Certifications and Management Standards

In its application of the first principle of the Policy for Health, Safety at work, Environment and Social Responsibility, Pirelli is very active in the field of Management Systems that it uses to improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of its processes and further reduce their impact on employee health, work safety conditions and the external environment.

Quality: ISO 9001-ISO/TS 16949-ISO/IEC 17025

Environment: ISO 14001

Occupational Health and Safety: OHSAS 18001

Social Responsibility: SA8000®

In 2001, this management system approach was extended to Safety Management with the gradual implementation of international standard OHSAS 18001 at Group sites. The Safety Management System implemented at the Group's production units has been developed on the basis of centrally drafted common procedures and guidelines. This has enabled the use of a "common language" within the Group, in terms of the key elements of occupational safety management and a uniform shared mode of operations.

Following implementation of the system at the new plant in Yanzhou, China, 21 of the 24 operating units were certified under this standard. In 2009 implementation of the system at the Slatina Tyres and Milano Bicocca (which includes the research, development and testing activities carried out at it in addition to CMP and Next Mirs) sites was planned.

In addiction Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the Group company specialised in products for broadband access,  is implementing an Integrated Safety and Environment Management System (ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001), which is scheduled for the certification audit in 2009.

More information on OHSAS 18001 Standard

European Regulation no. 1907/2006 (REACh)
In certification of the compliance of chemical products pursuant to European regulations to protect worker health and the environment, the Group has recently implemented all measures necessary to comply with the requirements of REACh (Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals).
Pursuant to these requirements, Pirelli does not produce or does not directly import chemical substances from non-EU countries, constantly controls the chemical substance registration processes implemented by its suppliers, verifies their certification and requests continual updates in accordance as necessary to carry on its business.
More information on REACh Regulation