Rail Nirman Nilayam Awarded ISO 14001:2004 Certification for Environmental Management System

No.122/2014-15                                                                   29-05-2014

                           Secunderabad

Rail Nirman Nilayam Awarded ISO 14001:2004 Certification for Environmental Management System.

Rail Nirman Nilayam, Secunderabad, the office of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Construction, South Central Railway has been awarded with the ISO 14001:2004certification for Environmental Management System after the building was assessed and found to conform to the requirements of the Certification.

The Rail Nirman Nilayam Office had processed its credentials for acquiring the ISO 14001 tag in order to enhance its role in improving credentials in the area of environmental management system, a tool which enables an organisation to achieve and systematically control its level of environmental performance. The aim to seek this certification is to control the impact of the activities, products and services that have a bearing o­n the environment and also to derive the following benefits.

·   Material savings through more complete product input processing, substitution and recycling of by-products and waste.
·    Reduced energy consumption.
·    Reduced environmental liability.
·    Proof of social responsibility.
·    Improved employee morale.

The certification is done by Absolute Quality Certification Private Ltd. (accredited by: Joint Accreditation System of Australia & New Zealand). The Environment policy of the organization is to:
·  Identify, meet or exceed the environmental legislation, standards and codes of practice that relates to organization activities.
·   Efficient management of energy, water resources and waste.
·   Restoration and protection of Environmental quality.
·   Reinforcement of natural systems.
·   Continue to improve environmental performance through effective communication, provision of staff training and adoption of best techniques available.

The Rail Nirman Nilayam holds the ‘Three Star’ GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) for its meticulous planning and execution in terms of  adopting all Green Building concepts in the construction and design of the building. The newly conferred ISO certification is yet another tag that Rail Nirman Nilayam has achieved.


(K.Sambasiva Rao)
Chief Public Relations Officer