Integrated Management System

The Integrated Management System (IMS) combines methods and instruments for complying with requirements in the fields

- Quality
- Environment
- Industrial health and safety

into a standardized structure.

The three different management systems were initially set up and introduced at ILG independently of one another for development reasons.

1. Quality management (QM) in accordance with ISO 9001 Initial certification by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance GmbH in 1990.
2. Environmental management (EM) in accordance with ISO 14001 Initial certification by DNV Zertifizierung und Umweltgutachter GmbH in 2006.
3. Occupational health and safety management (OHSM) in accordance with OHSAS 18001 Initial certification by GL Certification in 2007.

The listed management systems share a number of common requirements and management principles. Unlike individual certification, combined certification allows exploitation of synergies and resource bundling, resulting in efficient management for the individual components. This concerns document administration, preparation and performance of external and internal audits, verification of continual improvements, training planning, etc.

Particularly in the framework of preparation and introduction of the EM, documents have already been standardized and, as far as possible, common procedural instructions, work instructions and auxiliary documents have been put into force. This procedure was rigorously continued during OHSM system implementation.

After each of the three systems was individually certified, the next logical step was therefore combining the different management systems into an "Integrated Management System" that covers the requirements of the bodies of regulations given. This was agreed upon and successfully examined in February 2008 within the framework of recertification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).

  LRQA certificate