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Standards frameworkManagement system

One register of controls for all your ISO standards

The standards framework is the heart of your management system: BrydgeOne's own control framework (BOCF), one register of controls, each with assessment criteria, evidence, an assessment, gaps and actions. ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 are selections from that register, so a control that belongs to several standards is managed once. The text of the standards themselves is not in the platform.

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Features

What you do with Standards framework

One register, several frameworks

Controls are grouped by domain and topic. If a control belongs to both ISO 9001 and ISO 45001, both frameworks show the same control, with the same owner, assessment, evidence, gaps and actions.

Readiness per framework

Choose between the integrated register and a single framework. The panel shows control level, evidence coverage, open gaps and open actions; readiness is explicitly not a statement about certification.

Criteria measured automatically

BrydgeOne measures the assessment criteria in your own platform data wherever it can. Once every criterion has a verdict, you adopt the resulting advice as the status in one click.

Evidence found and linked

You see what BrydgeOne found in your modules itself, and you can add a document, module, action, file or link as evidence. Controlled always requires evidence; not applicable requires a reason.

Follow up gaps with actions

Record concrete shortcomings in control or evidence as gaps and follow them up with actions from Actions. An audit finding automatically becomes a gap.

Owners, review cycle, AI advice

Assign an owner per domain in one go and let BrydgeOne schedule the next assessment, usually after 12 months. The AI assessment is advisory: if you choose a different status, you record why.

In practice

How it works

  1. 1

    Confirm the framework

    Standards are activated for you centrally. You first confirm that your organization holds the standard, because the official standard text is not in the platform.

  2. 2

    Assign owners

    Choose a role or person per domain, and every control without an owner in that domain gets it in one go.

  3. 3

    Assess control by control

    Start with the control the next-step prompt points to, assess the criteria and adopt the advice. Save and move straight on to the next one to work through the register in one go.

  4. 4

    Keep evidence and gaps current

    Link evidence, record gaps and assign actions. The history tab keeps every assessment, with who, when and why.

  5. 5

    Reassess on schedule

    The next assessment is scheduled and the reminder arrives automatically, so the register stays current.

A selection of what AI does in Standards framework

In the standards framework, AI suggests what can serve as implementation or evidence and estimates maturity; you check and decide.

Clause suggestions

Based on your platform data, AI suggests what can serve as implementation or evidence for a clause.

AI maturity scan

The scan gives an estimate of maturity per theme for a standard. Always check it before you use it.

Advisory AI assessment

A control point shows an advisory AI assessment; confirming adopts the status, and if you choose differently you record why.

Pre-filled gap analysis

In the gap analysis, AI pre-fills each requirement based on your platform data, and you adjust it.

This is a selection of the AI capabilities in this module, not everything. AI suggests, you decide. Nothing is applied without your approval.

Standards and legislation

Where it helps you

BrydgeOne contains no text of the standards. Here you see which topics from standards and legislation this module helps you with.

ISO 9001

The ISO 9001 framework shows the controls BrydgeOne has mapped to that standard, with its own readiness, evidence coverage and open gaps.
ISO 14001

Controls that also apply to quality or safety are assessed once and count towards ISO 14001 readiness.
ISO 45001

Criteria labelled as extra for ISO 45001 belong to that framework only, and a gap on them counts only there.
ISO 27001

Standards without controls, such as ISO 27001, use the clause view, with status, maturity, owner and evidence per clause.

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Works together with

Every module works on its own. Switch on more and they fill each other in automatically.

AuditsChecklists come from clauses; findings change clause status GAP analysisThe baseline per standard updates clause statuses Audit-ready checkReads status, evidence and owners and shows what is missing Document managementLink documents as evidence to a clause ActionsActions from a clause or control count as follow-up Workplace inspectionsLink inspections directly as evidence to clauses Management reviewCoverage is input; the review becomes evidence for 9.3 Management of ChangeA new standard version starts a controlled change StakeholdersAdd a clause as a requirement in the requirements register ContextThe context review becomes evidence for chapter 4 Risks & opportunitiesLink risks to standards and clauses Roles & responsibilitiesThe owner of a clause is a job role
Knowledge base

Read more about Standards framework

What is a QHSE platform and what should you look for when choosing one?QHSE stands for Quality, Health, Safety and Environment. A QHSE platform brings the work on all four topics together in one environment. This article explains what such a platform does and what to look for when you choose one. ISO 45001 or VCA: what is the difference and which one suits your company?ISO 45001 is a management system standard for occupational health and safety that your whole organisation has certified by a certification body. VCA is a checklist for contractors and other operating companies that want to show clients they work safely, with the levels VCA*, VCA** and VCA petrochemical. In practice your client decides which one you need; the two overlap strongly and you can combine them. Carrying out an ISO gap analysis: how to run a baseline assessment for ISO 9001, 14001 or 45001A gap analysis, also called a baseline assessment, compares for each requirement of a standard what you already have with what is missing, and ends in an action plan with an owner and a deadline. You do it before implementation, shortly before the certification audit and when a new version of the standard appears. This guide covers the steps, an example result and the mistakes that make a baseline assessment useless.
Glossary

Terms related to Standards framework

Being audit-readyBeing audit-readyEvidenceEvidence (objective evidence)BOCFBrydgeOne Control FrameworkGap analysisGap analysisHigh Level StructureHigh Level Structure (Annex SL, Harmonized Structure)
Frequently asked questions

Questions about Standards framework

Is the text of the standard in the platform?

No. We work with our own framework, the BrydgeOne Control Framework (BOCF), and it contains no text of the standards. Standards are selections from that framework. That is why you first confirm that your organization holds the standard when a new framework is added.

Does a high readiness mean we are ready for certification?

No. Readiness is not a statement about certification, and a lot of evidence does not automatically mean high readiness. Controlled counts as 1, partly controlled as 0.5, and not applicable is left out.

Does it work for standards other than ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001?

Yes. Standards without controls, such as ISO 27001, VCA or a custom framework, use the clause view, with status, maturity, owner and evidence per clause, plus the overlap with other standards.

What happens when a standard is revised?

BrydgeOne manages the standard packages centrally and nothing changes automatically. In the clause view you choose per clause what to adopt, optionally through Management of Change; your status, evidence and notes stay in place.

Start small

Start with just Standards framework and expand when you want

You do not have to set up everything at once. Switch this module on, add other modules later and keep using the same data and the same app. BrydgeOne fits every organisation, from a small company to enterprise, and you only pay for what you switch on, from € 49 per month.

Standards frameworkStart hereAuditsAdd laterGAP analysisAdd laterAudit-ready checkAdd laterDocument managementAdd later

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You only pay for the modules you switch on, from € 49 per month. In a demo we show how it works with your own processes.

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