The Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety Policies of ARCHIMEDES S.A. are implemented throughout Processes and Procedures per process of the System that the Company has developed and applies.
All policies are considered binding for the Management and are adjusted whenever deemed appropriate. For the implementation of the Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety Policies of ARCHIMEDES S.A., the full co-operation
of all employees is considered crucial.
POLICIES
HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY
The company’s Management has developed its Health and Safety Policy with a focus on ensuring the health and safety of its employees and undertaking any corrective and preventive actions that may be required.
Through the Health and Safety Policy, the company commits to:
• Fully complying with legislation and Health and Safety regulations for employees.
• Providing all necessary resources to reduce workplace risks and prevent occupational accidents and diseases.
• Implementing, monitoring, and reviewing the Health and Safety system and its procedures in their entirety.
• Taking all necessary measures to address climate change.
• Ensuring the full implementation of the Health and Safety system, with participation from all company personnel and across all company activities.
• Adjusting and continuously maintaining the Health and Safety system in the event of changes in internal structure, activities, or facility equipment.
• Keeping records and analyzing the Health and Safety plan with the aim of setting targets for continuous improvement.
• Maintaining ongoing consultation and communication with personnel on Health and Safety matters.
• Providing the necessary resources for the training and education of personnel in Health and Safety topics.
• Communicating the company’s Health and Safety rules to all interested parties.
The tool through which the company implements, monitors, and revises its Health and Safety Policy—whenever necessary—is the Health and Safety System it has developed and applies.
The validity and recognition of the Health and Safety System is achieved through its certification by an Independent Certification Body in accordance with the international standard ISO 45001:2018.
To implement the Health and Safety Policy, the company considers the active participation of employees essential in maintaining, developing, and documenting all procedures provided by the Health and Safety System. All employees contribute to the effective implementation and ongoing improvement of the Health and Safety System.
QUALITY POLICY
The company’s Management has developed its Quality Policy with the aim of designing and delivering high-level projects using effective methods to fulfill its commitments to clients, ensuring it remains consistently competitive.
“ARCHIMEDES A.T.E.”, through its Quality Policy, is committed to:
• Designing, studying, and constructing projects that meet high specifications.
• Delivering projects on time and fully meeting client requirements.
• Taking the necessary measures to comply with legal requirements related to the company’s operations.
• Developing relationships of mutual trust and cooperation with clients, partners, and suppliers.
• Taking all necessary measures to address climate change.
• Allocating all necessary resources to safeguard the integrity of customer-owned products.
• Addressing all matters of confidentiality regarding the intellectual or commercial property of its clients.
• Continuously monitoring developments in its sector.
• Effectively addressing and meeting employee training, education, and specialization needs.
• Providing the necessary resources to maintain and improve the effectiveness of the company’s Quality System.
• Enabling the collection and review of operational and performance data to define Quality objectives.
• Meeting all expectations of interested parties.
The tool through which the company implements, monitors, and updates its Quality Policy—whenever necessary—is the Quality System it has developed and applies.
The validity and recognition of the Quality System is ensured through its certification by an Independent Certification Body according to the international standard ISO 9001:2015.
To implement the Quality Policy, “ARCHIMEDES A.T.E.” considers the active participation of employees essential in maintaining, developing, and documenting all procedures defined by the Quality System. All company employees contribute to the effective application and continuous improvement of the Quality System.
The Quality Policy is communicated to all personnel.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The company’s Management has developed its Environmental Policy with a focus on the safe management of environmental issues and the implementation of any necessary preventive actions.
The Management of “ARCHIMEDES A.T.E.”, through its Environmental Policy, is committed to the following:
• The protection of the environment
• Compliance with all legal provisions related to the company’s operations
• The conservation of natural resources in every project undertaken by the company
• The conservation of natural resources in the company’s daily operations
• Compliance with all legal provisions concerning environmental protection
• Taking all necessary measures to address climate change
• Compliance with all legal provisions regarding the safety of the company’s employees
• The continuous and effective fulfillment of staff training needs on environmental policy matters
• Ongoing communication with suppliers and clients, and informing them about the company’s environmental protection measures
• Staying continuously informed on environmental policy issues
• Taking all necessary preventive measures to protect the environment
• Allocating all necessary resources to maintain its environmental policy
• Collecting environmental policy performance results in order to set goals for the continuous improvement of environmental management
To achieve these objectives, the Company’s Management is committed to consistently providing all necessary resources for the implementation of its Environmental Policy. Furthermore, it is committed to its continuous environmental improvement.
The Environmental Policy is communicated to all staff, subcontractors/partners, the company’s suppliers, and especially to its clients.
In May 2021 ARCHIMEDES SA intends to update the ISO certification held for Health & Safety issues, namely EN ISO 45001:2018 will take the place of the OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditation for Health & Safety, also awarded in May 2016.
The validity and recognition of the Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety System of ARCHIMEDES S.A. is achieved through its certification by an Independent Certification Agency, namely TUV Austria, in accordance with EN ISO 9001:2015, EN ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007.
ARCHIMEDES S.A. has operated within the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) since May 2016. In August 2018 the company updated two of the ISO Certifications to match the construction market’s expectations and requirements.
Therefore, the Company now operates under EN ISO 9001:2015 for all Quality Management System issues, which replaced the EN ISO 9001:2008 certification held from May 2016 to August 2018.
The Company’s Environmental Management System is now in accordance with EN ISO 14001:2015, which replaced the EN ISO 14001:2004 certification held from May 2016 to August 2018.