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New ISO standard for facility management

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ISO 41001, Facility management – Management systems – Requirements with guidance for use was published on April 28, 2018. The new management system standard constitutes a benchmark for developing and driving an effective strategic, tactical and operational facility management. The standard will also assist organizations seeking to outsource FM, as those providers who are able to demonstrate compliance with the standard will provide them with an assurance regarding their approach and processes. ISO 41001 is the first standard of its kind for facility management and has the potential to make a real difference to organizations by improving workforce health and safety,  reducing their impact on the environment and  making considerable cost savings and efficiencies. Useful links ISO 41001:2018(en) ISO announcement The structure of the new Facility management standard is similar to all newer versions of ISO management standards like ISO 9001:2015 , ISO 45001:201...

Integrated system (IMS) vs. Quality and Environment separately

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Some of the benefits of having an Integrated system (IMS) vs. Quality and Environment separately include IMS is easier to control because Organization’s management system is essentially a ONE system. It could comply with several Standards and in this sense, is called integrated Duplication of processes is eliminated. Documented information volume is decreased and thus its management is simplified Certification, oversight and internal audits are significantly simplified as a result of the possibility of conducting a combined audit (simultaneous audit of several systems). This all above results into saving recourses on maintaining the Integrated system in operating condition. Our Integrated Management System Manual Template is fully aligned with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards. Manual gives detailed description of the IMS processes and their interaction. ( Click to download a sample IMS processes interaction diagram ) The depth of the descriptio...