Mina Al Fahal, the Joint Venture terminal operated by Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) is proud to announce their milestone achievement on being awarded the BVQI Quality Assurance Certificate ISO 9001:2000 on its Operation of the Fuel Storage and Distribution Terminal.
The importance of this certificate reinforces OOMCO’s policy to consistently provide products and services that meet the need and expectations of their customers. Aligning with BVQI, OOMCO agree that focusing on quality makes for a leaner, fitter organization and one that is better equipped to win new opportunities in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Importantly, ISO 9001 demonstrates to the public OOMCO’s commitment to quality and provides a benchmark to enable the Company to measure progress towards continual improvement of business performance.
In terms of a quality policy, OOMCO is committed to complying with the requirements set out by BVQI and will continually strive to improve the effectiveness of their quality management system. A system such as this requires cooperation from the very top of the organisation to ensure effective planning and communication to all divisions within the Company
ISO 9001:2000 is based on eight quality management principles, customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, fact based decision making and mutually beneficial supplier relationships. All of which are fundamental to good business practice and when fully adopted, these principles can help improve organizational performance.
A series of internal audits conducted at planned intervals enabled the certification body and OOMCO to determine the standard of quality management throughout the organization and whether it was being effectively implemented and maintained.
Praising those involved, Hamed Barwani, Operations Manager said, “This has been a team effort. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the hard work from everyone at the terminal who have contributed in particularly, OOMCO’s well trained internal auditors, our HSE Manager and our Managing Director.”
Receiving the certificate from Vaughan Bagnall of United Management Services LLC, accredited auditors of BVQI were representatives of OOMCO who contributed to the achievement, Mike Wilson, Managing Director, Hamed Barwani, Terminal Operations Manager and Naresh Sujan, HSE Manager, Rashid Mhedhery and Bovikan Gajanan OOMCO Internal Auditors.
Confirming the importance of the re-certification, Mike Wilson said,”Successful companies are those driven by quality. Quality must flow throughout the organisation from the way we operate, to the customer service standards we set and the products we deliver. This recertification is a clear demonstration of our pledge to our employees and to our customers.”