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Ashghal Receives the Certificate of ISO 14001: 2015 & ISO 45001:2018

1/14/2021

Ashghal Receives the Certificate of ISO 14001: 2015 & ISO 45001:2018
​The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has been awarded the Certificate of Registration of the Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2015 & Occupational Health & Safety Management System ISO 45001:2018 at a ceremony held in its headquarters. This is a key milestone for Ashghal as part of its Corporate Excellence Programme, as the ISO 9001:2015 Certification of Registration of the Quality Management System was also achieved  for the whole of Ashghal in December 2019.

This international recognition was awarded to Eng. Jamal Al Kaabi Manager of Planning & Quality Department at ‘Ashghal’, after a comprehensive and extensive external audit of Ashghal’s departments by DNV GL in October 2020, with the internationally recognised standards set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The scope of the certifications covered all Ashghal functionalities comprising design, construction, and management of major projects including roads, drainage, buildings and public amenities such as public buildings, schools and hospitals, in addition to operation and maintenance of assets such as Roads, Drainage Networks and Sewage Treatment Plants.
 
In this context, H.E. Dr. Eng. Saad Bin Ahmed Al-Mohannadi, President of the Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ said: “Achieving the Certificates of Registration, of the Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2015 & the Occupational Health & Safety Management System ISO 45001:2018, is a key milestone and major accomplishment for Ashghal and a fundamental pillar for establishing a culture of Occupational Safety & Environment in the implementation and management of Infrastructure projects and Service Delivery. It helps in the continuous improvement and achievement of the strategic goals of the authority related to Safety & Environmental Management and Organisational Excellence.”

H.E. the President added: “In line with Ashghal’s Occupational Health & Safety and Corporate Environmental Policies, the Public Works Authority is committed to achieve and maintain the Environmental & Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems in compliance with ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001:2018 requirements, and to comply with approved governmental legislations and policies and requirements as related to infrastructure building and construction management.  This is in addition to Ashghal’s commitment to improve service levels, public safety, environment and customer satisfaction.”

During the past three years, Ashghal developed and improved over 300 Business Processes and 22 Corporate Policies, in addition to elevating it’s measuring, monitoring and evaluation approaches, which helped in providing factual evidences for internal Quality, Safety & Environmental performance.
 
Ashghal places customer care and satisfaction amongst its top priorities, and its interaction and communication with customers is closely monitored through real-time dashboards and performance indicators. It also implements regular online surveys in order to continuously improve customer satisfaction.