Leading Poole-based custom rubber moulding specialist, DP Seals, is one of the first rubber companies in the UK to add ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 approvals to its ISO 9001:2000 accreditation. These approvals comprise the cornerstones of the company¹s integrated quality, environmental and health and safety policy procedure. DP Seals has always striven to be clean and green; for example, to supplement factory heating during the winter months, the company installed equipment on its presses to recover heat from the scrubbed fume extractors. Considering the nature of the raw materials the company uses in its manufacturing processes, achieving ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management approval at the first attempt reinforces this commitment.
As part of its manufacturing processes, DP Seals¹ custom-built presses generate high pressures and temperatures, creating potential health and safety issues. However, the attention to machinery guards, computerised fail-safe machine interlocks and extensive staff training underpinning DP Seals¹ enviable safety record has enabled the company to gain OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Policy Approval also at its first attempt. Gaining approval for our integrated quality, environmental management and health and safety policy is due to total commitment across the entire company,² notes Andrew Piper, Technical Director. ³This team effort puts us ahead of our competition and ensures our customers can use DP Seals in complete confidence².