This manual brings quality, environmental and health and safety management into one framework, with full sections for environmental controls, hazard identification, risk assessment and accident reporting.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on integrated SHEQ management systems:

• Integrated Management Systems
• Managing Health and Safety at Work
• ISO 45001 Clause 5.4 - Consultation and Participation of Workers
• Management Systems knowledge base

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ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Integrated Management System Manual

This is the IMS1 Integrated Management System Manual as supplied for ISO 9001:2026, ISO 14001:2026 and ISO 45001:2018. Sections 1 to 5 hold the shared framework and the quality processes, Section 6 covers environmental management, and Section 7 covers health and safety, from top management commitment and worker consultation through to hazard identification, risk assessment and accident investigation.

The standards meet in the common sections. The responsibilities name an Environmental Representative and a Health & Safety Lead alongside the IMS Lead, objectives draw on significant environmental aspects and on OH&S risks and worker consultation, and 1.6 records the environmental and health and safety legislation that applies.

What the Manual Covers

• Section 1 Integrated Management System - scope, context, processes, documented information, and legal compliance tables for health and safety and environmental legislation
• Section 2 Leadership, Commitment and Planning - policies including P-2 Environmental Policy and P-3 Health & Safety Policy, objectives, responsibilities, the organisational chart, management review, and risks and opportunities
• Section 3 Resource Management and Support - recruitment, competence, equipment, premises, the work environment and communication
• Section 4 Operational Processes - enquiries and sales, purchasing and sub-contractors, operations, and change and design
• Section 5 Monitoring, Evaluation and Improvement - customer satisfaction, nonconformities, internal audits and continual improvement
• Section 6 Environmental Management - commitment and compliance obligations, aspects and impacts assessment, incident prevention, and the environmental procedures and arrangements in use
• 7.1 Commitment to Health and Safety at Work - top management commitment and the consultation and participation of workers, including a focus committee
• 7.2 Health and Safety at Work - Guidance and Arrangements - reporting concerns and removal from danger, emergency preparedness, workplace stress and wellbeing, legal requirements, performance evaluation and communication
• 7.3 Health and Safety Procedure - guidance documents and first aid, training, risk assessments, PPE and health and safety review, each with a decision table
• 7.4 Accident, Incident and Near Miss Reporting - immediate action, reporting, and investigation with corrective action
• 7.5 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - hazard identification, risk assessment, the hierarchy of controls, management of change, OH&S opportunities, workplace inspections and contractors
• 7.6 Health & Safety Procedures and Policies - a table of the health and safety documents in use

Built for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001

• One set of policies, objectives and responsibilities covering quality, the environment and health and safety
• A single management review, audit programme and problem process for every standard covered
• A registers key in Appendix i naming the hazard and risk assessment register, accident statistics register and environmental performance register
• Environmental and health and safety terms explained in Appendix iii

Who Needs an ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Integrated Manual?

Organisations that want ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification together, such as contractors, manufacturers and service businesses with site work, use this manual to run quality, environmental and health and safety management as one system. It suits SMEs where the same people deal with customers, waste and site safety and want a single set of documents to maintain.

Included in the ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Toolkit

This manual is part of the ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 Toolkit, where it is supplied with the IMS1 Manual Guidance and the registers, forms, policies and procedures it refers to.

Using the Manual

Name the IMS Lead, Environmental Representative and H&S Lead in 2.2, and add where competent health and safety advice is obtained in 7.2.4. Section 7 relies on the risk assessment forms and the hazard and risk assessment register, and Section 6 on the environmental aspects register, so set these up alongside the manual. The registers key in Appendix i lets you point each register term at your own file or system.

Related Documents

IMS1 Guidance covers each section, including the ISO 45001 clauses behind Section 7. F-IMS22 Interested Parties Register and F-IMS23 Opportunities and Risks Register hold the context, interested parties and key risks for each standard, and P-14 Whistleblowing Policy supports the reporting and protection from reprisals set out in 7.2.1. I-C-IMS Implementation Checklists and I-C-IMS Maintenance Checklist help with setup and ongoing maintenance.