ISO 9001 for Facilities Management Companies 

Similar to other industries in Australia, facility management companies need to adhere to international best practices codes of regulation and the applicable legislation to maintain their quality, safety and efficiency. However, on their own, it may seem overwhelming to achieve compliance with applicable regulations without compromising on quality or profits. This is why ISO certification, notably ISO 9001, is highly beneficial for the industry.

Moreover, the employees in facility management are directly responsible for the functionality, safety and health of both the public and private sectors. Therefore, adhering to international best practices which improve productivity and engagement will widely help any organisation. Here, ISO 9001 is vital, as it enhances employee engagement, leading to better productivity, job satisfaction and service consistency.

Additionally, as ISO certifications are developed by utilising internationally agreed upon recommendations, achieving ISO certification will not only enhance the capabilities of your staff but will also open you up for business opportunities. ISO certification is a stamp of recognition for your organisation, guaranteed to improve your brand credibility.

There are numerous ways through which facility management companies can benefit from implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) based on the recommendations of ISO 9001, including:

• Extend the life of assets: A quality management manual or Effivity operations module is an efficient method to extend the life of your existing assets. In addition to its other applications, this module enables your company to identify its core equipment or assets, develop preventive maintenance schedules and create anticipatory interventions that monitor breakdowns or establish appropriate inspection protocols. As a result, you can prioritise and analyse major versus minor or trivial versus critical issues, which helps to streamline your operations.
• Reduce the burden of compliance standards management: With the help of the QMS, you will be able to identify the requirements of your stakeholders and proactively coordinate, manage and monitor risks associated with facility regulatory compliance. This is the most significant benefit of the MYEasyISO QMS software solution.
• Provide enhanced benefits to your consumers: Effivity QMS documented information module enables you to appropriately and efficiently collect, store, secure, analyse and operationalise data, helping to determine the suitability and applicability of your products.

• Better relationship with vendors and suppliers: Effectivity allows you to make evidence-based decisions by identifying outsourced processes, evaluating accumulated performance feedback of vendors/suppliers and comparing vendor information. 
• Better management control: By integrating QMS practices into your facility management services, you can manage multiple sites with single login access and get a comprehensive view of the performance of various sites. Hence, you will have a tighter hold over the degree of compliance and deliverables.

• Demonstrate commitment to enhancing environmental performance to your stakeholders: Effectivity Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management helps you to determine, quantify, control and monitor waste generation as well as find better methods to consume lesser energy.
• Respond appropriately to sustainability challenges: By using the Effectivity HSE management solution, your organisation can become more energy efficient and reduce its carbon footprint by identifying and monitoring sources of emissions, evaluating current controls and establishing key performance indicators that continue to improve your processes.

• Organisations often experience delays in projects and shutdowns due to unseen incidents. Effectivity HSE management solution helps to ensure continuity of your operations in the event of an emergency by creating effective policies and emergency preparedness procedures. Additionally, this module helps your organisation plan for emergencies by organising emergency drills to refine your team’s emergency response procedures, assessing the response time and conducting training to fill in any identified gaps.
• Enhanced safety: The life-cycle management feature of Effivity ensures that your facility is always safe and functionally operational. This feature maps out potential hazards and determines the risks associated with the facility, going on to develop anticipatory interventions and appropriate solutions.
• Create a safer workplace for your employees: Effivity HSE management solution helps your organisation efficiently mitigate occupational health and safety issues, preventing workplace accidents, illnesses or absenteeism. MYEasyISO QMS creates a risk picture for your organisation, helping you identify the unique hazards and place controls that enhance safety.

At iso9001consultants, we offer a hands-off approach to certification, making us the best ISO consultant in Australia. We offer comprehensive and customisable accreditation services based on the following three pillars.
• Pillar one- A personalised service for companies without time or ISO certification expertise.
• Pillar two- An ultra-fast three-week turnaround adds certainty when accepting new contracts.
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