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Work safety and health protection<br />
Our staff are our most valuable asset. Work<br />
safety and health protection, therefore,<br />
have top priority for us, and also make<br />
a valuable contribution to the success<br />
of our company. Our “Work safety and<br />
health protection” programme is geared<br />
towards achieving a zero accident rate,<br />
and towards avoiding occupational illnesses.<br />
Depending on the respective<br />
location, we are certifi ed to OHSAS<br />
18001 or OHRIS.<br />
All management members and staff are<br />
obliged to comply with legal regulations<br />
and company rules at all times, to protect<br />
their own health and the health of<br />
other members of staff and, when engaged<br />
in any company operations, to<br />
do their utmost to ensure that accidents<br />
and work-related illnesses are avoided,<br />
as well as anything that might have a<br />
negative impact on the general company<br />
environment. Management provides the<br />
appropriate level of resources required<br />
to achieve these goals.<br />
There are regular internal and external<br />
training seminars on the topic of work<br />
safety, and detailed programmes to improve<br />
health protection. These help to<br />
maintain our comparatively low accident<br />
and illness rates.<br />
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<strong>Aluminium</strong> <strong>Casting</strong> <strong>Alloys</strong><br />
Environmental protection<br />
Following the validation of our environ-<br />
mental management system in conformity<br />
with EMAS II and certifi cation to DIN EN<br />
ISO 14001, we have undertaken not only<br />
to meet all the required environmental<br />
standards, but also to work towards a<br />
fundamental, systematic and continual<br />
improvement in the level of environmental<br />
protection within the company.<br />
Our management system and environ-<br />
mental policy are documented in the<br />
company manual which describes all<br />
the elements of the system in easily<br />
understood terms, while serving as a<br />
reference for all regulations concerning<br />
the environment.<br />
The environmental impacts of our com-<br />
pany operations in terms of air purity,<br />
protection of water bodies, noise and<br />
waste are checked at regular intervals.<br />
By modifying procedures, reusing mate-<br />
rials and recycling residues, we optimise<br />
the use of raw materials and energy in<br />
order to conserve resources as effi ciently<br />
as possible.<br />
We pursue a policy of open information<br />
and provide interested members of the<br />
public with comprehensive details of<br />
the company‘s activities in a particular<br />
location, and an explanation of the<br />
environmental issues involved. For us,<br />
open dialogue with the general public,<br />
our suppliers, customers and other<br />
contractual partners is as much a part<br />
of routine operations as reliable co-operation<br />
with the relevant authorities and<br />
trade associations.<br />
Likewise, ecological standards are incorporated<br />
in development and planning<br />
processes for new products and production<br />
processes, as are other standards<br />
required by the market or society at large.<br />
Our staff is fully conscious of all environmental<br />
protection issues and is keen to<br />
ensure that the environmental policy is<br />
reliably implemented in day-to-day operations<br />
within the company.
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