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Champion Fiberglass, Houston, has achieved ISO 45001 certification. This third certification is in addition to the ISO 9001 (quality management systems) and 14001 (environmental systems management) certifications the company has had for many years.
Champion President Goran Haag said in the press release, “I am thrilled that we are able to add ISO 45001 to our list of ISO designations including 9001 and 14001. We value our manufacturing team and their health and safety in fulfilling our company’s mission. These certifications signal to others that we take seriously the safe and sustainable manufacturing of quality products. Plant Manager Paul Casano worked very hard with our partner to ensure all requirements of 45001 were met.”
Per the International Standards Organization (ISO), 45001 is an occupational health and safety management system that incorporates organizational processes. More specifically, it outlines “specific requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, and by proactively improving its OH&S performance.”
In other news at the company, Champion Flame Shield received UL 2196 FHIT28E for RHH 600V applications when used with fire-rated cables. It also meets NFPA 130, NFPA 502, ASTM E84, ASTM E136, ASTM E162, ASTM E662, and Flammability Classification UL94 VO and is UL 2515-A Listed for Champion Phenolic XW conduit.