Pharmaceutical companies in Palestine get ISO 14001 environment management certificate

In today's competitive market, it became customary to interested companies in improving the quality of their products and services, but not much to see companies that care passionately about the environment. The general phenomenon is not valid in case the Palestinian pharmaceutical companies, where these companies showed unprecedented interest in the quality of the environment that led to receive the ISO 14001. Since the ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems EMS.

A major key to the outstanding performance of our company is focusing on improving the visibility towards the environment and social responsibility. "as he explained the ceo of a pharmaceutical company in Palestine. Toward this vision, local pharmaceutical companies invested more than 2.5 million shekels (0.5 million u.s. dollars) in setting up the infrastructure, equipment and human resources development to suit the new requirements specification coming to Palestine and the region as a whole. Technical consultation and support of elite management consulting company, pharmaceutical companies got the ISO 14000: Jerusalem, Palestine Birzeit, Pharmacare, chemical plant, and gamma, the project lasted 18 months where I realized through the fact that interest in human health, air, water and Earth. As in ISO 9001 quality management systems specifications, these companies previously implemented, ISO 14001 was designed off of quality, quality of the environment. It's not expensive at all as everyone thinks, but it has many benefits for the institutions themselves and their environment; they show management commitment to international standards and the domestic laws, and work to improve environmental conditions within the enterprise staff, and help reduce operating expenses by reducing errors, and reduce the waste of raw materials and energy costs. ISO 14001 is also working to improve maintenance programs, staff training and awareness to the needs of society. Simply put, the ISO 9001 system integration with ISO 14001 represents real administrative capacity for continuity and evolution.

In this project an IDMC consultants provided their efforts through various stages began to identify the environmental aspects of all operations, and then review all operational processes. The second phase was the establishment of standard goals for environmental performance, while the third phase was the preparation of procedures for monitoring and measuring environmental performance. Finally, the implementation of the programme of environmental awareness. In line with these efforts has been training human resources, involving the community and Government departments, preparation of infrastructure facilities and equipment.

Finally, it is important to mention that in addition to the multiple benefits of ISO 14001 system, this system is now a legal requirement to trade and export as evidenced by some international agencies steps such as the European Union.