Essel Highways Limited, the road infrastructure arm of Dr. Subhash Chandra led Essel Group, has been rewarded for its unstinting efforts in providing world class road infrastructure with the globally acclaimed Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certificate.
These accreditations make Essel Highways the first road infrastructure company in India to achieve the IMS certifications in four critical parameters namely Quality, Environment, Health and Road Traffic Safety Management. The IMS is a combination of four international standards – ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and ISO 39001:2012 Road Traffic Safety Management System.
The certificate has been issued by British Standard Institutions (BSI) India for the provision of Toll Operations and Maintenance of Roads as per Concessionaire Agreement Requirements” after a systematic audit of the company’s ‘Toll O&M’ business. The certification will be valid till 2019 subject to successful surveillance audits in the coming years.
The certification substantiates execution excellence with quality, road traffic, safety management, heath & environmental care for the benefit of business and key stakeholders. The much-vaunted IMS certification is a quality system that improves the process and service quality in a company and thus leads to increased efficiency within the system.
CEO Ashok Agarwal, Essel Infraprojects Limited, on the accomplishment said, “These certifications are a testimonial of Essel Highways commitment to international standards of operations. We are dedicated to continuously improving the Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety management practices in order to provide world class standards at our project sites. Going forward, we are hopeful in not only consolidating our position but looking at state-of-the-art innovations which will not only match but surpass global benchmarks in road infrastructure.”
Essel Group will make an endeavor to achieve IMS certification for Road EPC vertical and MSW verticals. Essel Highways has 14 roads with 10 operational assets with an asset value of USD 2.0 billion. Essel Highways operates eight state and two national highways while one state highway and three national highway projects are under construction. The company has so far executed more than 4,400 km of roads in nine states.
IMS certification helps in implementing, maintaining and monitoring business operations as per globally accepted standard. An integrated management system results in decreased disruption to business, elimination of duplication of audit activities, resulting in fewer audits which in turn help increase efficiency and improve productivity.
