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ISO 14001 Certification
| ISO 14001 is a voluntary standard which helps companies identify, prioritize, and manage its environmental risks in an effort to reduce the impact of operations on the environment. This standard requires that an organization implement a series of practices and procedures that, when taken together, result in an environmental management system (EMS).
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| All Quality Cabinets facilities have obtained ISO 14001 certificate of approval by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance. The major requirements of an EMS under ISO 14001 include:
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- A policy statement which includes commitments to prevention of pollution, continual improvement of the EMS leading to improvements in overall environmental performance, and compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
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- Identification of all aspects of the organization's activities, products, and services that could have a significant impact on the environment, including those that are not regulated.
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- Setting performance objectives and targets for the management system which link back to the three commitments established in the organization's policy (i.e. prevention of pollution, continual improvement, and compliance)
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- Implementing the EMS to meet these objectives. This includes activities like training of employees, establishing work instructions and practices, and establishing the actual metrics by which the objectives and targets will be measured.
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- Establishing a program to periodically audit the operation of the EMS
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- Checking and taking corrective and preventive actions when deviations from the EMS occur, including periodically evaluating the organization's compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
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- Undertaking periodic reviews of the EMS by top management to ensure its continuing performance and making adjustments to it, as necessary.
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