Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) attains OHSAS 18001 certification from LRQA
15/03/2010
A recent article on KUNA talks about PIC’s recent OHSAS 18001 certification.
A recent article on KUNA talks about PIC’s recent OHSAS 18001 certification.
The Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) in the oil sector, have been awarded the OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety management system standard) certification. The certification covers all its factories and facilities.
PIC Chairperson and Managing Director, Maha Mulla Hussein, told KUNA that the OHSAS 18001 was an international management system that allowed institutions to control risks related to occupational safety and health, as well as general improvement of performance.
Hussein said that 'Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance' closely inspected PIC's operations to determine its worthiness of the OHSAS 18001 certificate, and looked through all of the company's fertilizer factories, its main office, and Boubyan Club.
"The health of our employees and their safety is our responsibility, and we are exerting all efforts in this area while continuing to expand locally and internationally," commented the Chairperson.
She went on to say that health and safety were one of the top priorities of PIC, and that the company was also in search for optimum applications in the fields of health, safety and environmental matters.
PIC's Deputy Managing Director for Fertilizers, Jihad Al-Hajji, on his part said that the company always sought to implement international occupational health and safety standards, adding that obtaining this certificate attested to these efforts.
Read the full article on www.kuna.net.kw