If your business creates a risk, you must manage the risk.
Business Management Systems
Benefits of a Business Management System
A good Business Management System (BMS) can broaden your horizons, enabling you to compete for larger tenders and government contracts previously unobtainable.
Most larger contracts require systems that comply with current legislation. A Business Management System conveys your approach to business and holds you in good stead as a quality company with set policies and procedures to achieve your goals.
Although some may view a Management System and Health & Safety requirements as an additional paperwork burden, it is the underlying INTENTION that gives it value – the INTENTION to establish a system that records the legal and safe practices of your business.
The effectiveness of the documentation is dependent on your ability to implement it properly; it must be ingrained in your day-to-day operations.
Simply storing it away in a cabinet for the next audit is not sufficient; it must be an indispensable component of your business, serving as the “bible.”
Good business management only happens from the top – it is good leadership. The more you care, the more your workers will care; the healthier and happier your workers are, the more productive your business becomes. The added by-product of a sound management system is being compliant with legislation.
A summary of four key components (in brief) of a comprehensive management system are:
1. Risk Management - AS ISO 31000
Risk is evident in every part of our lives, every day, effecting financial success, safety and productivity.
Without continually assessing risk, your business is continually at risk.
We continually assess risk in every task we do every day.
The key is to document and analyse that risk to the extent that the risk is significantly reduced.
2. Quality Management - AS/NZS ISO9001
Quality Management Systems (QMS) should be based on the Standard ISO 9001.
ISO9001 is the International Standard for a Quality Management System. The standard provides details of what a management system should have to create a quality system that achieves the consistent quality of your products or services and continual improvement. The standard requires that you plan your business goals, organise your processes to achieve those goals, and operate, maintain, improve, and control your processes and procedures.
A Quality Management System is a clear set of instructions your business runs by. A QMS enables a clear understanding by management and workers of a business protocol allowing a clear, efficient workplace.
With the implementation of a Quality Management System, it is envisaged that the organisation will create a stable base from which the organisation can grow and generate an increase in business and cash flow.
Both small and large businesses can benefit enormously by employing the ISO 9001 Standard. A QMS provides a good foundation for all business management systems.
Benefits of a Quality Management System include: -
- Quality outcomes in all organisational aspects.
- The provision of services which meet and exceed client and regulatory requirements.
- High Productivity.
- Reduced Costs.
- Improved resource and cost management.
- Waste minimisation.
- Focus on customer requirements.
- Continual improvement.
- Legislative compliance.
- Customer Satisfaction.
3. Work Health and Safety - AS/NZS ISO45001
The protection of the health and safety of all workers is vital to the success of your business. Poor performance in health and safety can take a heavy financial toll on your business, not to mention the human cost of work-related illness, injury or fatality.
The aim of a health and safety management system is to provide a robust management structure to manage risks to health and safety, preventing incidents, injury and ill health.
To enable this we utilise high level risk management techniques to ensure a healthy and safe work place and effective methods of prevention.
Risk Management processes for health and safety include: -
- Consultation with management and workers.
- ISO 45001 Compliance
- Legislative requirements.
- Goods and Services.
- Plant and Equipment.
- Hazardous Substances.
- Site-specific hazards.
You can help to protect your business and your workers by implementing a health and safety management system. The primary aim of an effective system is to reduce workplace illness and injury by complying with occupational health and safety legislation and regulations.
A health and safety management system shows your commitment to effective health and safety management processes.
AS45001 is used as a benchmark to assess work health and safety management systems and helps to meet compliance and legislative requirements.
4. Environmental Management ISO 14001
The purpose of the Environmental Management Standard is to provide a framework to protect the environment and respond to changing environmental conditions, in balance with socio-economic needs.
Showing compliance with ISO 14001 is a powerful tool for promoting your business as an ethical business, putting the environment as a business priority.
Environmental risk analysis will include: -
- Legislative requirements.
- Regulations.
- Contractual agreements.
- Capability and resources.
- Interested Parties.
Potential environmental impacts include, but are not limited to: –
- Use of land, water, energy, fuels and other natural resources.
- Damage to flora and fauna.
- Contamination of land by waste products.
- Impacts on surface and groundwater.
- Emissions to the atmosphere and watercourses.
- Noise odour, dust, vibration and visual impact.
- Waste management.
- Impact on ecosystems.
- Spreading of noxious weeds.
- Impact on Cultural heritage.
ISO Certification Guarantee
Is Certification necessary?
Whilst it is not necessary for your Business Management Systems to be third party certified, certification can carry quite a bit of kudos in high places.
Certification can mean you can skip through the tender process and be in front of the queue, with proof that you are an organisation dedicated to the high performance, safety and quality of your enterprise.
We will help to guide you through the certification process. Red Letter Consulting Services will act as your “Coach” whilst the certifying party will be the “Umpire”.
By following the requirements of your integrated management system, we guarantee that you will achieve third-party certification.
Legislative Compliance
It is important that your business complies with Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and Regulations.
An Integrated Management System based on current Legislation, Australian Standards, Codes of Practice and Guidance Notes will help to achieve a safe and healthy workplace.
Red Letter Consulting offers Risk Management Assessments Services to the Gippsland Region, East Gippsland Region, and Latrobe Valley, including Drouin, Korumburra, Lakes Entrance, Leongatha, Mallacoota, Marlo, Metung, Morwell, Neerim South, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Port Albert, Port Welshpool, Sale, Traralgon, Warragul, Wonthaggi.