The following is the Quality, Environment, Health and Safety at Work and Assurance of Impartiality and Independence Policy as Inspection Entity, for the global Integrated Management System of the group of companies formed by ACOSTA INGENIERÍA MARÍTIMA, S.L.U, its subsidiary BLUEMATT THINKING, S.L.U and WET INGENIERÍA HIDRÁULICA Y MARÍTIMA, S.L.U, following the following organization scheme:

Through this policy, the General Management of the companies declares its firm commitment to comply with the applicable legal requirements and the requirements of the management system; Likewise, it declares its commitment to protect the environment, to continuously improve the effectiveness of the prevention system, to prevent pollution of the environment, and to prevent damage and deterioration of the health of employees, suppliers and customers.

This policy provides the framework for the establishment of the objectives of the management system and is communicated and reviewed within the organization for its continuous adaptation and improvement.

The policy is based on the following premises:

  1. Safety, our priority: we owe ourselves to the purpose of providing safe and healthy working conditions for the prevention of injuries and deterioration of health, eliminating hazards and reducing risks to OSH, including a commitment to consultation and participation of workers and their representatives. In this line, we also apply the STOPWORK concept, promoting and supporting the decision to stop work if, when evaluating the conditions and risks present in it, they could cause harm to workers (our own or those of third parties), citizens, assets (ours or third parties) or the environment in which we work.
  2. The trust of our customers is an important asset of the organization, so we strive to earn and maintain their trust, providing services that continuously meet their needs and expectations. That is why analyzing and maximizing customer satisfaction with our services is vital for the organization.
  3. We care about achieving a good working environment based on respect and good manners. To this end, we aim to align the interests of the organization with those of its members, especially in the aspects of work-life balance.
  4. Teamwork and commitment are fundamental pillars of the organization, so in compliance with this policy all members of the same are involved.
  5. We coined the work philosophy of PIANC “working with nature” based on having the environmental circumstances and the agents involved from the conception of the project to achieve solutions that comply with the principles of sustainable development.
  6. The management of Quality, Environment, Safety and Health at Work, as well as inspection activities are integrated into the management of our organization; The adoption of the management system aims to achieve compliance with the requirements of the standards:
    • UNE-EN ISO 9001 (Quality Management System).
    • UNE-EN ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System).
    • ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management System).
    • ISO/IEC 17020 (Inspection Entity Management System)
  1. Our orientation towards performance improvement is based on an early identification and eradication of the sources of errors. Prevention is always a priority over correction.
  2. Management is committed to maintaining impartiality and consistency in inspection activities, ensuring the independence of the entity, the absence of conflicts of interest, bias or prejudice; carrying out the inspection tasks with objectivity, neutrality, fairness, open-mindedness, equanimity, detachment and balance.
  3. The orientation and culture towards R + D + i is promoted by the Management and employees, as it is considered as a strategic lever for the achievement of performance improvement through the development of new business niches and continuous improvement of processes. In relation to this, the organization bases a specific policy of R + D + i based on:
    • Culture of Innovation. Through the promotion of a work environment that favors and rewards the generation of ideas and creative contributions. In addition, the promotion of open innovation, through collaborations and alliances with the academic, intellectual and technological world, as well as with other public or private entities.
    • Blue Innovation. Through the promotion of innovation focused on activities and services developed in the field of the Blue Economy, in such a way that it contributes to sustainability with the environment. Likewise, the execution of innovative projects that apply corporate social responsibility is promoted.
    • Social Innovation. Applying the concept within the activities of the organization, especially in relation to the underwater training of the ASUB Underwater Training School.
    • Digital Transformation. Promoting and promoting innovation ideas that allow the development of the organization towards a digital environment within Industry 4.0., thus improving the quality of jobs and operations, and the quality of work of employees. Likewise, it seeks to promote and promote the digital transformation of the activities carried out in the Blue Economy, both externally and internally in the services carried out by the organization.

Carlos Acosta,
CEO

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