Sanland's ISO 9001, 14000 and 18000 Certifications: What They Mean for Customers
Sanland operates under three internationally recognized ISO management system certifications—ISO 9001 mining equipment, ISO 14001 for Environment (EMS), and OHASMS (OSHMS) or ISO 18001 for Occupational Health and Safety—and engineers its equipment to conform to Canadian mining equipment standards. For mining operators who are assessing equipment suppliers such as Sanland, these certifications represent more tangible advantages than mere formalities—each of them points to reliability of the product, risk associated with the project, and overall expense, etc.
What ISO Certifications Actually mean?
Certification Bodies accreditors of ISO certification conduct the on-site audit of the manufacturer's management systems and then issue the certificates. This confirms to the world that the manufacturing company has established and is carrying out a management system which is fully documented, systematically improved upon, and meets all the relevant requirements of the international Standard.
It is no longer a certificate which just tells you the state of a certified organization at any one point in time. On the contrary, the certified organizations generally undergo the periodic checkup of compliance, that they called as surveillance audit, roughly every 6-12 month, in addition which there will also be re-certification every three years. To keep holding its certification, the manufacturer is expected to prove that its production has been continuously getting better, and that all nonconformities are being well documented and dealt with, and that it is carrying out its operations as per the published management system of the certification body.
ISO 9001—Quality Management
ISO 9001 is one of the biggest ISO standards that has been adopted by the majority of the businesses. This standard is quality management system which can be implemented even if an organization operates in any industry and at different sizes.
Some essential requirements are listed below:
Quality policy and quality objectives must be properly documented.
Manufacturing must be carried out in a process-oriented fashion – each and every step is documented, controlled, and measured.
Customer focus is one of the requirements; handling of customer requirements must be explicit, measuring of customer satisfaction, and resolution of complaints.
Continual improvement needs to be based against a defined set of metrics.
Risk-based thinking is an activity for a manufacturer to get to know quality issues from an early time
Internal audit and management review - regular self-assessment including corrective action, if necessary, are performed.
ISO 14000—Environmental Management
ISO 14000 (especially the ISO 14001 part of it) sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. Having the ISO 14000 certification means an organization is able to recognize its environmental aspects (such as emissions to air, water use, waste, energy consumption etc.) , setting the environment improvement objectives and targets, being in compliance with relevant environmental regulations, and running an environmental management system for continuous improvement.
Mining-equipment buyers are directly affected by ISO 14001 certification of mining-equipment makers. First it provides direct link to end-users of mining that they have committed themselves for ESG and they prefer suppliers who demonstrate through documented environment management that they are in the same boat. Second, it is an indicator that manufacturing operations have discipline in process control, as operations that are able to document and manage their environmental impacts are likely also operations that have control and documentation of other operational aspects.
ISO 18000 / ISO 45001—Occupational Health & Safety
ISO 18000 (as well as its more recently released, and more comprehensive, successor standards, ISO 14001/ISO 45001/ISO 26000), are the occupational safety&health management system requirements. Having ISO 14000 certification means the organization has developed procedures for the identification and evaluation of hazards and risk, implementation of control measures, and worker consultation for safety, and for continuously improving OH&S performance.
For quality mining equipment supplier buyers, OH&S certificates given to a manufacturer are important in the context that the mining is itself a high-hazard industry with extremely specific safety requirements. A manufacturer with an established OH&S management framework is much more likely to design ISO certified crusher manufacturer with suitable guarding, isolation, operator protection, etc., and the safety culture at the factory will probably translate, also, to producing defect-free equipment with finished surfaces as needed.
Compliance with the Canadian Mining Equipment Standards
In addition to the ISO certifications, Sanland openly refers to compliance with the Canadian mining equipment standards. Such a precise and specific statement on equipment compliance has its importance: the mining inspectors from different provinces of Canada—most notably from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia—enforce very high standards regarding equipment safety, and electrical certification, guarding and mine-eligible documentation.
Cheap equipment may be made without taking into consideration these standards and thus it may need expensive upgrades to match the standards during installation. Sanland produces mining equipment that has already been built in compliance with the Canadian equipment standards thus saving. retrofitting work. This also minimizes the exposure to equipment risks by establishing the standard equipment level to which most mining areas of Canada have referred. Therefore, this compliance base also allows shorter commissioning timelines as it reduces project risk to such an extent.
What Customers Should Check
To make sure that a manufacturer's ISO certification claim is accurate when placing a major equipment order, customers can carry out verification in the following areas:
Verify the certification status by requesting the latest copies of the certification documents, and check that the dates are still valid.
Confirming the certifying body is accredited - check whether the certifying body has, for instance, the accreditations from ANAB, UKAS, JAS-ANZ, or a similar internationally-accredited organization.
Scope of certification - check that the manufacturer's certification does indeed apply to the product type and facility you're buying from.
Recently done audit checks—for large orders it would be fair to want a summary of the last audit results
Sales personnel at Sanland can provide a copy of certification materials to anyone who needs them upon request.
Contact Sanland for Your Mining Project
To request copies of current Sanland certifications, to discuss equipment selection for your project, or to arrange a technical or audit visit to our Shenyang or Kaiyuan manufacturing facilities:
Email: sales@sanland.com
China HQ: +86-24-2583-0521 ext. 8121 (Shenyang)
North America: +1-705-988-5866 (Sanland Canada, Val Caron, ON)
