OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2010. The certification audit of the CPC Occupational Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) conducted by the recognized international certification agency BSI (British Standards Institute) has completed successfully. According to the audit findings, the developed and implemented CPC HSMS covering its all operations in all subdivisions located in Kazakhstan and Russia is fully in line with OHSAS 18001:2007, reported the press-centre of CPC.

The registration certificate issued to CPC acknowledges that the CPC HSE Policy, its staff competence, procedures, processes and practices comply with the internationally recognized standard. The CPC obtaining of the OHSAS 18001:2007 certificate confirms that the company has built the management system assuring the compliance with the law; the monitoring of CPC operational and professional risks is done regularly. CPC controls these risks and takes care of its staff safety and health protection at work.

“The attainment of the OHSAS 18001 certificate represents another step in the continuous development of CPC’s management systems. The decision to adopt this international standard reflects a determination to reduce all occupational health and safety risks in CPC operations and to independently verify our programs through internationally recognized methods. CPC’s Health, Safety and Environmental performance record is already very good, we intend that the continuous verification program of OHS 18001 continues to further enhance our performance”, believes David Marshall, HSE General Manager, CPC.

“The HSMS as per BS OHSAS 18001:2007 became the second management system implemented and certified in CPC. The continuous implementation of very complex projects on development and introduction of management systems as per ISO 14001: 2004 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 demonstrates the CPC management adherence to high quality standards of work. This success would not have become possible without great involvement of the company’s top management and the coherent team of specialists from different countries who managed to combine various system components not only to meet legislative requirements but to exceed them, thus, raising the company to the high level of best world practices”, stated Evgeny Shepilov, Operating Director, BSI Management Systems CIS.

CPC Shareholders: the Russian Federation Government (represented by Transneft – 24% and CPC Company – 7%) – 31% of stock; the Republic of Kazakhstan Government (represented by Kazmunaigaz – 19% and Kazakhstan Pipeline Ventures LLC. – 1.75%) – 20.75% of stock; Chevron Caspian Pipeline Consortium Company - 15%, LUKARCO B.V. – 12.5%, Mobil Caspian Pipeline Company – 7.5%, Rosneft-Shell Caspian Ventures Limited – 7.5%, BG Overseas Holding Limited - 2%, Eni International N.A. N.V. - 2% and Oryx Caspian Pipeline LLC. – 1.75%.

About BSI: British Standards Institute (BSI) was founded in 1901; it is a recognized leader in certification of management systems and deemed to be the largest certification agency in the world – more than 80,000 clients in more than 100 countries. BSI is among the founders of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the author of national British standards, many of which gained the status of international standards like BS OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System), and ISO 9001 (Quality Management System).