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I am looking for advice on how to increase integration between our Quality & Environmental Management Systems (QMS & EMS). We're making progress but a fresh perspective can only help...
Constraints:
2 standards (ISO/TS16949 & ISO 14001), 2 registrars (corporate decision), separate QMR & EMR, often different people are responsible for equivalent systems.
Consideration:
There is significant health & safety documentation available that piggybacks onto the QMS & EMS, but is not truly integrated to either.
Status:
Both management systems are fairly mature. Document control & Training processes are completely integrated. Significant overlap exists in some other systems, especially procedural (i.e. both systems do it almost the same way, but produce separate records). I am in the process of mapping the congruence between the 2 systems.
Progress:
Joint internal audits (where feasible) are being attempted this year.
Questions:
? Is there a way to structure an integrated QMS/EMS to reduce duplication while remaining auditable by different 3rd parties?
? Is there anyone in the region between London ON and Kitchener ON who is also engaged in this exercise (at whatever stage) who would like to network on this topic?
Thanks!
B.G. Wiehle (EMR)
QMR = Quality Management Representative
EMR = Environmental Management Representative
Constraints:
2 standards (ISO/TS16949 & ISO 14001), 2 registrars (corporate decision), separate QMR & EMR, often different people are responsible for equivalent systems.
Consideration:
There is significant health & safety documentation available that piggybacks onto the QMS & EMS, but is not truly integrated to either.
Status:
Both management systems are fairly mature. Document control & Training processes are completely integrated. Significant overlap exists in some other systems, especially procedural (i.e. both systems do it almost the same way, but produce separate records). I am in the process of mapping the congruence between the 2 systems.
Progress:
Joint internal audits (where feasible) are being attempted this year.
Questions:
? Is there a way to structure an integrated QMS/EMS to reduce duplication while remaining auditable by different 3rd parties?
? Is there anyone in the region between London ON and Kitchener ON who is also engaged in this exercise (at whatever stage) who would like to network on this topic?
Thanks!
B.G. Wiehle (EMR)
QMR = Quality Management Representative
EMR = Environmental Management Representative