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Quality and Sustainability: com- The ABB SACE testing laboratory,
pany efficiency and integrated accredited by ACCREDIA in compli-

management systems. Quality, ance with ISO/IEC 17025 Standard,
Sustainability and Customer Satis- provides both ABB and external
faction have always been ABB customers with a qualified service
SACE’s major commitment. for performing certification tests

on devices and electric equipment
The involvement of all company departments and
organization of processes have led the company to of low and medium voltage in ac-
develop, implement and certify management sys- cordance with the relevant prod-
tems in compliance with international Standards:
• ISO 9001 for quality management uct Standards.
• IRIS for the quality of supplies in the railway sec-
tor (International Railway Industry Standards) Thanks to the implementation of systems and
• ISO 14001 for environmental management their integration (Integrated Management Sys-
• OHSAS 18001 for the management of the health tem), ABB SACE, with a view to continuous im-
and safety of employees in the workplace provement, has implemented processes with a
• SA 8000 for the management of social respon- focus on:
sibility. • quality, preventing defects and faults along the
entire supply chain
• environment, reviewing production processes
in terms of ecology and waste reduction, ratio-
nalizing the consumption of raw materials and
energy, preventing pollution, containing noise
emissions and reducing the quantity of rejects
in the production processes
• health and safety of employees, offering a
healthy and safe workplace in all of the various
stages of work with a “zero accident objective”
• social responsibility, guaranteeing the respect of
human rights and the absence of any discrimina-
tion throughout the supply chain, and offering a
favourable and transparent working atmosphere.

A further commitment aimed at safeguarding the
environment has been achieved by assessing
products’ life cycles (LCA, Life Cycle Assessment):
this includes the assessment and improvement of
the environmental performance of products from
the engineering stage throughout their entire life
cycle.

The materials, processes and packaging used are
chosen with a view to optimising the actual envi-
ronmental impact of each product, including its
energy efficiency and recyclability.