Chemring Defence has achieved the following certifications:
ISO 14001
How does ISO 14001 benefit the organisation?
An effective environmental management system (EMS) certified to ISO 14001 helps an organisation operate in a more cost efficient and environmentally responsible manner by managing its impacts, including those which it can control and influence while also complying with relevant environmental legislation and its own environmental policy.
There are numerous benefits associated with a certified ISO 14001 management system:
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Compliance with legislative and other requirements by providing a systematic approach for meeting current and identifying future legislation
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Helps to demonstrate conformance and that policy commitments are being fulfilled and making continual improvement against specific targets to meet overall objectives
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Competitive edge over non-certified businesses when invited to tender
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Improved management of environmental risk
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Increased credibility that comes from independent assessment
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Continual improvement which helps drive more efficient use of raw materials and enhanced performance leading to cost reductions
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Shares common management system principles with ISO 9000 and OHSAS 18001 enabling integration of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems.
OHSAS 18001
How does OHSAS 18001 benefit the organisation?
An effective and robust occupational health and safety (OHS) management system certified to OHSAS 18001 helps turn uncontrolled hazards into controlled risks and so better safeguard the wellbeing of both people and the business.
There are numerous benefits associated with a certified OHSAS 18001 management system:
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A structured approach to hazard identification and risk management which can contribute to the provision of a healthier and safer working environment and the avoidance of a high proportion of accidents and occupational health problems – this should help reduce lost time through employee illness and injury
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The management of health and safety becoming more transparent and effective by translating the outputs of risk assessment, audits, inspections, legal reviews and incident investigations into action plans to minimise the risk of accidents
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Improved staff morale, potential reductions in liability claims and lower insurance premiums
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Increased credibility from having an OHS management system independently assessed
ISO 9001
How does ISO 9001 benefit the organisation?
Most organisations are forced to confront the challenges of an ever increasingly complex, competitive and demanding commercial environment. Many variables are involved from winning business at the right rate, creating added value to controlling resources and managing financial aspects. In the absence of effective planning, execution and verification or if random tasking occurs, disorder and chaos are the happy companions of disaster. Inevitably, organisations strive to clarify, unify and streamline the sequence of functions and processes which together comprise the system of working. ISO 9001 provides the platform for this to happen and for improvement.
In becoming Registered to ISO 900I, organisations endeavour to ensure:
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That there is demonstrable commitment to manage quality
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That working methods and processes are effective
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That people are trained, qualified and competent
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That the necessary resources and infrastructure is in place
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That there is a system to deal with things when they go wrong
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That continual improvement is monitored and measured
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That there is a focused, ordered and systematic approach to business
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