Paramount Packaging Ltd

Quality Policy

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The continuing policy of Paramount Packaging Ltd is to provide a professional and efficient service to meet all of the agreed requirements of our customers.

This achievement will result in securing efficiency and the enhancement of long-term profitability.

The Management Team bears the responsibility for establishing, maintaining and implementing the system for controlling those particular activities for which they are responsible.

We undertake to ensure through instruction, practical example and training that quality is the aim of all members of the Organisation and that each employee has a proper understanding of the importance of the quality system function and its direct relevance to the success of the Organisation.

Equally every employee is responsible for, and will be trained to perform the duties required by his or her specific role. Further the Organisation will ensure that any sub-contractors employed for a particular function will meet specified requirements and will accept the responsibility for their work. The Organisation has a policy of continual improvement in line with the conditions laid down in ISO 9001:2008.

We hereby certify that this Quality Manual and the Standard Operating Procedures Manual accurately describes the Quality System in use within the Organisation to meet the requirements of ISO 9001:2008.

The Quality System will be monitored regularly under the Top Management’s ultimate responsibility with regular reporting of the status and effectiveness at all levels.

Environmental Policy Statement

Paramount Packaging Ltd is fully committed to achieving the highest standards with regards to environmental matters arising out of our activities.

It is the intention of the organisation to be at the forefront of our industry through a policy of continual improvement. An integral element of our sensitivity to environmental issues is that it may affect not only our employees but also our other stakeholders.
    
When determining priorities for the allocation of resources, environmental objectives shall be given equal consideration with all other organisation objectives.

All managers, supervisors and employees have duties and responsibilities under this policy, and in order to ensure these are met regular reviews of environmental performance will he carried out.

 

Aims of the Policy

Paramount Packaging Ltd recognises that protection of the environment requires all activity to be conducted in a sustainable manner. Paramount Packaging Ltd are fully committed to best environmental practice and each department takes responsibility for its own environmental performance.

Paramount Packaging Ltd has acknowledged these responsibilities by publishing this environmental policy. Our organisation is committed to implementing the actions stated in the policy and objectives.

In order to achieve this our organisation is:

1. Establishing health, safety and environmental policies for which the Top Management has ultimate responsibility and which forms part of the organisation’s business plans.
2. Developing a comprehensive Environmental Manage­ment System (EMS), which ensures compliance with all relevant environmental legislation, regulations, codes of practice and any other standard to which the company subscribes. The organisation is also committed to the prevention of pollution. The EMS will evaluate the organisation’s environmental impacts resulting in the setting of clear objectives with the aim of establishing continual environmental improvement in environmental performance. The organisation’s overall performance will be monitored by regular audits and annual reviews.
3. Intent on integrating environmental management with health and safety management at all areas of activity.  

Policy Objectives
The EMS will develop over time so that all key issues pertinent to the organisation will be addressed.
Initially, the EMS will pay close attention to the following policy objectives:

1. Minimise the environmental impacts of our existing processes/activities and ensure that the implications of new processes are fully assessed prior to their introduction.
2. Effectively manage and control our authorised processes
3. Dispose of waste and effluents in a responsible and safe manner
4. Reduce the likelihood of environmental accidents and incidents through the use of risk assessments and action planning
5. Promote ownership and control of environmental issues at business level
6. Provide the necessary training and support in order to ensure that the organisation can fulfil the requirements outlined in this policy
7. Introduce programmes that aim to minimise waste
8. Minimise energy use through effective energy management..