Jaworzno III Power Plant began its history with the system in 1999 with a resolution on implementing the Integrated Management System and Environmental Management System in accordance with norms PN-ISO 9002 and PN ISO 14001. Implementation works lasted till mid-2000 and in November 2000 during the preliminary audit auditors from the certifying institution stated that the system had been implemented and what is more important that it was functioning. The result of the final certifying audit which took place in December confirmed the outcome of the preliminary audit. After successfully completed audits, in January 2001, PKE SA Jaworzno III Power Plant, back then as one of the first base-load power plants, was granted the certificate confirming the functioning of the integrated quality management system and environmental management system. The system was in force in all organizational departments of the Technical Director section.
In August 2001, the executives of Jaworzno III Power Plant decided to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Management System in accordance with the norm PN-N-18001and to integrate this system with other two already functioning ones. Simultaneously the integrated management system was made obligatory for all organizational departments.
In February 2002, supervision audit for the integrated quality management system and environmental management system and certifying audit for OH&S MS ware carried out. Compliance of the functioning integrated management system with the reference norms with regard to electrical energy and heat generation was confirmed and in June 2002 we were granted relevant certificates.
In January 2004 an authorized certifying institution carried out a recertifying audit in our power plant in order to confirm the correct functioning of the integrated management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2000, ISO14001:2004 and PN-N-18001:2004.
The audit was successfully completed and during the summary meeting the leading auditor said ‘Never before in the history of our work have we had a case when we had no objections towards the functioning management system in any company. Today, with clear conscience, we can say Jaworzno III Power Plant is this type of company. Based on the work done by four of us we drew up a protocol stating an objective opinion and assessment of your system. We found many strengths in it. We assess the involvement of the company executives in the improvement of the Integrated Management System as exemplary. The same goes for the executed and recorded management revisions, monitoring of the achieved results, high level of IT safety, in-depth analysis of power plant operational parameters or recording potential accident threats. We assess the implementation of the integrated prevention and reduction of pollution directive as a great success.
For the next years the correct functioning of the integrated management system has been confirmed by means of annual audits.
In 2010 the next i.e. the third recertification was carried out by an authorized auditor. During this audit in May 2010 the conformity of the functioning integrated management system with the reference norms was confirmed yet again. Current certificate is valid through June 18, 2013.
Also in 2010 on October 18, Director General for Environment Protection entered PKE SA Jaworzno III Power Plant to the national EMAS register under number PL 2.24 - 009 – 22 so our company is entitled to use EMAS logo. The register comprises companies in which the environmental system was implemented pursuant to the resolution of the European Parliament and of the Council no 1221/2009 of 25.11.2009 on the voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS).
In order to confirm the compliance of the existing system with the reference norms and the above mentioned regulation, follow up audits will be carried out by authorized verifiers in Jaworzno III Power Plant on annual basis.
In PKE SA Jaworzno III Power Plant there are also two laboratories working in support processes in accordance with the norm PN-EN–ISO/IEC 17025 which guarantees that the results obtained in the laboratories are impartial and reliable. These are: Laboratory in the Chemical Analyses Department and the Laboratory in the Prevention Department.
In 2006 PKE SA Jaworzno III Power Plant obtained the EC Certificate of Conformity with the norm PN–EN 450–1 for the fly ash used in the production of concrete. Fly ash meeting the requirement of this norm can be utilized as an additive in the concrete production. Fly Ash Production Quality System was developed and implemented in PKE SA Jaworzno III Power Plant in order to comply with all norm requirements.
With relation to the need of guaranteeing continuity of the fly ash sales in October 2009 the Power Plant obtained the EC Certificate of Conformity for the Fly Ash used in the production of concrete taking into account the biomass co-firing process.
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