Our aim is to protect people and the environment as well as possible. We do this by keeping our demands for quality and safety high. We are aware of the hazard potential of our products and we wish to enact this spirit of responsibility. Our desire to be successful is not contradictory to this. On the contrary: it is necessary to contribute – in our effort to create a better world.
We ensure maximum possible safety in the operation of our plant , OQEMA ltd has a number of CoMAH sites (Seveso) across the UK with use of uniform standards in process and system safety that are regularly checked with regard to compliance and effectiveness with the relevant Competent authorities.
We understand product responsibility as the continuous improvement of safety for people and the environment – also in the name of our customers and partners that we support in their safe and environmentally-caring handling of our products and to whom we communicate inherent risks and requisite safety precautions with regard to use. We aim to secure corresponding levels of responsible behaviour in our procurement – and obligate our service providers/suppliers accordingly.
Our new state of the art automated dilution facility at the Carterton site has been fully operational since 2007 and has greatly improved operator and environmental safety, in line with best practice under the Seveso Directive and HSE guidance. see http://www.hse.gov.uk/cancer/cancer-case-study1.htm
Our other sites in Denaby, Cricklade and Belfast all operate to a similar standards and ethos.
Within our operational sequences, the occupational safety and health protection of our employees is of primary importance. Simultaneously, with company-internal work cycles we also ensure compliance with currently valid safety, health and environmental regulations – at all times and across all locations. We strengthen the individual responsibility awareness of our employees via clarification, further education and training courses in these areas.
It is our declared aim to avoid or minimise climate-damaging emissions in connection with our business practice wherever possible. As a consequence, along the length of our value creation chain we continuously improve our environmental performance:
When selecting suppliers and partners, their compliance to our corporate principles is at least as important as their expertise and reliability.
Just as the Q in our brand name OQEMA takes pride of place, so do high quality specifications determine our activities, products and services. In everything we do, we consider the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, other business partners, shareholders, neighbours and society in general – in accordance with our OQEMA Code of Conduct OQEMA Code of Conduct.
We see our customer relationships as being partnerships on an equal footing. As part of this we attempt to identify the expectations of customers at an early stage and respond rapidly in the interest of their needs. We measure the extent to which we succeed in this with their satisfaction – each and every day.
It is our declared aim to avoid or minimise climate-damaging emissions in connection with our business practice wherever possible. As a consequence, along the length of our value creation chain we continuously improve our environmental performance:
When selecting suppliers and partners, their compliance to our corporate principles is of high importance.