OREANDA-NEWS. A group of auditors of autonomous non-profit organization "National Institute of Standardization, Inspection and Certification of Transport" (ANO "NISICT", Russian Federation, Moscow) conducted a complex audit of the Quality Management System of the works for compliance with the demands of GOST R ISO 9001-2000 as well as competence of the Central Works Laboratory (CWL) in respect of its work in the System of Voluntary Certification "Transsert".

As the result of the audit specialists of ANO "NISICT" pointed out readiness of KhTW for stable output of production according to set quality requirements along with adequate perception of the auditors' work in subdivisions of the enterprise and cooperation with them.

In a year's time, after the last audit took place, a considerable amount of work had been done to improve the Quality Management System; resolved all the comments: equipment analytical cards are complimented with the information, a detailed schedule is composed and maintenance work is closely put into effect, the control over adherence to technological discipline is increased by means of the implementation of automatically controlled monitoring system. A complex program aimed at certification of the Central Works Laboratory (CWL) as a Test Centre in the System of Voluntary Certification "Transsert" is carried on at KhTW. New equipment has been purchased and installed to conduct testing. Recently the works has concluded agreement for supply of multipurpose machine for testing of mechanical properties of metal and pendulous coper. The total sum of investments into modernization of the CWL for 2007 amounts to $425 thousand.

The Director General of KhTW Andrey Shyshatskyy has commented: "Positive findings of the auditors are a logical result of a tremendous work that had been done at KhTW in the sphere of effective quality management of production. Certification issues have always been of priority to us, as a certificate itself, in the first place, can tell consumers how the quality of production is treated at the enterprise. We take pride in the progress achieved in this sphere, along with the desire to move further. At the moment we conduct negotiations both on the matter of certification of the Quality Management System and KhTW's production in compliance with the DNV standard, which will provide us with the opportunity to supply tubes for offshore pipelines, including maritime part of North-European gas pipeline".