Quality Environmental and Safety Policy

EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS regard the management of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety issues as an integral part of its operations in refurbishing IT equipment for re-use. This will entail the training and involvement of all employees to meet the company's commitments to quality, safety, and care of the environment.

The company's documented system, based on Quality Management System BS EN ISO 9001, Environmental Management System BS EN ISO 14001 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHSAS 18001, describes the organisation, responsibilities and activities employed by EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS to control the quality of their equipments, their safety and environmental impacts.

EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS will meet and where possible exceed the requirements of international, national and local legislation and standards with respect to equipment quality, safety and environmental requirements.

EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS will use natural resources in a responsible way, seeking to reduce their consumption, recycling where we cannot reuse, thereby minimising our output of waste.

EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS will strive to incorporate safety into all operations and equipments, eliminating risks where possible, minimising risks where they cannot be eliminated.

Quality, environmental and occupational health and safety performance will be measured by the management team who will seek continuous improvement against defined targets and will report this progress in an annual report describing the achievements of EXCEL DATA SYSTEMS. This report will be available to their staff, their customers and all interested parties by way of a presentation on the company internet site

Environmental Statement

The main principals of environmental management are:

Reduce
Re-use
Recycle

Reduce and re-use go together in our computer industry. By prolonging the lives of the equipment by reuse we are reducing the immense amounts of energy required to convert raw materials into the metals, glass and plastics that make up individual components and the materials themselves required to make a new unit.

But in our business we do occasionally receive CRTs and base units that are beyond economic repair. In these circumstances Excel Data Systems can confirm that these are sent for recycling to a company licensed by the Environment Agency.

This company specializes in the dismantling, processing and granulation of computer equipment. Although there is a significant cost to recycling through this route Excel Data Systems believe that it is worthwhile to ensure that the equipment is not sent to landfill and that Excel Data Systems conform to the requirements of the forthcoming WEEE Directive. The recycling company provide Excel Data Systems with a "Certificate of Recycling" for the equipment giving the traceability required for ISO 14001 conformance. page counter 3099

These certificates are available on request to demonstrate our commitment, and hence your commitment, to reuse and recycle your computers. Should you have any questions regarding our Environmental Policy please do not hesitate to contact us.