Intergrated Management System (IMS)
Intergrated Management System (IMS)
IMS = QMS + EMS + SMS + EnMS + FSMS + ISMS
Organizations often focus on management systems individually, often in silos and sometimes
even in conflict. A quality team is concerned with the QMS, often an EHS manager handles
both Environmental and Health and Safety issues, or a SHEQ Manager handles Safety, Health,
Environment and Quality, etc.
An SMS (or OHSMS) determines and continually improves an organization’s Health and
Safety position and performance. It follows an outline and is managed like any other
facet of a business, such as with marketing or engineering functions.
A Food Safety Management System confirms that corporations in the food industry follow
certain procedures and guidelines to ensure their products for customer safety.