Standards and Certifications
Sustainable Electronics Recycling International’s (SERI) voluntary Responsible Recycling (R2) certification is dedicated to practices that ensure the customer their e-waste is being handled in a professional and environmentally sound manner. Focusing on the strict selection of downstream vendors that have also been certified by SERI, and the appropriate management of Focus Materials (i.e. circuit boards, batteries, mercury-containing equipment), our R2 certification provides the customer positive assurance on how their e-waste is handled.
The International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 9001:2015 specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer expectations and requirements. It further aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement and assurance of conformity to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
The International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 14001:2015 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment, comply with applicable laws and regulations, and continually improve their operations in all forms. With an established Environmental Management System (EMS), an organization is able to identify and control all of its environmental impacts and implement a systematic approach to achieving environmental objectives and targets, all in the culmination of continual improvement.
The International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 45001:2018 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, and gives guidance for its use, to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health, as well as by proactively improving its OH&S performance.
Environmental Health and Safety Policy
At Accurate IT Services, the health and safety of our employees, clients, and visitors are key priorities, as are the identification and management of our potential environmental impacts and quality of our products/services. The organization is committed to operating our business in a manner that minimizes injury and ill health, and to minimizing our impact on the environment in accordance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards and the Sustainable Electronics R2 Standard. Accurate IT Services is also dedicated to responsible recycling in all facets of the reuse and recycle management strategies in both its onsite activities and its selection of downstream vendors.
With these goals in mind, the effective delivery of our services will be achieved through the development, implementation, and ongoing review of a robust quality environment health and safety (QEHS) management system, comprising:
- Objectives, measurable targets, and management programs that prompt a strong EHS culture.
- Defined responsibilities for all persons working under the control of our organization with proactive communication throughout the organization and any interested party.
- Risk management processes that exceed minimum compliance with relevant legal and non-statutory requirements
- EHS training to enable all employees to safely undertake their work activities and ensure environmental impacts are managed.
- Periodic reviews for continual improvement
- Quality Management Principles including customer focus, leadership involvement, quality objectives, and engagement of interested parties
Accurate IT Services is also dedicated to taking all practical steps to direct properly functioning equipment and components to reuse, the most important form of recycling. If equipment cannot be reused, the company utilized materials recovery facilities that are in compliance with the Sustainable Electronics R2 Standard.
Accurate IT Services is committed to directing all materials to properly-equipped facilities that comply with our EHS policies and procedures in addition to all applicable international, federal, state, and local laws in our continual efforts toward the awareness and prevention of pollution and health and safety hazards.
Accurate IT Services Environmental Health and Safety Policy
Certificates of Recycling
Accurate IT Services takes ownership and responsibility for all electronic material delivered to either site for recycling. Any reused assets are handled in accordance with all software piracy laws, and all personal, non-transferable, or proprietary information is erased, or the hard drives are destroyed. All unrecoverable assets are managed and recycled according to specifications set out by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the R2 Standard, and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations.
R2 Equipment Categorization
All material designated for reuse is subject to extensive testing practices with detailed condition categorization. A full breakdown of functionality and cosmetic categorization can be found here