Integrated management system policy

Omnisal GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Fosfa a.s. The contract manufacturing agreement of 09.04.2013 with the parent company is the basis of the economic activity of Omnisal GmbH. Omnisal GmbH produces phosphoric acid and unique phosphoric salts from provided raw materials, especially for the food and feed industry. Own sales activities do not take place at the location of the company. Omnisal GmbH contributes to the achievement of the company’s goals by fully applying the principles of the parent company’s corporate policy in-house.

The management of Omnisal GmbH, in the interest of improving the level of quality, food and feed safety, occupational health and safety standards, environmental protection and energy management, has decided to issue the following statement in accordance with its strategic objectives.

QUALITY POLICY

We are committed together with our parent company Fosfa a.s. :

• provide all customers with products of agreed quality and with a long-term mutually beneficial business partnership,
• meet the agreed requirements of our customers and other stakeholders,
• increase the efficiency of the processes in the organization, to maintain and improve the competence of our employees,
• develop cooperation with public (state) authorities (administrations), experts and other stakeholders in order to be in full compliance with applicable technical and legal standards and regulations,
• effectively manage processes and by means of continuous control activities to improve the quality of our own processes, products and established quality management system.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

We are committed together with our parent company Fosfa a.s. :

• comply with all relevant laws and other regulations in the environmental area that relate to the company or the company is committed to them,
• operate our facilities and technology in accordance with environmental protection and replacing non-compliant equipment with new ones,
• systematically educate and train our employees, consistently lead them to protect the environment and teach them to prevent environmental pollution and emergency situations,
• protect natural resources by recycling waste and by efficiently using raw materials and energy, maximizing the use of non-waste technology, and to set environmental goals and fulfil them,
• continuously improve our environmental management system to improve environmental performance and carry out preventive actions to protect the environment.

FOOD & FEED SAFETY POLICY

We are committed together with our parent company Fosfa a.s. :

• comply with all relevant laws and other regulations in the area of food and feed safety that relate to the company, or the company is committed to them,
• meet relevant food and feed safety requirements, including mutually agreed customer food and feed safety requirements,
• ensure the rights of consumers and place only safe products on the market,
• develop, support and continuously improve a culture of food and feed safety in the organization, systematically educate and train our employees in food and feed safety, and consistently lead them to follow the hygienic rules, develop cooperation and communication with the public authorities, experts, suppliers and contractors, customers and other stakeholders to ensure the safety of our products,
•  take responsibility for the safety of food and feed to our customers,
• take necessary measures to prevent food and feed fraud /adulteration and to ensure food and feed defence,
• take the necessary measures to prevent food loss and waste,
• continuously improve our established food and feed safety management system and implement preventive measures to ensure the safety of the food and feed we produce.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY (OSH)

We are committed together with our parent company Fosfa a.s. :

• fulfil the requirements of legal and other regulations in the field of occupational health and safety at work, which apply to the company, or to which the company has committed itself.
• create a safe and non-threatening to health working environment for all employees and other persons at our workplaces and consistently pay attention to the prevention and prevention of accidents, possible accidents and work-related injuries, the consequences of which could have a negative impact on life or health protection.
• consistently look for dangers and assess risks, with the application of appropriate measures to eliminate and reduce them, while collective protection measures are always prioritized over individual measures,
• promote occupational health and safety requirements also with our contractors and suppliers, favouring partners who apply the same principles,
• listen to employees and to involve the employees to the process of improving safety in the workplace,
• improve the employee education system to increase their expertise, motivation and responsibility to ensure occupational health and safety at work,
• ensure adequate resources for occupational health and safety management system and continual improvement, maintain the conditions for the application of health and safety policy, objectives and review their suitability and adequacy.

MAJOR-ACCIDENT PREVENTION POLICY

The prevention of incidents and incidents similar to incidents is a significant corporate objective of Omnisal GmbH.

The protection of employees, residents and neighbouring properties requiring protection, the environment and neighbouring businesses is of paramount importance.

In order to comply with the protection and corporate objectives, the management of Omnisal GmbH therefore guarantees compliance with and implementation of the requirements of the Seveso III Directive in the form of the 12th BImSchV (Major Accidents Ordinance), which represents its national implementation in German law.

This is achieved by:

• fully integrate the prevention of major accidents into an already certified management system, according to the requirements of ISO standards, to ensure processes and procedures according to the highest safety standards,
• Regular inspections in accordance with legal deadlines; regular external audits,
• Accident prevention/prevention as part of existing and future processes as well as in all phases of the process cycle (e.g. by carrying out risk analyses (HAZOP)),
• protective measures taken to prevent incidents,
• continuously monitor the sources of threats and analyse the risk of accidents, including the implementation of measures, with the aim of preventing extraordinary events and their consequences,provide the competent authorities information on hazardous substances, technologies used, processes and measures in place,
• inform the potentially endangered public in an appropriate manner about established safety measures and procedures in the event of an accident,
• observe safety requirements within all phases of the life cycle of equipment and technologies, from design, construction, operation to decommissioning, including continuous checks of compliance with these requirements at all levels of management,
• periodically check and review the targets and principles of the prevention of major accidents, defined in the Safety Report.
• the existence and regular updating of the documents required in accordance with the 12th BImSchV (safety report, alarm and hazard prevention plan, information of the public).

ENERGY POLICY

Within the framework of the energy policy and all associated requirements for sustainable production, the management of Omnisal GmbH has committed itself to continuous improvement of energy efficiency and the energy management system.

The energy policy is implemented by maintaining an energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001 with the following focal points.

We commit ourselves:

• ensure the suitability of the energy policy for the purposes of the organisation,
• provide a framework for setting and reviewing energy targets and objectives,
• Define and achieve energy targets
• ensure the availability of information
• of all resources required to achieve the energy targets,
• comply with the relevant legal and other requirements relating to energy efficiency, energy use and energy consumption,
• encourage the purchase of energy-efficient products and services that have an impact on energy efficiency,
• Provide effective assistance, information, funding, etc. for staff training to achieve successful implementation of the energy policy,
• to achieve a CO₂ reduction by reducing the energy used

We are aware that a consistent high quality can only be achieved if we work as a team and follow all the rules of the Integrated Management System (IMS). We declare that we will ensure a high level of quality and safety of our products and also ensure the safety and health of our employees at work and protect the environment.

The following standards are implemented in Omnisal GmbH as part of the integrated management system: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, FSSC 22000, FAMI QS, SEDEX, Halal Standard and Kosher Standard.