‘QuEnHeSa’ Model Introduction

‘QuEnHeSa’ Model is a model for integrating quality, environment, health and safety management systems’ requirements into a single document, thus benefiting thousands of organizations who are implementing ISO 9001:2008 QMS, ISO 14001:2004 EMS and OHSAS 18001:2007 Standards. The adoption of ‘QuEnHeSa’ Model should be a strategic decision of an organization. The design and implementation of ‘QuEnHeSa’ model (implementation of integrated QMS, EMS and OHSAS management systems) is influenced by:
• organization’s environment (present and future) and the risks associated with the organization’s environment,
• varying needs of the organization,
• particular objectives of the organization,
• products the organization provides,
• processes the organization employs,
• organization’s activities,
• legal and other requirements,
• size, type and structure of the organization

The purpose of ‘QuEnHeSa’ Model is to provide a model to follow in setting up and operating integrated management systems (integrating quality, environment, occupational health and safety management systems). This model incorporates the features on which developers of ‘QuEnHeSa’ model have reached a consensus. It is not the intention of this model to imply uniformity in the structure of the integrated management systems as per this ‘QuEnHeSa’ model or uniformity of documentation.

This ‘QuEnHeSa’ model can be used by organizations, as a guide, to implement integrated (quality, environmental, occupational health and safety) management systems and to assess the organization’s ability to meet customer, statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the product, and the organization’s own requirements and also compliance to the requirements of this ‘QuEnHeSa’ model.
During the development of this ‘QuEnHeSa’ model, following twelve principles have been considered:
• customer focus,
• leadership,
• involvement of people,
• process approach,
• system approach to management,
• continual improvement,
• factual approach to decision making,
• mutually beneficial supplier relationship,
• environmental performance,
• prevention of pollution,
• health and safety performance,
• prevention of accidents