SESMEKE Completes IMO, OHSAS and NI Accreditation

SESMEKE Environmental Services is the first Turkish company to obtain accreditation for both ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System. In addition to achieving these international standards, SESMEKE also recently gained its accreditation with The Nautical Institutes (NI) to provide IMO and MCA level courses in Turkey. These achievements, a significant one for any emergency response organization, are the result of rigorous efforts on behalf of the SESMEKE team.

SESMEKE received ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) accreditation in October of 2005. Following its annual review and audit by independent assessment and certification organization British Standards Institution (BSI) last April, SESMEKE Management opted to take on the challenge of pursuing ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. The additional accreditation will bolster SESMEKE’s corporate resume as well as demonstrate its commitment to being a leader in the field of environmental services. On August 3, SESMEKE successfully completed an audit by BSI inspectors and as a result were accredited for both International Standards.

With its Nautical Institute accreditation to offer IMO and MCA level courses, SESMEKE can maximize its performance in the training arena by tapping into a new client base as well as offering a new set of courses to its current clientele.

SESMEKE Environmental Services, a SEACOR Environmental Services and MEKE Marine Environmental Services joint venture, was awarded the contract for Provision of Oil Spill Response Services to BOTAS International Limited (BIL), operator of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) crude oil pipeline since September, 2004. SESMEKE has offices in Istanbul plus four Tier 2 response depots located in the townships of Kars, Erzincan, Kayseri and Ceyhan. The newest edition is a satellite base at the Ceyhan Marine Terminal specifically created as a first response facility for the marine terminal.

SESMEKE is proud to the first SES Company to achieve these accreditations!

By Demir Aksehirli