PAS 99: Summary

SUMMARY
PAS 99 has been produced to help organizations to achieve benefits
from integrating the common requirements of all the management
system standards/specifications they are using and managing these
requirements effectively.

The benefits may include: The following main headings give an - Performance assessment
outline of the PAS’s contents: • Monitoring and measuring
a) improved business focus;
• Introduction • Evaluation of compliance
b) a more holistic approach to managing
business risks; • Scope • Internal audit
• Handling of non conformities
c) less conflict between systems; • Normative references
- Improvement
d) reduced duplication and bureaucracy; • Terms and definitions
• General
e) more effective and efficient audits both • Common management system • Corrective, preventive and
internally and externally. requirements improvement action
PAS 99 is primarily intended for use by - General requirements
- Management review
organizations who are implementing the - Management system policy
requirements of two or more management • Input
- Planning
system standards. The adoption of PAS 99 • Output
is intended to simplify the implementation • Identification and evaluation of aspects,
of multiple system standards/specifications. impacts and risks - Annexes
• Identification of legal and other
requirements
PAS 99 has been built around 6 common • Contingency planning
management systems requirements.
The common requirements can be • Objectives
categorized into the following subjects: • Organizational structure, roles,
responsibilities and authorities
a) Policy;
- Implementation and operation
b) Planning;
• Operational control
c) Implementation and operation;
• Management of resources
d) Performance assessment; • Documentation requirements
e) Improvement; • Communication
f) Management review.

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