Frequently Asked Questions
Find quick answers to common questions about our documents, purchases, downloads, account, and audit support.
General Questions
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QEHS Vault is a library of ready-to-use Quality, Environment, Health & Safety (QEHS) documents, templates, toolkits, and resources designed to help organizations build and maintain effective management systems.
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QEHS Vault resources can be used by organizations, consultants, quality professionals, EHS professionals, auditors, managers, and teams working with management systems and compliance requirements.
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Our resources are structured around commonly used ISO management system standards and their related requirements. Each product page identifies the applicable standard so you can select resources relevant to your organization.
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Yes. The documents are provided as editable resources where applicable, allowing organizations to adapt content such as company names, responsibilities, processes, locations, and other organization-specific information.
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Yes. QEHS Vault offers resource bundles/toolkits that group documents associated with specific standards. Bundle contents are organized according to the applicable ISO standard.
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File formats depend on the individual product. Product pages clearly indicate the files and formats included with each purchase.
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Where updates are provided for a product, the relevant product information will indicate the applicable update or access arrangements.
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QEHS Vault primarily provides digital documents, templates, and resources. For support beyond the available resources, customers can contact the QEHS Vault team to discuss their requirements.
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Browse All Documents or use the Categories and Standards menus to find the document you need, then select Add to Cart. When you are ready, open your cart and continue to Checkout, enter your billing details, choose a payment method, and place your order.
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The payment methods available to you are shown at Checkout. QEHS Vault uses secure online payment providers such as PayPal and Razorpay, which support major cards including Visa and Mastercard. Availability of specific methods can vary by location.
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Your files become available in My Account → Downloads as soon as your payment has been confirmed. For most online payments this happens straight after checkout. If a payment method needs to be confirmed manually, your downloads appear once that confirmation is complete.
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Yes. You can add as many documents as you need to your cart and purchase them together in a single order.
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Yes. Where a resource bundle is available for a standard, you can purchase the bundle instead of buying each document separately. The bundle details show which documents are included.
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Your order details, including the items purchased, totals, and payment method, are available at any time in My Account → Orders, and an order confirmation is sent to your email address. If you need a formal invoice for your records, please contact our team with your order number.
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Yes. Sign in and open My Account → Orders to see your order history, including each order's date, status, and total. Select an order to view its full details.
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We recommend creating an account or signing in before you check out. Your purchases are linked to your account, so you can return to your downloads and order history in My Account at any time.
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Select Login at the top of any page and sign in with your email address and password. Once signed in, choose My Account to see your dashboard, downloads, orders, wishlist, and account settings.
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Use the Forgot Password? link on the Login page to reset your password. If you are still unable to sign in, contact our team and we will help you regain access to your account.
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Your orders are listed in My Account → Orders, where you can check each order's status and view its details.
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All of your available purchased files are listed in My Account → Downloads, each with its own Download button.
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Yes. Go to My Account → Account Settings. On the Profile tab, select Edit to update your name, email address, phone number, company, job title, and country, then select Done to save. You can change your password on the Password tab.
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Yes. Go to My Account → Account Settings → Billing Information, select Edit, update your details, and save your changes. You can also review your billing details at Checkout before placing an order.
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Sign in and open My Account → Downloads. Each available file is listed there with a Download button. You can also start a download from the order confirmation page straight after purchase.
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Downloads become available once your payment has been confirmed. For most online payments this is immediate. If your order is waiting for payment confirmation, your files will appear in Downloads as soon as it is confirmed.
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Access depends on the product you purchased. If a product has a download limit or an access expiry date, it is shown alongside the file in My Account → Downloads.
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Yes. You can return to My Account → Downloads and download your files again, subject to any download limit or access period shown for that product.
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Files from a bundle are delivered through the same secure Downloads area as individual documents. When a purchase includes several files, each available file is listed separately in My Account → Downloads.
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First, check My Account → Orders to confirm your order's status. Downloads are only released once payment has been confirmed. If your payment is complete but the file is still missing, contact our team with your order number and we will look into it.
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Documents are provided in editable formats where applicable, so you can adapt them to your organization. The product page shows the files and formats included with each document.
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Each product page describes the document, its applicable standard, and the files included, so you can check that it suits your needs before buying. If you would like more information about a document before purchasing, please contact our team.
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The product page lists the document's description, applicable standard, key benefits, and included files. For a bundle, the bundle details show which documents it contains.
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Yes. The documents are intended to be adapted and used within your organization's own management system. Please review our Terms & Conditions for the full terms of use.
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The documents are designed to help you prepare and organize management system documentation that auditors commonly review. Audit outcomes depend on how your organization implements, maintains, and follows its system, so the documents should be tailored to your actual processes. They do not guarantee a particular audit result or certification.
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Documents are reviewed as part of maintaining the QEHS Vault library. Where an update applies to a specific product, the product information will indicate it.
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QEHS Vault currently offers resources for management system standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and ISO 27001. The Standards menu at the top of the site always shows the standards currently available.
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ISO 9001 is the international standard for quality management systems (QMS). It sets out requirements for consistently delivering products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements, and for continually improving.
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ISO 14001 is the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). It helps organizations manage their environmental responsibilities, meet compliance obligations, and improve environmental performance.
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ISO 45001 is the international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems. It helps organizations provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health.
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ISO 50001 is the international standard for energy management systems (EnMS). It provides a framework for managing energy use and improving energy performance.
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ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS). It helps organizations protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information by managing information security risks.
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Open the Standards menu and choose a standard, or use the Standard filter on the All Documents page. Each product page also shows the standard it applies to. If you are unsure which standard fits your organization, our team can point you in the right direction — QEHS Vault provides resources and is not a certification body.
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Audit Companion is the QEHS Vault service for audit-related support. On the Audit Companion page you can describe what you need and request help such as audit consultation, an audit quotation, or third-party audit services; our team then follows up with you.
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Audit Companion connects you with audit-related support suited to your situation, such as consultation to help you plan your preparation. Send a request from the Audit Companion page and our team will discuss your audit preparation needs with you.
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No. Audit Companion is a separate service and is not included with document or bundle purchases. Our team will share the details for your request when they respond.
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No. Audit Companion is intended to support your audit preparation and connect you with audit services. It does not replace an external or certification auditor, and it does not guarantee audit success or certification.
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Open Audit Companion from the main menu, then complete the consultation request form on that page with your audit-related requirements. You can also reach our team through the Contact Us page.
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Make sure you are signed in to the account you used for the purchase, then open My Account → Downloads. Check that your order's payment has been confirmed in My Account → Orders. If the download still does not work, try another browser or device, then contact our team with your order number.
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Check that you are using the email address you registered with, and use the Forgot Password? link on the Login page if needed. If you still cannot sign in, contact our team and include the email address associated with your account.
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Please contact the QEHS Vault team through the Contact Us page and include your order number and a short description of the problem, so we can help as quickly as possible.
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You can reach us through the Contact Us page or by email at support@qehsvault.com.
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Our team typically responds within 24 hours. Response times can vary depending on the nature of your request.
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