Bundled Standards
Bundled Standards are combinations of related standards that are put together in such a manner as to outline a complete framework that covers quality, safety, and efficiency for the various industries. Forming the basis for the conformity to the regulatory requisites, these standards also help the organizations to achieve consistency and thus result in operational excellence.
The advantages of using Bundled Standards are multifaceted, such as more adherence to regulations, cut down duplication of works, and increase operational efficiency. A vivid example is a healthcare organization that redeploys the standards related to patient care and safety in a bundled way to declutter the workflow by following the exact protocols needed without any extra steps at all.
Packages of standards are composed of a group of related individual standards issued to different aspects of a specific field or industry. On the other hand, individual standards maintain their focus on specific requirements or guidelines. A case in point is an environmental management bundled standard that consists of individual standards on waste management, emissions control, and resource conservation, thus, handling sustainability in a holistic way.
The use of bundled standards is strongly present in various sectors, for instance, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology. For instance, among the automobile manufacturers, the companies might join bundled standards which include safety, performance, and environmental impact so that they can guarantee compliance, and quality in every part of the production process.
A Bundled Standard may be the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, which can be added to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management and the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety standards. This allows the businesses to make a total management system that deals with the quality, the environmental part, and the safety of employees at the same time, thus, improving the effectiveness as a whole.