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Questions people ask before buying

Does buying this make my company certified?
No, and nobody can sell you that. Certification comes from an accredited certification body that audits your organisation. What the documentation does is remove the several hundred hours of writing that has to happen before an auditor can usefully visit.
Do we also need our own copy of the standard?
If you are going for certification, yes. An assessor will expect the organisation to hold a licensed copy, and in the United Kingdom the standards are published by BSI. We are independent of BSI, we earn nothing from it, and nothing here reproduces the text of a standard. What these toolkits do is turn every requirement into a document you can issue, so the standard sits on the shelf as a reference rather than a writing brief.
Are the files editable, or locked PDFs?
Fully editable Microsoft Word and Excel. Every placeholder is in square brackets so you can see at a glance what needs your input, and every guidance box is shaded so you know what to delete before you issue the document.
Can I put our own logo and company name on them?
Yes. You may use, edit, adapt and rebrand everything within your own organisation, on as many sites and for as many people as you employ, and give completed copies to your certification body, assessor, clients, insurer or regulator. You may not resell or distribute the blank toolkit outside your organisation.
We are not in the United Kingdom. Is it still usable?
The management system requirements come from the standard, so those carry across unchanged. The statutory references are drafted for the United Kingdom, with Scotland and Northern Ireland variations noted. You would replace the legal register entries with your own jurisdiction’s obligations, and the structure holds.
Why are prices in pounds if I am not in Britain?
Because the statutory content is British and most buyers are. Checkout will show you the total in your own currency before you pay, and the conversion is done at the mid-market rate with no surcharge.
How is it delivered?
Instant download after payment. One zip file per product. Nothing is posted, and there is nothing else to buy from us afterwards.

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