assurance to service users that their requirements will be met
• Allows management to communicate organisational quality objectives in an efficient manner
• A Quality Management System involving all staff ensures an integrated approach and promotes quality awareness and teamwork
• Brings a culture of step wise continuous improvement to an organisation
• Allows the organisation to benchmark itself against similar organisations
• Accreditation provides evidence to external parties that the organisation has reached the standard required to carry out prescribed functions

Environmental Management System - ISO 14001/EMAS

An Environmental Management System integrates environmental issues within existing management and operating systems to assure that environmental impacts are managed. ISO 14001 or the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) are both acceptable standards for an organisation's certification of an Environmental Management System. The benefit of ISO 14001 or EMAS is that is demonstrates that a company is managing its environmental performance in line with internationally accepted schemes.

The benefits of ISO 14001/EMAS are:

• Cost saving
• Customer requirements
• Corporate image
• Legislation
• Investment
• Insurance
• Marketing opportunities

Safety Management System - OHSAS 18001

An Occupational Health and Safety Management System provides a framework for managing OHS responsibilities so they become more efficient and more integrated into overall business operations. OHS Management systems are based on standards which specify a process of achieving continuously improved OHS performance and comply with legislation.

The benefits of OHSAS 18001 are:

• Potential reduction in the number of accidents
• Potential reduction in downtime and associated costs
• Demonstration of legal and regulatory compliance
• Demonstration to stakeholders of your commitment to health and safety
• Demonstration of an innovative and forward thinking approach
• Increased access to new customers and business partners
• Better management of health and safety risks, now and in the future
• Potential reduced public liability insurance costs