Management Policy

Our quality management system

• The quality management system meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. The focus of quality management is customer satisfaction.
• The environmental management system meets the requirements of ISO 14001:2015. Its objective is to protect the environment and conserve resources.
• The occupational health and safety management system meets the requirements of ISO 45001:2018. Its aim is to protect the safety and health of our employees.

Products and services

Our products and services embody reliability and innovation. Product development is carried out in cooperation with the customer. No exclusions are defined with regard to products and services.

Quality

Quality is reflected in the conformity of our products, the competence of our services, our adherence to deadlines and the flexibility with which we fulfil our customers’ wishes. We implement all relevant requirements as specified.

Customers

Through competent customer advice, our company supports customers in planning new products, designing manufacturing processes and realising production facilities.

Employees

Every employee is responsible for the results of their work in the following areas:

• Quality
• Safety and health protection
• Environmental protection

The high level of motivation and qualification of our employees creates the basis for

• quality-conscious
• health-compliant
• environmentally conscious

work. The management promotes training and further education.

Safety and health (S&H)

We identify risks at an early stage and thereby prevent accidents. For this reason, occupational safety objectives are continuously defined, implemented and verified. As a result, our S&H performance is constantly improving.

Accident and incident management

Our accident and incident management is based above all on the principle of prevention. In addition to the safety and health regulations for our employees mentioned above, this includes, in particular, protection against fire, accidents and toxic substances.

Emergency preparedness

On the one hand, we achieve protection through preventive measures. These include clear work instructions and accident prevention regulations, which are supported by various technical facilities. On the other hand, we achieve this protection through the annual occupational safety briefing, which is mandatory for all employees.

Accident reporting

Should an occupational accident or other incident nevertheless occur, it must be reported immediately to the line manager or the management and documented. The accident report must include the course of the accident, its consequences, its cause and the measures planned to prevent similar accidents in future. These measures should be implemented as quickly as possible.

Fire protection

Conduct in the event of fire is also covered in the safety briefing. In addition, trained fire safety assistants have been appointed to support our employees with any questions. All our facilities and installations are designed to keep the risk of fire as low as possible. Fire safety training and fire drills are also carried out. All fire-protection-related equipment is regularly maintained and inspected.

Continuous improvement

Through our management system, we strive to avoid errors. It serves as a tool for the continuous improvement of our workflows and processes, for reducing risks and for identifying opportunities.

External providers

We only work with external providers who operate according to equivalent standards with regard to quality and safety as well as health and environmental protection.

Environment

As part of society, we are committed to protecting our environment. We strive to keep our environmental impact as low as possible through the appropriate use of resources, energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energies, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmentally friendly processes and the professional disposal of waste. It is our goal to continuously improve our environmental performance.

Legislation

We aim to comply with all relevant legal requirements. Compliance is continuously reviewed and verified.

Supplier requirements

Our suppliers play an essential role in our CSR commitment. We expect our suppliers to ensure:

• Compliance with our CSR policy: understanding of and compliance with our CSR and sustainability requirements.
• Transparency: disclosure of information about their CSR practices and performance.
• Cooperation: active cooperation to improve environmental and social standards.
• Monitoring and assessment: participation in regular audits and assessments to ensure compliance with our requirements.

Binding nature of the standards

• First-tier suppliers: Our first-tier suppliers are obliged to comply with the standards set out in this CSR policy and to pass them on to their sub-suppliers. This includes: integrating the CSR standards into their own corporate guidelines; obliging their sub-suppliers to comply with these standards

Obligation to introduce standards

• Our first-tier suppliers must ensure that they, too, introduce a corresponding CSR policy with their own first-tier suppliers. This includes: developing and implementing their own CSR policies; monitoring compliance with these standards by their sub-suppliers

Monitoring

• We are in regular contact to check compliance with the CSR standards. This includes: reviewing documentation and reports

Version	5	Status	approved	Person	Aschmann, Jan Hendrik
Created	System	Date	20.06.2024	Scope	KR