QHSE-Richtlinie
Alpinestars S.p.A. is committed to ensuring:
- Maximum quality in the research, development, production, and distribution of apparel, footwear, helmets, personal protective equipment (PPE), and accessories for sports and leisure, in order to meet customer requirements, enhance customer satisfaction, generate new commercial and sales partnerships, and foster loyalty among existing ones.
- The progressive reduction of the environmental footprint of internal production and support processes, with specific reference to: consumption of energy and natural resources, atmospheric emissions, waste generation, water pollution, and noise emissions.
- Safe and healthy working conditions for the prevention of work-related injuries and ill health, as well as the continuous improvement of occupational health and safety management within production and support processes.
The Management of Alpinestars S.p.A. considers:
- The continuous improvement of quality management system, products and services, as a key strategic objective and priority to address the challenges of competitive markets.
- Compliance with legal requirements and other applicable obligations, along with the prevention and continuous improvement of environmental impacts, as a key strategic objective.
- Compliance with legal requirements and other applicable obligations, hazard elimination, risk reduction, and the continuous improvement of Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) performance as a key strategic objective.
Quality and Customer Satisfaction
- Provide customers with products of consistent quality and ensure a satisfying, positive brand experience.
- Provide athletes with the best products to achieve their sporting goals and deliver a crucial competitive advantage.
- Ensure products comply with applicable safety, regulatory, and performance requirements in all markets where they are sold.
- Make quality the result of shared responsibility between Management and Employees.
- Serve as a reliable supplier for commercial partners, retailers, and distributors, delivering commercially viable products within required timelines.
- Undertake necessary control actions to ensure financial stability, long-term sustainability, and profitability.
Environment
- Achieve and maintain compliance with legal requirements and other applicable obligations.
- Monitor the environmental impacts of internal processes.
- Monitor chemical requirements and establish voluntary restrictions on the use of substances hazardous to health and the environment.
- Utilize renewable energy sources, increasing internal energy generation.
- Make environmental protection the result of shared responsibility between Management and Employees.
- Consider the impact of Climate Change on the management system's ability to achieve its intended outcomes for internal processes.
Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
- Achieve and maintain compliance with legal requirements and other applicable obligations according to the highest standards.
- Consider worker consultation and participation through their representatives as a fundamental element of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
- Monitor hazards and risks across operational areas and processes, planning and executing improvement actions.
- Monitor chemical requirements related to products and substances hazardous to health, restricting their use.
- Monitor and evaluate near-miss, workplace injuries, and occupational illnesses.
- Apply ergonomic principles to work organization and workstations.
- Reduce worker exposure to physical and chemical risks.
- Train and develop the skills and competencies of workers.
- Make occupational health and safety prevention and protection the result of shared responsibility between Management and Employees.
To achieve the objectives, Alpinestars S.p.A. operates according to Management System principles (customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making, relationship management), through:
- Monitoring and evaluating customer requirements as well as applicable regulatory requirements regarding product quality, environment, and safety.
- Care and attention in relations with customers, retailers, and distributors.
- The provision of human resources, infrastructure, a suitable operating environment, information, competence, and awareness.
- The engagement of all interested parties: employees, suppliers, customers, commercial partners, and subcontractors.
- The promotion of growth and development for suppliers and subcontractors.
- An organizational structure oriented toward growth, flexibility, participation, and human resource training.
- Clear internal and external communication processes.
- The planning, measurement, evaluation, review, and continuous improvement of processes.