GPIC Annual Report 2019
ERM AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
In order to enhance competitiveness in the Oil and Gas industry, which is witnessing rapid developments, it is necessary to keep pace with changing operational and management processes so that the industry becomes more efficient and effective. For this to happen, companies should improve and develop practical strategies and management systems to enable them to achieve positive results at the lowest cost and in the shortest possible time. Therefore, evaluating and continuously monitoring the performance of management systems is a key requirement for companies at a time when pressures are ever-increasing and business activities becoming more complex. GPIC’s Executive Management Team emphasse the alignment of all business operations to the company’s overall vision and its drive for Sustainability. This is achieved through the relevant committees who steer the sustainable alignment of the company, defining responsibilities and framework conditions. All of our Business Operations are managed using defined targets and performance indicators in areas such as; innovation, supplier management, safety, product stewardship and environmental protection. On the basis of stringent internal auditing and analysis; GPIC has established relevant Management Systems, Committees, Reporting Structures and Standard Operating Procedures, which undergo regular internal audits and are continuously improved and aligned to the specific requirements at any given time.
GPIC’s Management and Committees hold periodic management meetings to review and monitor the performance and efficiency of its dual Integrated Management Systems (PAS 99). These include Quality Management Systems ISO 9001; Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems ISO 45001; Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001; Responsible Care Management System (RC 14001); Information Security Management Systems (ISO 27001); Business Continuity Management Systems (ISO 22301); Energy Management Systems (ISO 50001) etc. The outcome of these meetings creates a roadmap for the future aimed at further improving and developing management systems as an ongoing process. In this context, the company was able to deservedly obtain the newest certificate for OH&S - ISO 45001:2018 after completing the evaluation and review process by the certified external auditor on all GPIC’s systems related to occupational health and safety. The company has also been successful in achieving and fulfilling all the requirements of the certification system related to general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories ISO 17025, which is the most up to date version - 2017. This certificate covers both the Laboratory and the Maintenance Instrument Sections. Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) is considered one of the first companies operating in the oil and gas field in the Kingdom of Bahrain to obtain this certificate, started in 2016.
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