ISO is the international organisation for standards that issues international standards in all fields such as Management systems, for example:

ISO 9001: the quality control system that is customer satisfation oriented by producing good quality products.

ISO 14001: the environment control system that is community oriented through environment conservation during manufactring and operation processes.

Almadina Misurata factory for Paints and Pastes possesses the ISO 14001 certificate to confirm the enviromantal friendly system that has long been used and recently developed even further to comply with the international standard specifications specified by ISO.

What is the environmental control system used in Alamdina Misurata Factory?

It is a well documented and applied system that was designed to monitor and improve activities of the factory’s operations that have an effect on the environment. The system aims to maintain the environment and to consider the environmental element when designing and manufacturing our products, also to satiafy people with environmental concers who fall into five categories of whom interests we look after:

1. The factory’s employees.

2. The surrounding community.

3. The Public and Organising bodies as representatives of the Society.

4. Our customers and clients.

5. Shareholders, Partners and our Capital Financers.

How do we apply the ISO 14001 Environmental control system in Alamdina Misurata Factory for Paints and Pastes?

• All activities and operations conducted at the factory have been technically analized.

• All activities, materials and substances that may have an effect on the environment have been listed.

• An assessment of the impact of the above on the environment to conclude the level of hazard of each.

• General environmental Policy has been adopted in the factory.

• Clear targets to conserve the environment and decrease pollution were set.

• An Action plan to meet targets towards the environment (Environmental Programme).

• Written instructions and procedures been issued for every activity in the factory.

• Waste & Pollution management strategy has been adopted as in the following:

1.   decrease Pollution (wastes) from it’s sources as possible, for example:

- introducing adjusments to the production lines to minimize wastes.

- taking more percautionary measures on production lines.

- using less environmentally toxic substitute materials.

2.   recycling wastes to be reused again, such:

- reuse of containers.

- the use of metal waste to produce small sized containers.

3.   making good use of recycled material, such:

- degradation and recycling of plastic in the form of plastic containers.

- recycling expired products in the production system.

4.  the proper and safe disposal of wastes, such:

- collecting and selling usable production residuals.

- disposal of waste material in proper state-authorized locations.

Benefits of the ISO 14001 Environmental control system for Alamdina Misurata Factory for Paints and Pastes.

1.      minimizing pollution resulting from the factory's operations.

2.      better use of resources and raw material.

3.      efficient use of water and energy resources in the factory.

4.      compliance with legislations and local environmental regulations.

5.      preserving the health and safety of our employees.

6.      cost efficiency.

7.      better working environment for staff.

8.      readiness and responsiveness to any emergency situation.

9.      image improvement of the factory in the community.

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