Executive Summary
Empirical Multidisciplinary Institute (EMI) provides occupational and environmental health consultancy in South Africa.  Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Management is pivotal to the operations of any organization. SHEQ systems enable organizations to achieve efficiency, productivity,  reliability, and employee wellness. There are various approaches that can be used to ensure the establishment and implementation of a system that can be used to successfully manage personnel welfare, the environment, and the quality of the products, goods, or services that an organization provides. The most common is based on the ISO system.

Whilst there is no legal requirement for the implementation of a quality management system (although a lot of customers now demand it), there are legal requirements for environmental management, safety and health management which can be achieved through means chosen by an organization. Compliance with the standards makes compliance with legal requirements much easier. Therefore, our team of experts can assist your organization to achieve excellence by implementing a credible SHEQ Management System. EMI assists entities and institutions develop a formal standard-based management system that can be certified by 3rd party organizations and assist maintain compliance with the systems.

Scope of Work
The ISO standards-based SHEQ Management Systems can be used by sole traders, the private and public sector as well as not for profit organisations. We provide the following services
SHEQ Management Systems Development and Implementation
▪ ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
▪ ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
▪ ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS)

SHEQ Management Systems Auditing
▪ Gap Assessments
▪ Legal Compliance Audits
▪ Certification Readiness Audits

Occupational Health and Safety

A healthy workforce is a strong and productive workforce; we provide services that can ensure the safety, health, and well-being of employees in workplace. Our services could include:
▪ Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans
▪ Hazard identification and Risk Assessment
▪ Safety File Compilations and Assessments
▪ Site/Workplace inspections
▪ Site/ workplace safety management plans
▪ Conducting workplace preparedness and prevention audit
▪ Conducting health and safety promotion activities
▪ Conducting accredited safety training

Environmental Management
A clean and sustainable environment is beneficial to the well-being of individuals and growth of the economy. We provide a wide range of services that include:
▪ Climate change studies
▪ Energy management
▪ Environmental impact assessments
▪ Social impact assessment
▪ Waste Management plans
▪ Pollution control

Quality Management
We provide quality assurance and control services that will ensure that a product conforms to specification and eliminate downtime, rework, and disgruntled customers.
Our services include:
▪ Quality plans
▪ Benchmarking
▪ Quality assurance and quality control inspections