Echem was certified with ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications since 2006 by a reputable certification body.
Since above date, ECHEM has kept the validity of the certifications through achieving successful external surveillance and renewal audits conducted by the certification body
Echem has transferred to the latest version of environmental management system Standard ISO 14001:2015 since 2017
ECHEM has developed its integrated HSE-Management system. A team is formed involving representatives from each department, such a team has undergone a series of courses ranging from how to be a successful auditee to a certified auditor / lead auditor for ISO-14001, the environmental management system Standard and ISO 45001, the occupational health and safety management system new standard.
According to the efforts done by the competent ECHEM team to establish the HSE management system , the company was certified by the new ISO 45001, the occupational health and safety management system new standard since 2018, as the first Petrochemical company in EGYPT to be awarded with such certificate, and as a Pioneer in the petroleum sector.Echem is currently applying the requirements and guidelines of the quality management System standard ISO 9001, which will be acquired in the near future.
Also, ECHEM is studying the possibility of incorporating other standards such as ISO 50001 for managing the energy conservation
Adopting and implementation the international management systems will support the governance role of Echem as a competent administrative authority of petrochemical industry In Egypt.