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The management of occupational health &
safety, the environment and quality is an integral part of our
business |
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Occupational health and safety, environmental
protection and quality is the responsibility of everyone |
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We will demonstrate management commitment,
leadership and competence in proactive accident prevention,
environmental protection, prevention of pollution and continual
improvement |
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We will strive towards eliminating harm to
employees and the environment |
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We will provide quality products and service
that meets our customers expectations |
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We believe in communicating our occupational
health and safety, environmental and quality performance |
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To establish and maintain management systems
to the requirements of Occupational Health and Safety (NZS 4801),
Environment (ISO 14001) and Quality (ISO 9001 - inclusive of
year 2000 compliance) |
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To measure, evaluate and review performance
through Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) |
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To develop, implement and review objectives
and targets to ensure continual improvement of our occupational
health and safety, environmental including the prevention of
pollution, and quality performance |
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To provide training to employees/contractors
of occupational health and safety, environmental and quality
responsibilities and the importance of their individual contributions
to our management systems |
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To provide appropriate resources to enable
maintenance and continuous improvement of the occupational health
and safety, environmental and quality management systems |
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To monitor and minimise the impact of existing
operations to reduce harm to employees and the enviroment |
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To consistently design and install new plant,
equipment and processes which will minimise hazards and impact
to the environment |
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To comply with all legal and statutory requirements,
resource consents and approvals |
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To use raw materials efficiently. manage
waste materials effectively, economically recycle materials
and by-products where possible and to conserve all resources |
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To design and manufacture products to customers
specified requirements |
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To involve all staff in product and improvement
initiatives |
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To provide information to all interested
parties on our occupational health and safety, environmental
and quality performance |
MCK Metals Pacific recognises that providing a healthy and safe workplace,
protection of the environment and quality products and services
is imperative to its overall business goals and, in recognising
our position in the local community, we will strive towards
eliminating harm from our workplace and to our environment
Pramod Khatri
General Manager, MCK Metals Pacific |
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The baghouse was commissioned in 1993 to attain compliance with
Taranaki Regional Council Air Emission requirements. This equipment
is designed to clean smoke and gas emissions from all furnace
re-melting operations. In April 1998 the Company gained an environmental
award from the TRC in recognition for the implementation of
its airborne emission control systems |
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July 2000 MCK Metals achieved certification to the internationally
recognized Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001. In essence
the ISO 14001 standard requires MCK Metals to operate in a manner
that eliminates, or minimizes, harm to the environment, and requires
continual improvement of our environmental performance.
MCK Metals has demonstrated the successful achievement of the requirements
of ISO 14001 which assures our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders,
government agencies, and the public that we have an appropriate and
effective environmental management system in place.
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The ion exchange plant is designed to remove nickel that accumulates
in rinsewater from the sealing stage of the aluminium anodising
process. Once removed, the rinsewater is in compliance with
trade waste bylaws for discharge to sewer. |
Projects to minimise noise emissions benefit both the immediate working
environment of people and the surrounding community. MCK Metals are
proactively focussed on projects to reduce boundary noise levels.
These projects included replacement of air compressors, noise mitigating
curtains in the Aluminium Re-melt facility, as part of the overall
noise control plan.
Results indicate that all identified mitigation projects have significantly
decreased noise emissions from MCK Metals, which have been confirmed
by an independent acoustic consultant.
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The Aluminium dross press was installed and commissioned in
1998. Good, useable molten Aluminium becomes entrapped within
dross (or melting ash). A large press is used to squeeze molten
Aluminium out of the dross, which is then recycled back into
the re-melting operation. |
The future holds many new exciting projects that will improve the
environmental performance of MCK Metals. The Company is regularly
audited to ensure compliance to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management
System Standard, which demonstrates to all members of the community
that MCK Metals is committed to eliminating harm to the environment.
Management of stormwater runoff is essential to ensure that discharge
consent conditions to local water ways are complied with. There are
a number of initiatives that MCK Metals have incorporated in the management
programme.
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Many areas of the site are now planted in
ground cover plants, whilst open stormwater drainage contain
wet-land plantings to ensure sedimentation is trapped before
the catchment discharges off site. These sites are regularly
monitored as part of the stormwater management programme. |
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Well established ground cover foliage with
open drainage containing wet-land plants. This type of control
ensures migration of sediment is kept to a minimum during a
rainfall event. |
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Traffic areas have received cover in the
form of sealing, concreting & curbing. This eliminates ground
disturbance and potential sediment release to waterways. The
image also displays an in-ground oil trap within the stormwater
system, and a well head for ground water analysis. |
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