The company has passed a HSE management system audit and renewed its compliance Certificate.
Specialist inspection and certification auditors, Bureau Veritas, assessed Nornickel’s HSE management system with strong praise while declaring the system fully complies with ISO 45001:2018 requirements. That standard mandates management practices and solutions to eliminate or minimize the risk of workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
The outcome came after auditors inspected production sites of the Polar Branch, Murmansk and Polar Transport Branches, as well as Nornickel headquarters.
The outcome came after auditors inspected production sites of the Polar Branch, Murmansk and Polar Transport Branches, as well as Nornickel headquarters.
STANISLAV SELEZNEV,
Nornickel Vice President for HSE
“Despite the geopolitical challenges, Nornickel will continue to proactively improve working conditions, preventing injuries, and improving the existing HSE system, and then to implementing advanced methods and best practices in occupational health and safety.”
Among Nornickel’s strengths, the auditors noted its HSE Strategy Until 2025, which the company has been successfully implementing, reducing the number of fatal accidents by more than seventy percent since 2019. Nornickel applies a risk-based approach and appropriate tools, implements information technologies, builds strong contractor relationships, and constantly improves its HSE systems.
EVGENY SHIPILOV,
Director for Certification, Bureau Veritas, Russia
“We have been working with Nornickel since 2015. Our experts have confirmed Nornickel’s current HSE system demonstrates a high level of maturity and sustainability. I would also like to note the company management’s active role in promoting, and leading from the front when it comes to workplace safety.”
December, 2023
