Qdos is the Equal Assurance online data operating system.

Until recently, Qdos has been for internal use only, for us to manage our people, and client and account information. Since May 2010, Equal Assurance released a web-portal to allow our clients access our newly developed audit and certification modules.

To our knowledge, Equal Assurance is the only accredited conformity assessment body to provide for the type and extent of web-interface Qdos offers our clients.

Some of the many features of Qdos include:

• View and accept proposals online.
• View audit planning information, and request changes.
• Process audit findings online, including linking with your own systems.
• Upload corrective actions through our secure document upload facility.
• View and provide comments on audit reports.
• Access your certificates and Q-Marks^TM at anytime.

The benefits in Qdos to our clients are significant, and include:

• All transactions are electronic and through a single web-portal. No more paperwork!
• Clients do not wait weeks for reports and certificates. Our processes ensure turnaround in days.
• There is no need for special software. Just access the Internet with any browser.
• All documents stored in one place, improving client security and prevent loss.
• Clients work at their own time, with 24/7 access to information.

Future features for clients include:

• Interface for web-payments.
• Real-time tracking of client internal audits and corrective actions.
• Metrics to show client performance over time.

Like any of our assurance programs, we always welcome feedback. Please feel free to contact us or complete the Feedback Form at www.equalassurance.com/feedback.

We hope you enjoy the Qdos experience!