Timothy,

Reference: "Annex SL, developed by ISO, is an underlying framework designed to provide a standardized and consistent approach to implementation".

HLS Clauses 4.4.1. and 5.1 of  and all HLS based MSSs, must be implemented which you hinted at, but must be stated, by the organizations processes being the "process -approach"  Likewise the ISO IAF requires audits to be by the organizations processes. Not procedures of a HLS or MSS Clause or Requirement.

Organizations must Not document their single or IMS by structuring it/them by the HLS. IT will be deem,ed a non-conforming single-discipline or IMS by Sept 2018.

Michael

Michael W McLean FAICD, FIMC CMC*, FAOQ, Juran Medallist

Managing Director

McLean Management Consultants Pty Limited (Est 1988) 

ISO TC 176/WG 26 Taskforce 5 Convener Integrated Use of Management System Standards

Standards Australia and ISO Member TC 176/SC2 Working Group ISO 10005 Quality Plans

Members’ Delegate to Standards Australia QR-008 ISO 9000/1:2015 QMS Committee

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A very informative & insighful article on IMS (Integrated Management System)..

G'day Ashique,

You are on the right track. The HLS is a great framework for any organization should they have not framed or documented their business systems and needs such to capture what they do.

However, as ISO and Standards for Standards as Tim described, the HLS and its standard clauses and requirements which allow for industry specific/sector experts on ISO Standards writing working groups and task forces which I sit on, to then write an ISO management system standard, is very good and productive. Please note: the HLS is for ISO MSS writers and not for companies to then document their business systems and expect to be certified. 

Consolidating the common requirements for all ISO MSS and then as HLS clauses 4.4.1 and 5.1 guide the user, to "integrate these requirements into the organizations business processes". That then helps conform to 6.1 and "identify the risks and opportunities within the organizations business processes" and supports the continual improvement of all business processes. 

Your integration efforts of multiple MSS by consolidating the HLS requirements like the recently released ISO 45001:2018 will be easier when you adopt "a process approach".

It then supports say selecting Lean, Kaizen, BPR, SPC, ToC, BPM, CI, TQ projects from your process documentation and then apply whatever CI methodology (you do not have to use PDCA - remember whatever is suits the Context of the organization) to improve the process, implement, monitor and sustain through the Internal Audit (ISO 9002:2017 Internal Audit says "conduct IA's on the Projects and Processes, not Clauses" incidentally).

The outcome is a business management system, whatever you wish to call it, that has integrated both ISO MSS and perhaps non-ISO MSS or regulations - commonly called an IMS. Hope that helps.

Mike