Management Systems Integration for Organizational Sustainability:
Quality, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, and Energy
Fadzilah Mohamad
1, a
, Nor Hazana Abdulllah
1, b
, Musli Mohammad
1, c
and Nor Kamariah Kamaruddin
1, d
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
1
a
hp120004@siswa.uthm.edu.my,
b
hazana@uthm.edu.my,
c
mmusli@uthm.edu.my,
d
nkamariah@uthm.edu.my
Keywords: Integrated Management System, Quality Management System, Environmental
Management System, Occupational Health and Safety Management System and Energy
Management System.
Abstract. This paper identifies the trends in existing literatures on management system standards
such as Quality (Q), Environmental (E), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), and Energy (En)
Management System (MS). Literatures related to these management system standards (MSSs) and
its integrations published between year 1980 to 2012 have been critically analyzed. It provides a
general overview of the Integrated Management System (IMS) implementation and the composition
of MSSs in developing IMS in various organizations. Based on the analysis, it is firm that the
integration of these four (4) MSSs has not been well established. Despite that, the recurring themes
of the literatures related to IMS are mainly, model for implementation, strategies and guidelines for
implementation, benefits of implementation, barriers/ problems of implementation, audit of IMS,
Critical Success Factors for implementing IMS and IMS Audits.
Introduction
Although compliance and certification to Management Systems Standards (MSSs) are
voluntary, it is being emphasized as essential criterion towards business and corporate
sustainability. From a corporate perspective, sustainability encompasses economic, environmental
and social issues that have business implications [1]. In addressing the challenges of corporate
sustainability, such as rapidly changing market conditions, coordination of operations at a global
level, and increased reliance on outsourcing, a number of MSSs have emerged to help managers to
systematically address the key stakeholder requirements [1]. Those are the standards published by
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment Series (OHSAS) Project Group, specifically on OHSAS18001.
The ISO was founded in 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland. The MSSs published by ISO includes
general standards, sector specific standard and product specific organizational requirements. MSSs
published by ISO are indexed with “ISO” acronym followed by an index number. Whilst, MSS on
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) was published separately, by a number of standard bodies
such as British Standard Institute (BSI) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV). OHSAS18001 is
compatible with ISO9001 and ISO14001. OHSAS aims to certify an OHSMS that is able to create
and maintain safe workplace conditions and protect employees from workplace injuries and
illnesses [2].
With the introduction of the ISO9001 Quality Management System standard in 1987, standards
have been progressively developed for environmental management (ISO14001), safety (OHSAS
18001), and corporate social responsibility (AA1000), to name a few. It is clear that new standards
continue to emerge and existing standards is undergoing periodic updates [3]. For example,
ISO50001:2011 Energy Management System (EnMS) is a newly launched standard, to enable
organizations to establish the systems and processes necessary to improve energy performance,
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