Following a rigorous audit, RasGas has been recertified by the British Standards Institution (BSI) for its quality management (ISO 9001:2008), environment management (ISO 14001:2004) and occupational health and safety management (OHSAS 18001:2007) systems.
This confirms and reinforces RasGas’ continuous drive for excellence, through a relentless focus on quality, environment and occupational health and safety management systems.
“On behalf of the BSI, I would like to congratulate RasGas for driving forward and re-shaping the boundaries of operational excellence via the use of standardisation solutions. The BSI has been privileged to see how RasGas has used standardisation solutions to improve processes and reduce risks in all its operations,” said Omar Rashid, general manager, BSI Qatar.
The BSI, which is the world’s first national standards body and a founding member of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), presented the recertification to Hamad Rashid al-Mohannadi, RasGas chief executive officer at a ceremony here.
“RasGas’ steady focus on accident prevention, maintaining an inherent culture of excellence and commitment to best practice and quality has established it as an industry leader. This ISO and OHSAS recertification encourages RasGas’ management to oversee systematic and continuous improvement of its practices, and encourages the integration and alignment of the organisation’s strategy and operations,” said al-Mohannadi.
RasGas received its first ISO and occupational health & safety advisory services (OHSAS) certification in 1999 and has continuously met the world class ISO and OHSAS standards through its stringent RasGas Elements for Excellence (RGEE) programme, which provides an integrated framework of quality, safety, health and environment management systems.
The ISO recertification ceremony coincides with the World Quality Day on November 13. World Quality day was introduced by the United Nations in 1990 to increase worldwide awareness in which quality contributes to transitioning a nation’s and an organisation’s growth and prosperity.