Integrated Management System Certificates for Bogdanka
Friday, 2012-07-20
The 19th of July 2012 saw a ceremony of granting certificates for successful implementation of an integrated management system in the area of Health and Safety, Quality and Environment (DGA Process and DGA Quality) to LW Bogdanka, the Lublin-based mining company. Ms Anna Gerymska, Head of the Bureau for Certification and Compliance Assessment, handed over the Certificates to the representatives of LW Bogdanka’s Management Board. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Lublin Branch of the Office of Technical Inspection (UDT) as well as the persons in charge of the Integrated Management System at Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A.
Before the certificates could be granted, a number of steps had to be taken to ascertain that LW Bogdanka meets all the criteria applicable to the areas subject to certification. The company has operated a quality and environmental management system for years (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001). Its expansion required help from professional advisers. In July 2011, LW Bodganka entered into an agreement with DGA S.A. of Poznań for the design and implementation of a health and safety management system compliant with the OHSAS 18001 and PN-N 18001 standards, as well as the integration of that system with the quality and environmental management system currently operated by the Company. The contractor also implemented an IT solution (software) to support paperwork connected with the Integrated Management System for Health and Safety, Quality and Environment (DGA Process and DGA Quality). The Event Process Chain notation was adopted as the method for business process modelling. In line with the project implementation schedule, the business processes were mapped using the application supplied by DGA S.A. All processes for organisation management were divided into three categories: basic, systemic and support processes. Subsequently, relevant procedures were developed. Process owners were appointed and internal auditors selected from among the employees. As soon as the system had been implemented and internal audits completed, the Company chose UDT-CERT as the authority competent for certifying standardised management systems. In the period 22-25 May, a team of eight auditors of UDT-CERT performed a certification audit. As of 1 June 2012 Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. was awarded a certificate for a successful implementation and operation of:
• A Health and Safety Management System compliant with the British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007,
• An Integrated Management System compliant with the following standards: PN-EN ISO 9001:2009, PN-EN ISO 14001:2005, and PN-N-18001:2004
The certificates cover mining, production and sale of commercial coal, as well as manufacture and sale of construction materials.
Before the certificates could be granted, a number of steps had to be taken to ascertain that LW Bogdanka meets all the criteria applicable to the areas subject to certification. The company has operated a quality and environmental management system for years (ISO 9001 and ISO 14001). Its expansion required help from professional advisers. In July 2011, LW Bodganka entered into an agreement with DGA S.A. of Poznań for the design and implementation of a health and safety management system compliant with the OHSAS 18001 and PN-N 18001 standards, as well as the integration of that system with the quality and environmental management system currently operated by the Company. The contractor also implemented an IT solution (software) to support paperwork connected with the Integrated Management System for Health and Safety, Quality and Environment (DGA Process and DGA Quality). The Event Process Chain notation was adopted as the method for business process modelling. In line with the project implementation schedule, the business processes were mapped using the application supplied by DGA S.A. All processes for organisation management were divided into three categories: basic, systemic and support processes. Subsequently, relevant procedures were developed. Process owners were appointed and internal auditors selected from among the employees. As soon as the system had been implemented and internal audits completed, the Company chose UDT-CERT as the authority competent for certifying standardised management systems. In the period 22-25 May, a team of eight auditors of UDT-CERT performed a certification audit. As of 1 June 2012 Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. was awarded a certificate for a successful implementation and operation of:
• A Health and Safety Management System compliant with the British Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007,
• An Integrated Management System compliant with the following standards: PN-EN ISO 9001:2009, PN-EN ISO 14001:2005, and PN-N-18001:2004
The certificates cover mining, production and sale of commercial coal, as well as manufacture and sale of construction materials.