William Tracey Depot Gain OHSAS 18001& PAS 99
November 2008
William Tracey Paisley depot received the BS OHSAS 18001Certificate for Occupational Health and Safety Management. The OHSAS promotes a safe and healthy working environment through the provision of a framework which will allow William Tracey Paisley to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance.
BS OHSAS 18001 & BS PAS 99 Certificate Presentation 2/4/09: Anne Dolan, Team Manger- UK North, BSI Group and Michael Tracey, Managing Director, The William Tracey Group
The Paisley Depot, which houses the Companies Special and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility, was also awarded PAS 99 certification, declaring the sites capacity to merge the quality system, Environmental system and Health & Safety system into one combined procedure. Through the streamlining of these systems, The William Tracey Group aim to build upon their high standard of customer service as well as supporting ongoing improvements to their employees working environment.
The William Tracey Group have always considered the Health & Safety of their customers and employees as a fundamental contributor to the success of their business and are very proud to be one of the few Companies to have gained the 18001 Accreditation.
- 80% of hazardous waste received at our main Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility is recycled or recovered.
- We were the first company in Scotland to achieve PAS 100 accreditation for compost material.
- 40% of staff employed in the management of hazardous waste are qualified, industrial chemists.
- Our laboratory processes on average 600 samples of hazardous waste per month.