The Benefits of ISO 9001

Many major organisations, e.g. local authorities, reputable large companies, charities etc., insist on a company having ISO 9001 certification to achieve "preferred supplier" status, or simply to qualify to tender for their business.

ISO 9001 will Increase your chances when tendering for new contracts

ISO 9001 will support you when applying to be preferred contractor

ISO 9001 will give you tremendous competitive advantage over those without ISO certification

ISO 9001 will enhance your professional status within your specialised arena

ISO 9001 will afford you marked improvement and enhancement to business management

ISO 9001 will afford you noticeable Improvement to your business performance

ISO 9001 will ensure marked consistency to delivery of your services and products

ISO 9001 will reduce chance of mistakes and thus reduce costly reparatory time

ISO 9001 will help to Increase in the motivation of your workforce

ISO 9001 will ensure a higher retention rate of your existing customers

ISO 9001 will help to Increased your companies profitability

ISO 9001 will help in the reduction in your company insurance premiums

ISO 14001

ISO 14001 is widely recognised as the foundation standard of the ISO 14000 series.  Its sole purpose is to specify a clear framework of control for a company's Environmental Management System.

ISO 14001:2004 is the internationally recognised standard for an organisation’s Environmental Management System.

The ISO 14000 standards series emerged primarily as a result of the Uruguay round of the GATT negotiations and the Rio Summit on the Environment held in 1992.

ISO 14001:2004 has emerged as the standard most likely to be specified in client tenders to prove environmental credentials.

ISO 14000 elements provide businesses a flexible framework for managing and continually improving their environmental programs.  Utilizing ISO 14001 enables companies to merge existing and new environmental programs into one coherent system to efficiently manage all their environmental activities.

The Benefits of ISO 14001

Having an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System provided by UKICM will make a powerful statement about your organisation's commitment to the environment and give you internationally recognised "Green Credentials".

ISO 14001 will allow you to plainly demonstrate legal and regulatory conformity.

ISO 14001 has the potential to reduced the cost of public liability insurance.

ISO 14001 will help you to reduce costs in terms of your company's overall consumption, waste and recycling management.

ISO 14001 will help you to manage and monitor environmental risks.

ISO 14001 will help your company to crystallise its environmental policy, develop sustainable environmental objectives, and implement positive actions.

ISO standards are a requirement on tender lists for most local authorities, large corporations and many small to medium environmentally aware businesses.

Implementing ISO 14001:2004 will clearly show you where energy savings can be made and can potentially save you hundreds of pounds each year on your energy bills.
 

The Benefits of ISO 18001

In today's uncertain and highly competitive marketplace your company needs to demonstrate that it is managed efficiently and responsibly and is able to provide a dependable service without unnecessary downtime caused by work-related ill-health, injury and incidents.

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 management system from UKICM will enable you to prove that your business conforms to legislation and offers the following benefits:

• Improved access to new business partners and new customers
• Clear expression to stakeholders of your companies commitment to health and safety
• Demonstration of an innovative and forward thinking approach
• Enhanced management of health and safety risks, now and into the future
• Prospective reduction in public liability insurance expenses
• Prospective reduction in ill health, injury and incidents
• Prospective reduction in downtime and the associated costs
• Clear display of legal and regulatory obligation and subsequent compliance

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 is 'The' internationally recognised assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems.

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 was developed by a group of leading trade bodies along with ISO to address the lack of a viable third-party certifiable international standard.

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 has been designed to work along side the ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) and will help ensure your organisation meets its health and safety obligations in a competent and structured manner and is the internationally recognised assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems.

Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Assurance System (OHSAS) as part of your company's management strategy will enable you to directly address changing legislation and protect your employees and customers.

BS OHSAS 18001:2007 will provide you with a flexible framework that will allow your business to constantly identify and manage its health & safety risks, reducing the potential for accidents and aid compliance to legislation, thus improving overall performance and promoting a safe and healthy working environment.

The key areas addressed by BS OHSAS 18001 are:

• Structure and responsibility
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Performance measuring, monitoring and improvement
• Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
• Record Keeping
• Staff Training, awareness and competence
• Consultation and communication
• Health & Safety Policy
• Legislation & Regulatory compliance