ISO & PAS 43

ISO 9001 will help you demonstrate to customers that you have a commitment to quality. The regular assessment process will help you to continually use, monitor and improve your management system and processes.

Registration can improve overall performance, remove uncertainty and widen market opportunities. In addition, ISO 9001 is designed to be compatible with other management systems standards and specifications such as Health and Safety, Environmental, PAS 43, PAS 125 and NHSS17. This is commonly known as integrated systems. They share common principles so choosing an integrated management system can give excellent value for money.

PAS 43 is the publicly available management system specification for the safe working of vehicle breakdown and recovery operators, can be assessed as a integrated system with ISO9001, or stand alone (See PAS43 inspection).

Sponsored by SURVIVE (Safe Use of Roadside Verges In Vehicular Emergencies) the purpose of the group is to improve the safety of breakdown operatives, employees and customers at breakdown and recovery situations.

PAS 43 as a specification is a practical management system defining requirements and best practise for the recovery and roadside assistance industry. 'Safe Working Practices' with regard to equipment, vehicles and the training of staff against current Health & Safety legislation; as well as enabling a recovery operator to demonstrate 'Due Diligence' with regards to the many and varied roadside activities.

CARSQA has a practical hands on approach to vehicle and systems appraisal, and as appreciated by our customer base, the process of PAS 43 Certification is achieved by positive assessment with the customer in the form of a business 'Health Check', enabling proactive discussion and debate regarding a company's suitable interpretation of the PAS 43 specification and how the process can add value and protection to a business.