Plain english consultants

helping businesses build a useful management system and attain certification.

What stage are you at?

Some information is documented but no formal structure?

Basic procedures are organised and controlled?

Developing specific procedures for compliance?

Certified to a standard and want to add another?

Unclear on the compliance process, the benefits of certification, and cost and effort?

Ready in principle to commit to a compliance process?

Need to identify a good pathway to integrate multiple standards?

Looking for system support and maintenance?

Can we help?

Since 1991 we have built over 600 Management Systems

which are certified to quality, safety, environment, food safety, information security, health and medical device standards, and with industry and legal requirements. We work with you to build your management system and address industry and legal requirements.

Systems designed to succeed in Australia and beyond...

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Our Process

Contact for a free consult

Take the first step. We need to know who you are, what you do, your expectations for a compliance system, and work out what can be a good fit.

Take the next step

We’ll map out a plan to complete a Gap Analysis and identify actions and costs to build your management system.

Build and certify

Work with you to build, implement and attain certification, with a system that captures knowledge, adds value to you and your customers, and is modular and scalable.

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I'm Ross Hutchings

My background in management, procedure writing, risk, legislation and compliance informed my approach to plain-english information systems which are for capturing knowledge and training and guiding people, and which also conform with standards and regulations.
I developed an interest in organising useful information in a simple and accessible way, so that we pass the hit by the bus test.
I continue to build and evolve our skills to provide value to our clients and build a management system which works.

Cert. Q.A.A.,
IQA International
Register of Certified Auditors

What our clients say?

Director
TOD Engineers and Project Management

Chris Dowding

"Before we found QBDocs, we felt uncertain about ISO 9001 certification. Ross turned the whole process into smooth sailing - we felt supported and mentored all the way. We're extremely glad we engaged his services."
Managing Director
Bushell & Cornish Group

Peter J. Cornish

"QBDocs prepared our management system documents some years ago. They were plain-English and relevant to our business. We achieved certification to 9001. We have retained QBDocs to assist with change, and we continue to receive prompt, professional support."
Managing Director
Clayton Engineering

Mike Thompson

"QBDocs assisted Clayton Engineering to be accredited to ISO9001. As a diverse business including wholesale and retail, this at first was a daunting task for us. With the calm, friendly and professional guidance of Ross we successfully became accredited in a relatively short time. QBDocs provided template procedures and forms that allowed us to establish a framework and then continually improve from there. The first external audit was painless with Ross’s professional guidance. The reason we started ISO9001 accreditation was to tender on Council work, but the real benefit we achieved was in the continual improvement of our entire business."
Office Administrator
Tectonic Geotechnical Pty Ltd

Dr Shirley Jackson

"Ross, thank you for all your efforts in getting our Triple Certification across the line. Your industry experience and insight ensured we passed our first Audit with flying colours! The system of template documents you provided was ideally suited to our needs, and your knowledge of exactly where we needed to focus our efforts was invaluable."
General Manager
Hillier Engineering Services

John Hillier

"I can highly recommend Quality Business Documents (QBD) to any business needing help with attaining ISO 9001 certification. QBD have provided us with outstanding service , which made the process of implementing and gaining ISO 9001 certification very easy. Over the last 5 years QBD have also assisted our company in preparing for annual ISO 9001 audits. QBD have been an enormous help to us, as they take the guess work out ISO, which has saved our company so much valuable time!"
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your needs and ideas.

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