The environmental management system implemented by WINOA is based on planning, monitoring and regularly measuring its environmental performance to sustain continuous improvement by adhering to a Plan – Do – Check – Act process as described below:

PLAN

Determine and understand environmental impacts and risks to control and prevent pollution.

Promote awareness of and comply with all applicable regulations and requirements.

DO

Develop, operate and maintain our site and production facilities in compliance with regulations and best business practices.

Integrate environmental practices in all processes by educating and communicating environmental requirements to all persons who work for or on behalf of the organization.

Reduce air emissions and noise resulting from our activities.

Reuse, reduce and recycle our waste as much as possible.

Encourage our customers to use safe environmental practices related to the use products.

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CHECK

Monitor and measure natural resource consumption, emissions, waste streams and our overall impact on the environmental impact.
   
ACT

Review the performance of our environmental management system to support continuous improvement process

The involvement of everyone is essential to continuously improve our environmental performance.

Environmental Policy

At WINOA our commitment to environmental responsibility is sustained by our dedication to:

•	The prevention of pollution.
•	Compliance to legal, regulatory and voluntary requirements.
•	Continual improvement of environmental process and procedures.

Thank you for helping 
us help the Environment!

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WINOA

ISO 14001:2004 
Environmental Management Subcontractor & Visitor 
Brochure

As the world leader of steel abrasives, WINOA is aware that its activities, products and services are liable to have an impact on the environment. 

The goal of our environmental policy is to minimize our impacts and promote a healthy environment.

WINOA
Bedford, Virginia
Welland, Ontario

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Environmental Management

At WINOA, we are proud of our accomplishments and our dedication to the environment.  In keeping with our commitment to the environmental responsibility, we encourage our suppliers and subcontractors to provide products and services that minimize impacts to the water, air and land.

If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this brochure, please direct them to your WINOA representative.

We are dedicated to the three R’s of environmental management – Reuse, Recycle, Reduce.

Re-Use!

Where possible and practical, we make every attempt to reuse materials and consumable items used in our production, maintenance and other related activities.  We encourage our visitors and subcontractors to adopt similar practices.

Recycle!

We recycle uncontaminated metals used in our production processes and other related materials such as cardboard, paper, plastic, wood pallets, aluminum cans, toner & printer cartridges and other related items.  

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Reduce!

At WINOA, we make every effort to reduce the resources needed to support process effectiveness during the course of our day to day activities.

In the event that you are required to dispose of any materials during the course of your visit, please contact your WINOA guide or representative. 

Items for consideration include:

Used Oil or Solvents;
Cardboard / paper / plastic;
Aerosol or paint cans;
Other solids, liquid or other wastes.

Spills

If you cause or notice any chemical/oil spills or releases anywhere in our facility or on our grounds please notify a WINOA employee immediately.  

Emergency Procedures

Emergency procedures have been established for potential emergency situations or other threats.
For additional information, please refer to our Safety Brochure.

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Significant Environmental Aspects

WINOA performs assessments of its products and services on a regular basis to determine any impacts we may have on the environment associated with the scope of our activities. We make every effort to mitigate the effects of our environmental impact consistent with our commitment to maintaining the environment locally and globally.

Significant Environmental Aspects associated with the scope of products and service provided by WINOA and the process required to deliver them include:

Power / Energy Consumption:  We work with our utility and energy resource providers to minimize the amount of energy we consume.

Noise:  We have adopted hearing conservation programs and provide hearing protection to minimize impacts associated with noise.

Dust – Dust is inherent to our processes and products.  We do our utmost through air quality control and providing necessary breathing apparatus to reduce contributions from dust.

Storm Water Runoff – We minimize the impact of storm water runoff through sampling and control to contain and manage storm water on our premises.

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