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safety
Safety ronmental protection. We do our bit ticipate in large public tenders and
by using environmentally friendly guarantees that we have necessary
assured raw materials, actively preventing prerequisites to perform the works.
pollution and saving energy.
In order to be able to meet the spe-
FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) cialist requirements of our foreign
Safety and quality are well-known and PEFC® (Programme for the En- customers and partners from more
to be two sides to the same coin - dorsement of Forest Certification than 35 countries, we are an active
the one is a precondition for the Schemes) certifications are specif- member of IPEMA. This well-known
other. ic, relating to wood raw materials, association of play equipment
and guarantee you that the wood- manufacturers from around the
Above all, we require our products en components are on the one world is only open to producers
to comply with the stringent rules hand traceable, and on the other whose play structures meet their
of directives UNI EN 1176 and ensure that rigorous standards for respective national safety stan-
1177 down to the smallest detail, protecting the environment and dards.
so that our customers can enjoy people are adhered to in their for-
them with complete peace of mind. ests of origin. For us, safety specifically means
The knowledge alone that our play incorporating stable, heat resistant
equipment meets the highest safe- As in all other areas, we were keen raw materials in the manufac-
ty and quality standards was not to strive for further improvements, turing processes for our products,
enough for us -- we wanted it in and higher quality standards. As using solid assembly and fixture
black-and-white. a result, we have not simply been techniques and thinking ahead. All
happy to rest on our laurels, but corners are rounded, and covering
Our prescient way of thinking and have set our sights on further na- caps are secured with screws and
our determined approach have ul- tional and international certifica- bolts, and prevent external tam-
timately borne fruit: Since 1997, tions. In September 2010 the EC pering.
we have received numerous certif- label for massive wood was intro-
icates. duced, indicating that our products
meet the essential requirements of
Our first certification, received in EU Directive UNI EN 14081-1 for
1997, was for the UNI EN ISO 9001 use and distribution in terms of
quality standard, which sets spe- safety, hygiene and consumer pro-
cific requirements for the quality tection.
management systems within a
company. Our objective was to im- Since 2010, we also hold a certifi-
prove production processes, reduce cation relating to the protection of
costs and prevent risks more effi- workers: OHSAS 18001 certifica-
ciently. tion protects the company’s own
workers and the company itself
A number of our certifications from potential hazards.
prove that environmental protec-
tion is important issue for Holzhof. SOA certification in Category OS24
In 2003, for example, we decided to “Public green spaces and associ-
have our company certified in ac- ated urban furniture” Class I is of
cordance with UNI EN ISO 14001. particular interest to cities and mu-
This standard specifies the way in nicipalities, as it enables us to par-
which to implement effective envi-
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