IMS: Implementing and operating using PAS 99 (Integrated Management Systems Series)

The Integrated Management Systems (IMS) series of books provides practical guidance and advice on integrating the systems operating within an organization. It provides a framework into which additional management systems can be incorporated.

IMS: Implementing and Operating Using PAS 99 provides practical guidance and advice on  integrating systems, and shows how this might be achieved, using as an example three of the more widely adopted specifications – quality, environment and occupational health and safety.

Every organization will be starting from a different point so this book is written in such a way that readers can pick and choose what they need to help them to achieve their objectives. The aim of this book is to help you to arrive at that system that will then be right for you and your organization, even though it may not be completely suitable for someone else.

The PAS 99 model is used for encompassing the common elements of integrated management systems using a Plan, Do, Check, Act approach in conjunction with the ‘process’ approach that is most commonly used in ISO 9001:2000. The book takes you through the simple framework and includes chapters covering

• Planning
• Implementation and operation
• Performance assessment
• Improvement
• Management reviews

This new IMS book gives practical examples and advice throughout, which makes the book very user-friendly.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
David Smith and Rob Politowski are directors of iMS Risk Solutions, providers of world class integrated risk management services in a wide range of risk areas relevant to modern day business including Health, Safety, Environment and Governance.

As well as a leading role in the drafting of PAS 99 and the IMS series, they have authored a wide range of guidance books on management systems standards that are also available through BSI.  Additionally, David Smith represents the UK on a variety of international standards committees and is chair of the BSI committee on Health & Safety management systems standards.