Erfahrungen mit dem Umweltmanagement-system der Ruhrgas AG

The trial auditing and certification of an environmental management system to DIN EN ISO 14001 at a Ruhrgas field station was to provide information on the effort involved and the benefits derived. In-house system development incl. documentation as well as internal and external auditing was quick and smooth all the way to the certificate.The time and effort were limited because the new system could rely on a previously developed system, which only required slight modifications. Moreover, there were many synergies with the quality management system already in place.The additional transparency thus obtained helped to promote a feeling among staff and the management that things are done the right way. Following this positive experience it was decided to introduce the environmental management system at all Ruhrgas stations.