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Asset VRS Gain ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001

Posted by on 19 October 2010 | 0 Comments

Asset VRS are pleased to announce their recent accreditations for Environmental Management and Occupational Health and Safety to go alongside the current ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems. Ticking all the right boxes Asset VRS run continuous improvement of Integrated Business Systems to ensure complete customer satisfaction as well as business performance. ISO 14001 covers environmental management and was introduced after the success of the ISO 9000 series of quality standards. There are many benefits to be gained from implementing an Environmental Management System and achieving third party certification to ISO 14001:2004. It ensures the organisation is aware of, and complies with, all applicable legislation, and demonstrates to stakeholders a commitment to the environment. It also enables the identification of those areas of business with the biggest impact on the environment and enables the implementation programmes to reduce or eliminate those impacts. It is increasingly a requirement for companies wishing to respond to tender opportunities, particularly in the public sector. There is also the potential to reduce business costs both in insurance premiums and by reducing waste. OHSAS 18001 covers the identification and control of health and safety risks and promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows an organisation to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance. OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognised assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. It was developed by a selection of leading trade bodies, international standards and certification bodies to address a gap where no third-party certifiable international standard exists.