For us, quality, environmental awareness and continuous improvement are not one-off projects, but an integral part of our day-to-day operations. We are therefore all the more delighted to have been recertified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Ursa-Chemie has been certified since the mid-1990s. Since then, requirements, standards and our own expectations have continued to evolve. What began back then with the introduction of a certified management system has now become a firmly established foundation for our day-to-day processes and our ongoing development.
Standing still is not an option
With every audit, we do not merely check whether we meet the requirements of the relevant standard. We also ask ourselves: where can we improve further?
It is not always about major changes or far-reaching reforms. Often, it is many small steps that make a decisive difference in the long term. It is precisely this continuous improvement that forms an important part of our understanding of quality.
Ursa-Chemie undergoes around 14 external audits each year and also carries out numerous internal audits. For us, this large number of audits therefore represents not only a workload, but above all regular opportunities to critically scrutinise our processes, identify areas for improvement and address new requirements at an early stage.
A strong foundation for our integrated management system
ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management, together with the BG quality mark in accordance with the requirements of ISO 45001, form the key pillars of our integrated management system.
For us, this system is far more than just a framework for meeting regulatory requirements. It creates structures and processes upon which we can also build further requirements and future developments.
Particularly in view of new revisions to standards and changing requirements, it is important to us not merely to react, but to act as proactively as possible.
Recertification as confirmation of our commitment
This re-certification is therefore an important milestone for us – and, at the same time, an incentive to continue along the path we have chosen.
We are delighted that our management system has once again been certified and that we can build on a stable and well-established foundation. For us, quality does not simply mean achieving a certain standard at some point. Quality means continuously developing and improving a little bit every day.
We would like to thank all our colleagues who share this commitment and bring our integrated management system to life every day.