Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, announced today that it has received official letters of registration and certification from independent auditor QMI-SAI Global that ERI’s California locations are now certified as OHSAS 18001 facilities.
The OHSAS 18001 certification is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Standard for health and safety management systems. It is intended to help organizations control occupational health and safety risks. It was developed in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.
ERI’s Fresno facilities are also ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified. The ISO 14001 certification addresses environmental management. Receiving approval in this area indicates that ERI has successfully met or exceeded international standards in the areas of minimizing harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and has achieved evidence of continual improvement of its environmental performance. The ISO 9001 certification addresses quality management and certifies that ERI has fulfilled global standards for customers quality requirements, as well as regulatory requirements.
“It is an honor and of great importance to us at ERI that our Fresno headquarters facility and flagship locations has been recognized as OHSAS certified,” said John Shegerian, ERI’s Chairman and CEO. “We are a green organization to the core and have consistently strived, since we started ERI here in Fresno, to find new ways to reduce our emissions while providing the safest possible work environment for the employees we hire — so being OHSAS and ISO certified in three such important categories is particularly meaningful to us. It is also proof and assurance to our customers that we safely operate our facility in an environmentally sustainable manner. We will exhibit our letters of certification at our Fresno operations with great pride.”