Mark
After successfuly implementing integrated systems in a company I work for at two different sites, this being 9001, 14001 and 18001, there were more positives than negatives. The education of the workforce and management comitment were a challenge. The hardest part was integrating the audits for compliance. We moved away from the old method of auditing sections and used a fully integrated team to carry out the audits. They were all trained under the basic audit process, and then combined as a team of 3-4 to look to look at all areas when carrying out the audit. This prooved very fruitful and the audit team enjoyed this process. External verification was also better for us with no Major NC's a few Minors, overall geat improvement. The Inetgrated manual was also easier to understand, with emphasis on Safety, Environment and Quality, if you need examples let me know I can share the system and procedures.