Accreditations and trade associations

ISO 14001
ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system. It applies to those environmental aspects which the organization has control and over which it can be expected to have an influence.

ISO 14001 is recognised as the corner stone standard of the ISO 14000 series. However, not only is it the most well known, but is the only ISO 14000 standard against which it is currently possible to be certified by an external certification authority.

Orion has been awarded an ISO 14001 Accreditation because we implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system, make sure of conformance with our stated environmental policy, demonstrate our conformance and ensure our compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

ISO 9001:2000
ISO 9001:2000 is an internationally recognised standard. It is a standard which defines the elements an organisation or company needs to operate and maintain a Quality Management System. Orion believes the accreditation will further promote the culture of quality and customer focused activities that are already the cornerstone of its business. Orion’s objective is to continually improve its management system and organisational processes to ensure a high quality service is delivered, thereby enabling our clients to have complete confidence. We believe this accreditation firmly shows our commitment to quality and high standards at Orion. It is our aim to use the ISO 9001:2000 standard to ensure that we are doing everything possible to guarantee that our customers are receiving the highest quality service. Orion is reassessed annually to ensure it is maintaining its system in accordance with the standard.

BICSs
The British Institute of Cleaning Science, founded in 1961, is a body of individuals and companies who support the objectives of the institute in improving opportunities for education, training and qualifications within the cleaning industry. Through the achievement of these objectives the institute seeks to achieve better recognition and status for the cleaning industry and a raising of standards. There are 2960 individual members and of the 8420 registered cleaning companies in the UK only 220 have been accepted as corporate members. Companies who become corporate members are showing their commitment to these aims, their enthusiasm and support for the Institute and their wish to observe the Institute Code of Practice. Individual membership is a visible sign of someone with qualifications and experience within the cleaning field.

SAFE CONTRACTOR
Safe contractor is a health & safety accreditation scheme available for contractors. It serves the purpose for demonstrating to clients that a company has the necessary procedures for safe provision of its services because of a company’s policies, methods and worked examples with regards to the correct implementation of health & safety.

Every organisation has a legal obligation to ensure that any contractor visiting their premises operates in a safe way, therefore there is a need to assess a contractor’s health & safety arrangements. Safe Contractor is the premier organisation for these rigorous assessments to be carried out, and accreditation to the scheme shows a companies high standard of excellence.

Safe Contractor is operated by National Britannia, who are one of the world’s leading safety, health & environmental risk management organisations. Operating on behalf of the HSE (Health & Safety Executive), National Britannia are responsible for processing every reportable accident within the UK.

Orion Support Services accreditation to Safe Contractor means that our clients, and any potential clients looking to use us can rest assured that we conform to best Health & Safety practice, and have all the necessary tools in place to ensure the working environment we are in is covered by our approved methods.