Policy document
Quality and Environmental Policy
The policy governing our integrated management system under IATF 16949 and ISO 14001:2015. Issued 25 October 2023.
Document details
- Title
- Quality and Environmental Policy
- Original title
- Politika kakovosti in ravnanja z okoljem
- Issued by
- Kovinski izdelki Hrast d.o.o., Breginj 16, 5223 Breginj, Slovenia
- Date of issue
- 25 October 2023
- Source
- Extract from quality manual PK-20, December 2022
- Signed by
- Mitja Hrast, Managing Director
- Standards covered
- IATF 16949 (quality management) · ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management)
- Original language
- Slovene — this page is an English translation
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At Kovinski izdelki Hrast d.o.o. we use our expertise and reliability to deliver high-quality products to all of our customers. Because we intend to be successful, we offer the market refined and technologically advanced products.
We have established an integrated management system comprising a quality management system according to IATF 16949 and an environmental management system according to ISO 14001:2015. The system commits every single employee to quality work and, in meeting requirements, to an appropriate attitude towards the environment.
Our quality and environmental policy commitments
- Company management provides everything necessary for the operation of the management system, in order to enable growth in quality on the path to business excellence and to ensure an appropriate attitude towards the environment;
- we develop and manufacture refined and technologically advanced products, taking their life cycle into account, all of which contributes to sustainable development at our customers as well;
- we provide high-quality products to all of our customers;
- we realise our objectives effectively and efficiently, and in doing so we are able to meet or exceed the requirements, needs and expectations of all interested parties;
- we build mutually beneficial partnerships with our suppliers, founded on mutual respect and trust;
- we use natural resources thoughtfully;
- we commit every single employee to quality work, to meeting compliance obligations (legal and other requirements) and to an appropriate attitude towards the environment;
- we provide a suitable working environment in which all employees can pursue their personal and professional growth creatively and with motivation;
- we care for employee satisfaction, and at the same time all employees respect the prescribed and adopted elements of the management system;
- we all undergo training and are involved in all activities relating to environmental protection and to the importance of safety and health;
- management regularly monitors and measures the achievement of quality levels, the impact of our activities on the environment, and the effectiveness of the environmental management system;
- we commit ourselves to the continual improvement of the management system.
Objectives of the management system
- To justify the expectations of customers and all other interested parties, including our employees;
- to conform to the requirements of the standards;
- to be price-competitive;
- to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of all processes, in order to secure the long-term business success of the company;
- to ensure price competitiveness;
- to ensure the economical management of resources;
- to maintain safe and well-organised workplaces;
- to operate according to the principles of sustainable development;
- to fulfil the requirements of applicable legislation.
Our long-term aims
- Satisfied customers
- Satisfied employees
- Respect for nature and our surroundings
- Short response times
- On-time delivery of products
- Zero non-conformities
Commitment of top management
Top management therefore commits itself to the continual improvement of our relationship with the environment and to the prevention of its pollution, and strives to create the conditions for meeting the fundamental objectives that have been set.
We are aware that quality is, above all, people — which is why we respect the knowledge, the innovation and the ideas of every employee.
All employees are fully aware of and understand the management policy. We are made familiar with the policy and its fundamental objectives through established channels of communication within our company.
Commitment of employees
As employees, we ensure that our actions are directed towards fulfilling this policy and the framework and operational objectives for improving the quality and environmental management system.
All activities of our company are directed towards meeting the requirements, needs and expectations of our customers and other interested parties, and towards complying with applicable regulations. Our customers are our greatest asset, which is why we strive for the continual improvement of the quality of our products and services, through which we seek to satisfy our customers as fully as possible.
We offer high-quality products at competitive prices and within agreed deadlines. We are prepared to adapt to customer needs and to adapt our products so that they meet their particular requirements.
We carry out continual improvement of products and processes, using the latest methods and effective tools. We encourage the innovation of every individual in the company and we listen to the requirements of our customers. Through teamwork we build on synergy and multidisciplinary knowledge.
In all of our activities we observe the principle that "prevention is better than cure".
The policy is available to everyone connected with our operations. The public may access it online, or we will provide it on request.
Extract from quality manual PK-20, December 2022.
Mitja Hrast, Managing Director
Issued 25 October 2023.