Quality management according to ISO 9001
Landsvirkjun achieved the certification of its quality system in January 2006. This certification marks a stage in the company's many years of work on quality issues.
The beginnings of the quality management introduced by Landsvirkjun, which resulted in the certification according to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard, occurred in 2002.
It was decided that Landsvirkjun's quality management would be based on this standard, together with ÍST EN ISO 14000:2004; in addition, adoption of the safety management programme OHSAS 18001 is still anticipated. Quality management also includes matters of electrical safety, for which a documented system has been used for several years, in compliance with requirements of the Consumer Agency on electrical safety management in electric utilities. Information security issues will conform to ÍST ISO/IEC 17799:2000.
Since the amended Electricity Act took effect in 2005, quality management has gained importance in Landsvirkjun's operations. Nowadays electricity production has been deregulated, making competition a reality in the electricity market and rendering factors of customers and markets highly significant in the functions of quality management.
The accreditation of Landsvirkjun's quality system will provide the company a head start in an electricity market where processes connected with maintenance, reliability, delivery and power station operations constitute the basis of certified electricity generation.