Sims Recycling Solutions’ Dallas Facility Achieves OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 Certifications
Dallas, Texas – Sims Recycling Solutions, the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, is pleased to announce that their facility in Dallas, Texas, has earned the OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications. The dedicated staff of the facility’s safety, health and environmental department put much hard work, training, management and employee commitment into ensuring the Dallas facility would operate up to these standards and attain these certifications.
OHSAS 18001 is an international occupational health and safety management system standard that enables an organization to manage and control its health and safety risks and improve its performance. OHSAS 18001 certification is the result of an audited verification of the organization’s management system to achieve those goals. ISO 14001 is an international environmental standard designed to help organizations establish, implement, maintain and improve its environmental management system and performance.
“These two certifications represent our commitment to provide electronics reuse and recycling services that adhere to the highest standards in health, safety, and environmental protection; standards that continue to be the core elements of the Sims Recycling Solutions culture,” stated Steve Skurnac, President, Sims Recycling Solutions. “We take great pride in our safe work culture and in our continuous improvement of and excellence in recycling.”
For an overview of the certificates and standards maintained at all Sims Recycling Solutions’ North American facilities, please visit http://us.simsrecycling.com/About-Us/Certificates-and-Standards
Sims Recycling Solutions
Sims Recycling Solutions (us.simsrecycling.com) is the global leader in electronics reuse and recycling, offering customers in every business sector comprehensive recycling services out of our 53 owned and operated sites across the globe.
Sims Recycling Solutions – owned by Sims Metal Management, a publicly traded company – has the global reach, expertise and infrastructure necessary to guarantee our customers that their data is secure, their electronic equipment is processed in an environmentally responsible manner, their reputation is protected and their compliance risks are eliminated.
In America, Sims Recycling Solutions operates 16 sites in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and British Columbia.
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