Case study
Laminar mediCa
summary
needs
• To comply with industry legislation
• To exceed customer expectations
• To create a documented system to
improve health and safety policies
Benefits
• Legal and regulatory compliance
• Increased access to new customers
and business partners
• Increased staff confidence
• Ongoing improvement
• Better management of health
and safety risks
Background
Laminar medica specialises in the design,
testing, manufacture and qualification of
insulated shipping systems which are used
by the pharmaceutical and biotech industries
globally. Laminar medica’s products protect
vaccines, drugs, blood and associated
medical products from extremes of
temperature during transportation.
Having already achieved certification to
isO 9001 (quality management) and
Bs 25999 (business continuity
management), Laminar medica takes
certification very seriously. the company
is quick to respond to the commercial
BS OHSAS 18001 – Occupational Health and safety management and ISO 14001 – environmental management systems
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demands from its customers and evolving
legislative pressures, but is equally
committed to the health and safety of its
people and monitoring the impact of its
activities on the environment. With this in
mind the company has since gone on to
implement and achieve certification to the
management system standards, Bs OHsas
18001 (Health and safety management) and
isO 14001 (environmental management).
Customer needs
“Our reasons for implementing Bs OHsas
18001 were predominantly customer and
legislation driven, but our desire to look
after the health and safety of staff and the
environment were also motivating factors,”
explains stuart Coomber, managing director.
“Our customers demand high standards
from their supplier partnerships and
in turn we demand the same from
our suppliers.”
Laminar medica applied Bs OHsas 18001 to
the design and manufacture of its products
in order to promote a safe a