Quality assurance

Having a quality management system implies that one has created a structure for how to work with quality issues. Furthermore, there are solid business practices and routines documented in a quality manual. Customers naturally demand products with characteristics that meet their needs and expectations. When working with a quality management system these needs and expectations are expressed in the product specifications.

The customers' requirements can be specified either by the customer or by the NDE Offshore. In both cases, it is ultimately the customer who decides whether the product is acceptable or not. NDE Offshore improves and refines its products and services in response to changes in customer needs and expectations and technological advances.

For more information about ISO 9001, please go to: http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

The environmental management system is a tool utilized to carry out effective environmental work. It is based on a process which includes environmental policy, planning, implementation and monitoring as well as measures for continuous improvement. The environmental management system is based on the environmental impact the activities can cause. The identification of this impact provides a basis for the establishment of environmental objectives and an action plan to achieve goals that are consistent with a comprehensive environmental policy.

A key component of the environmental management system is to identify and monitor the handling of the legal and other requirements to which the company subscribes. The environmental management system contributes to distinct accountability, which leads to increased awareness and clarifies the requirements relating to staff competence. In conjunction with this, documentation and performance management procedures are established, as well as contingency to deal with any emergency situations.

For more information about ISO 14001, please go to: http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

OHSAS 18000 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification. It comprises two parts, 18001 and 18002 and embraces a number of other publications.

OHSAS 18001 is intended to help organizations to 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. The management team is responsible for the evaluation of work environment issues for instance by the implementation of internal audits and other management tools.

For more information about OHSAS 18001, please go to:
http://www.ohsas-18001-occupational-health-and-safety.com/

IMCA, International Marine Contractors Association is an association of companies working in offshore, underwater work and marine assignments. Within the diving area, this entails staffing issues, training requirements and the requirements stipulated for diving equipment.

As one of 75 companies in the world, and 15 in Europe, NDE Offshore is alone in Sweden in being approved by the IMCA as a regional diving company.

For more information about IMCA, please go to: http://www.imca-int.com/

The International Association of Oil & Gas producers (OGP) is a unique global forum in which members identify and share best practices to achieve improvements in every aspect of health, safety, the environment, security, social responsibility, engineering and operations.

The Association was formed in 1974 to develop effective communications between the upstream industry and an increasingly complex network of international regulators. Originally called the E&P Forum, in 1999 the name International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) was adopted.

NDE Offshore follows the recommendations of OGP and especially the report 411 “Diving Recommended Practice” as well as all other relevant recommendations.

NDE Offshore has for several years now been certified as a diving company by various classification societies. Certification by classification societies implies for NDE Offshore the right to implement IWS; In Water Surveys, which are the inspection of a vessel either for the extension of docking periods or after running aground. Camcorder recording is used in all the surveys and this allows a representative from the classification society to simultaneously monitor the implementation.

The classification societies the NDE Offshore is certified by 2013 11 30 are:
- Germanischer Lloyd; http://www.gl-group.com/en

Achilles works with the identification, qualification, evaluation and monitoring of suppliers on behalf of the purchasing organisations worldwide.

Achilles Joint Qualification Scheme is a means by which suppliers can qualify for delivery to the operating companies and main contractors. The qualification scheme is based on the establishment of the EU's internal market and the EES agreement. Procurement activities within oil and gas companies with mining permits on the Danish and Norwegian continental shelf are governed by legislation and regulations. Within the construction building sector Achilles carries out supplier assessments, either based on written evidence and/or on-site audits. The information is then made available to selected users.

The services are primarily targeted at business-critical contracts focusing on safety, health, the environment and quality management systems and they allow the supplier to present the results of an entire industry in a single audit.

For more information on Achilles, please go to:http://www.achilles.com/en/Sweden/