The growing use of the independent 3rd Party safety and environmental audit process by management to verify organizational performance is driven by competitive pressures, insurance costs and even legislative fiat such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Regular EHS auditing is the foundation of the system of continuous improvement of companies with excellent safety and environmental performance records. IESS’ familiarity with quality systems permits us to provide our clients best practices in monitoring the performance of their Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management systems.