Pareto FM are delighted to announce they have successfully been accredited to ISO9001:2015 Quality, ISO14001:2015 Environmental & ISO18001:2007 Health & Safety standards.
Clive Granger, Pareto FM Director whom lead the initiative, commented “We were delighted to see that the company had been set up on exceptional foundations that meant only few updates were required to comply the new standards. Our online based management systems enabled us to demonstrate a modern, forward thinking management process ensuring great levels of quality were achieved and were auditable across our business. From the outset Pareto FM also lead with the philosophy of running a paperless operation which has contributed towards our Environmental accreditation. This accreditation will enable us to better serve our partnerships and ensures great levels of quality and environmental considerations are delivered across our portfolios.”
Andrew Hulbert further added “To be amongst the first organisations to achieve the new standards and to be accredited to the UKAS standard gives us great belief in our systems and processes. These badges enable us to compete with organisations much larger than us in the industry and prove we are on a level in terms of quality and environmental management systems.”
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Benefits of ISO 9001 ISO 9001 Certification will provide maximum benefit to your organisation if it approaches ISO 9001 implementation in a practical way. This will ensure that the Quality Management Systems that are adopted, work to improve the business and are not just a set of procedures that your employees will find hard to manage. By adopting an approach that starts out to implement more efficient working practices and focuses on the business objectives of the organisation, you will achieve a system that will help and support your staff, and improve your levels of customer satisfaction. Whether you use an external assessor or allocate an internal resource to carry out the initial assessments, you will need to ensure that they have buy-in from senior management, so that all areas of the organisation are aware of the importance of the ISO 9001 Certification process. ISO 9001 Certification is not just suitable for large organisations but also small businesses that will benefit from adopting efficient Quality Management Systems that will save time and cost, improve efficiency and ultimately improve customer relationships. Some of the benefits to your organisation:
Provides senior management with an efficient management process
Sets out areas of responsibility across the organisation
Mandatory if you want to tender for some public sector work
Communicates a positive message to staff and customers
Identifies and encourages more efficient and time saving processes
Highlights deficiencies
Reduces your costs
Provides continuous assessment and improvement
Marketing opportunities
Some of the benefits to your customers:
Improved quality and service
Delivery on time
Right first time attitude
Fewer returned products and complaints
Independent audit demonstrates commitment to quality
ACS Registrars Ltd are a UKAS Accredited Certification Body. Talk to us to find out how we can help you understand the requirements for achieving ISO 9001 Accredited Certification.
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What is ISO 14001?
ISO 14001 was developed to provide a management system to help organisations reduce their environmental impact. The standard provides the framework for organisations to demonstrate their commitment to the environmental by:
Reducing harmful effects on the environment
Providing evidence of continual improvement of Environmental Management
The standard is generic and does not apply to any particular industry or business sector. It provides a strategic framework that can be used to meet internal and external objectives for Environmental Management.
Environmental Management System
By achieving ISO14001 certification you will be able to clearly demonstrate your commitment to reducing waste and recycling materials where appropriate. The benefits to your organisation will not just be in cost savings, they may also prove beneficial when tendering for new business. Click here to read more about other benefits of achieving ISO 14001 accreditation.
Who is it for?
Because of its generic nature and universal acceptance, the ISO 14001 standard has the potential to affect the environmental management practices of virtually every manufacturing company in the world. It can also be used by charities, voluntary organisations and trade associations. Any organisation whose products, services or day-to-day activities have an impact on the environment needs to be aware of ISO 14001.
Background to ISO 14001
Like ISO 900, ISO 14001 is a product of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). ISO 14001 is the world's first generic, internationally recognised standard for environmental management. Of the group of ISO 14000 standards, ISO 14001 is the actual standard to which companies get registered. Experts are predicting that the impacts of this dynamic standard will transcend the vast popularity of the world-renowned ISO 9001 quality standard. ISO 14001 measures the conformance of an organisation's Energy Management System (EMS) to the specified requirements. Click here to read more about what to do next.
What is ISO 18001?
The OHSAS 18001 standard (may also be mistakenly referred to as ISO 18001) is internationally accepted as a method of assessing and auditing occupational health and safety management systems. Developed by leading trade and international standards bodies, it provides a framework for organisations to instigate proper and effective management of health & safety in the workplace.
By having a clearly defined management system in place to identify and control health and safety risks, organisations are able to minimise risks to their workforce and visitors or external contractors on their premises. The standard will enable organisations to put in place processes for continually reviewing and improving occupational health and safety.
Key areas that will be assessed by OHSAS certification
Management systems in place
Planning and risk assessment
Staff training and awareness
Communication of safety management systems
Response to emergency situations
Monitoring and continual improvement
Health and safety management System
Achieving a structured health and safety management system throughout the organisation will demonstrate your commitment to the welfare of your staff and external parties.
It will provide a framework to implement the OHSAS 18001 requirements and a process for continual improvement.
The development of a robust and manageable system will provide benefits to the organisation and its workforce. Cost savings and a reduction in accidents are just two of the many benefits. Click here to read about some of the other benefits of achieving certification.
Who is it for?
OHSAS 18001 is suitable for all types of organisation wanting to become more efficient in managing and reducing accidents in the workplace.
By setting up systems that are assessed by a third party certification body, organisations will prove to their staff, suppliers and customers that they take health and safety seriously.
OHSAS 18001 accreditation provides a framework to help organisations meet their legal obligations to Health and Safety in the workplace. The audit can be undertaken by a number of Certification bodies, however it is important to note that not all auditing organisations are UKAS accredited. If you do not use a UKAS accredited auditor your certification could end up being worthless.
Please check out the British Government Department BIS for clarification: http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/innovation/standardisation/non-accredited-certification
ACS Registrars have UKAS accreditation so before you start contact us to find out more.
