Posted By John Ewing David, I have recently worked at a distribution site that used 18001 and was externally audited by BSI and NQA. I found that like all quaility systems they are only as good as the auditor and also again like most of these systems if the managemnt of the site doesnt fully buy into it then it will quickly become 'your' system and the only time the site management will pay attention to it is if an audit is due. However saying all this, if you have a commited management team and they are truely behind this then it can be a very good system. If you need any more assistance then let me know and i will give you the contact details for a very good auitor for this system who was also involved inthe writing of the standard. hope this helps John

Posted By Kevin West The consultancy I work for have a fully integrated web based management system. The system can be set up as a health and safety, environment, asbestos, water and fire manangement system (each discipline can be used seperately or together depending upon your requirements). The system is made bespoke to each client and involves qualified and competent consultants (many of whom are ex-enforcement officers) making site visits and assessments who would then populate the system depending on; their findings during site visits, the clients requirements and any existing policies and procedures the client may already have that are suitable. With remote access to a centralised data source viewable in real time determining compliance is made simple and whats more the management system never forgets when weekly , monthly, quarterly and annual checks and isnspections are due and by whom. The system also stores all information to produce a complete due diligence trail to assist in the defence of any spurious claims. The system is tried and tested with over 4000 systems currently running over the web in the UK today with many blue chip companies among our clients together with many SME's. Additionally, the system can comply to ISO (and OHSAS) standards if required. The system particularly lends itself to clients with many properties throughout the UK where the status and details of each site can be seen from one location (even from home if you have access to the web!) For more information concerning the management system (or any other services we can provide)please feel free to contact me in the first instance using the email address above. Kevin West

Posted By Kevin West Tyler, As much as I would want to elaborate, I am very much aware that this is not the forum. For more information concerning our fully integrated management systems (web based interactive or otherwise) or to find out more about our organisation and the services we have to offer, please contact me via email in the first instance: kevin_west@natbrit.com I cannot contact you ,Tyler, as your email address is not shown. Many Thanks, Kevin