Italy's RINA Services has awarded its first
ISO 30000:2009 certificate and HKC statement of compliance (SoC) in Alang,
India to the ship recycling facility Shubh Arya Steel.
RINA Services provides verification,
certification, conformity assessment, marine classification, environmental
enhancement, product testing, site and vendor supervision, training, and
engineering consultancy across several industries and services.
Shubh Arya Steel, which is a ship recycling
yard in Alang, has invested in its infrastructure in order to meet the
requirements of the International Marine Organization's (IMO) Hong Kong
convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships.
The company also employed a management system
to meet the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 14001: 2004, OHSAS 18001: 2007,
and ISO 30000:2009 standards, and to receive a Hong Kong convention (HKC)
Statement of Compliance (SoC).
Shubh Arya Steel managing director Rajesh
Arya said: "We would like to thank RINA for their valuable role on this
extensive journey to achieve the coveted HKC Statement of Compliance and ISO
30000:2009 certification for our shipyard. We are proud to have made
significant investments to make this happen."
RINA Services noted that the shipyard owners
have started to make investments to improve their yard's infrastructure to meet
the requirements of IMO's HKC.
Developed by the member states of the IMO in
May, 2009, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and
Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC) is an agreement for global
improvements to the environmentally sound recycling of ships, and for working
conditions in demolition yards and for demolition companies.
RINA Services has already been contracted for
HKC compliance from various other ship recycling yards, including Sarvag
Shipping Services, Navyug Alloys, Alang Auto, P Rajesh Ship Breaking, Ghasiram
Gokalchand Ship Breaking, Ashwin, Lakashmi Steel Rolling Mills (Unit II),
Sachdeva Steel Products, and Atam Manohar Ship Breakers.
Leela Ship Recycling, which is a HKC
compliant shipyard, has also contracted RINA Services for social accountability
certification.
Currently, RINA Services employs over 3,000
people and has 163 offices in 60 countries throughout the globe.
Source: ship-technology. 14 June 2016
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