Corporate policy Tadiran Batteries GmbH

Tadiran Batteries’ corporate policy includes quality and environmental aspects as well as those of occupational and material safety.

Our Objectives

Long term corporate goals

The objective of our company is the development, manufacture and marketing of lithium batteries which are considered as number one products by our customers. Through high efficiency and continual improvement of

our work we ensure the growth of our company, in the interest of our customers, our employees and our shareholders.

This includes, under consideration of the effective regulations and laws, the continual improvement in such areas as environment protection, quality and safety.

Importance of quality

By quality we understand the fulfilment of the requirements and expectations of our customers, suppliers and employees. The management and employees of Tadiran Batteries GmbH, as well of Friemann & Wolf

Batterietechnik GmbH, consider the quality of their products and services to be decisive for their continuing success.

Environment and safety

Our company employs procedures that eliminate environment and safety risks for its employees, neighbourhood and product users.

The fulfilment of legal and other regulations is considered as a minimum requirement.

Responsibility of management and employees

Every employee takes on his share of responsibility in the process of continual improvement in our company. He orients his daily work by the expectations of his internal and external customers. This includes the demands of economy, environment protection and safety. Every individual sets an example while achieving the quality and environmental targets. Leadership personnel supports and promotes measures and attitudes that are necessary to achieve the targets.

This is particularly supported by the implementation of the WORLD CLASS philosophy including workshops and internal audits within the group.

Our activities

Conduct periodic surveys of customer satisfaction
Systematically analyze and improve the relations between internal customers and suppliers
Systematically analysis of risks and chances
Include external suppliers in the process of continual improvement on a basis of partnership
Include external suppliers and subcontractors in our safety and environmental rules
Provide and implement all required quality and environmental management procedures
Periodically obtain ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 recertification
Define annually measurable quality and environmental targets
Review the management system on an annual basis
Determine the requirements for environment protection and occupational safety
Continually upgrade the qualifications of all employees by training and instruction
Implement the WORLD CLASS philosophy and apply all necessary WORLD CLASS tools. These are e.g.
5S, TPM, SMED, OEE, JIT, VSM, PDCA, Kanban, visual management and problem solving teams
Follow the company ‘Code of Ethics’
Activate the suggestion system
Implement suggestions for quality improvement
Assess the environment, safety and quality related effects when introducing new products or processes.
Advise customers on product properties with respect to the application, handling and disposal.
Provide the technical documentation considering the effective regulations and laws.
Provide all information to interested parties that is necessary to understand the environmental effects of products and manufacturing procedures.
Periodically review and improve procedures for the prevention of incidents and accidents.

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