OREANDA-NEWS. May 20, 2011. Experts from"Bureau Veritas Certification" (one of the world leaders in the field of certification) have confirmed conformity of the integrated management system of the Consolidated West Siberian Metallurgical Plant (part of EVRAZ) to international standards ISO 9001 (quality management system), ISO 14001 (system of ecological management), OHSAS 18001 (system of professional health and safety management).

Having inspected 20 divisions of the plant, the auditors reserved particular praise for the for the continuous improvement of the integrated system, high quality of specialists from certain high profile departments, middle management and the widespread use of modern information technology.

The West Siberian Metallurgical Plant has become the first enterprise of the Kemerovo region where the integrated system of management covering the three key elements of quality, ecology and health and safety was successfully implemented.

"EVRAZ branded products are delivered in 15 countries of the world. Therefore, its conformity to international standards is crucial and speaks volumes about the quality of the goods. Thus in the course of production, significant attention is devoted to observance of health and safety requirements and processes designed to protect the workforce. Harmful emissions generated in the course of production are also carefully monitored", - said Oleg Kuzmin, EVRAZ Vice-president Corporate Communications.