Form: MSBSF43000 revn 3.3 21 April 2011 Report: LRQ0911213/0033 - 16-Aug-11 Page 3 of 18
1. Executive report
Assessment outcome:
As no major non-conformance has been raised during the course of this visit, compliance to therequirements of both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 has been demonstrated and thereforecontinuation of certification to those standards, as an EQMS certificate is recommended. A draftcertificate is included on page 18 of the report.
System effectiveness and continual improvement:
The company is and has been, despite some difficult trading times, maintaining comprehensiveEnvironmental and Quality Management Systems, which are designed to meet and are demonstrablymeeting policy commitments and core values which include continual improvement, prevention ofpollution and customer satisfaction.Becoming part of Essar Steel is seen as an opportunity to re-double the efforts to improve theperformance of the management systems.
Areas for management attention:
The only specific area for management attention, identified during this visit relates to testing of emergencyplans as noted in the findings log.