Five Federal-Mogul facilities recommended for ISO 14001 certification
"Federal-Mogul is moving rapidly to implement environmental management systems that meet the global ISO 14001 standard, and at the same time, is taking the innovative step of applying the same management system to occupational health and safety," said Roger Strelow, director, Corporate Environment, Health and Safety. "Avilla, Frankfort, Prospecton, Schofield and Van Wert are the second group of Federal-Mogul facilities to achieve dual certification in both environmental and occupational health and safety management. Federal-Mogul is leading the way for the automotive industry with its unique commitment to having an integrated, certified environmental, health and safety management system."
Certification for ISO 14001 can only be gained by companies that have demonstrated the determination and management practices needed to prevent pollution.
The ISO 14001 standard requires each operating facility to:
- Comply fully with applicable laws and continually improve performance.
- Identify its major environmental impacts and set objectives and targets for minimizing those impacts.
- Use standard operating procedures, rooted in best practices, to meet the plant's goals.
- Set performance measures and regularly audit performance.
- Train employees to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities for maintaining ISO 14001 standards.
Federal-Mogul's lighting manufacturing facility in Avilla; Ring and Liner Products facility in Schofield; and the Sealing Products facilities in Frankfort and Van Wert, are each QS-9000 and ISO 9001 certified. Each facility has identified recycling projects to achieve savings in energy and water usage, and to reduce the risk of pollution from any of their activities.
The 33 Federal-Mogul plants recommended for or certified to ISO 14001 include: the Powertrain Product plants in Schofield, Manitowoc and Germantown, Wisconsin; Lake City, Minnesota; Bradford, Bridgwater and Elstead, England; Burscheid, Dresden, Friedberg, Nuremberg and Wiesbaden, Germany; Roodepoort and Pinetown, South Africa; St. Jean de la Ruelle, France, and Anqing, China; the Ignition Products plants in Naas, Ireland, and Aubange, Belgium; the Sintered Products plants in Coventry, England, and Waupun, Wisconsin; the Lighting Products plants in Sparta, Tennessee, Avilla and Michigan City, Indiana; the Friction Products plants in Chapel-en-le-Frith, England, Prospecton, South Africa, and Orangeburg, South Carolina; the Sealing Products plants in Frankfort, Indiana, Skokie, Illinois, Van Wert, Ohio, Rochdale and Slough, England; and the aftermarket distribution facilities in Bradford, England, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is an automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, farm and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1899. Visit the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com for more information. Federal-Mogul's press releases are available by fax through Company News On-Call, call 800-758-5804, ext. 306225.
Source: Federal-Mogul Corporation
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