Gold Standard - Steel Construction Sustainability Charter
30-May-06
Billington Structures were recently successfully audited under the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter and achieved Gold Standard.
This standard was achieved by demonstrating that the following management systems are in place:
- A published sustainability policy
- Monitoring of progress towards sustainability using specific management targets
- A programme of involvement with the local community on social issues and with the steel construction community generally
- An accredited Health & Safety Management System to OHSAS 18001
- Investors in People accreditation or a structured programme for personnel training, development and communication
- A published equal opportunities policy
- A published ethical trading policy
- An accredited Environmental Management System to BS EN ISO 14001
- Use of environmental impact assessment for process improvement
- A policy to manage energy and vehicle fuel usage in the business
- A policy to question whether suppliers have published sustainability policies
- An accredited Quality Management System to BS EN ISO 9001
