I know about a company in India which systematically flouts all rules and regulations, do not treat effluents in the night and let them out without treatment. It was caught by local pollution control board and company was closed at least 2-3 times in the last 2 years, but they come out with money power. The fun is that company is both 9001 and 14001 certified for the last 5 years or so.
Recently when the 14001 surveillance audit was going on there was a fire in the factory as there was a leak from one of the high pressure reactors. I heard that only minor NCs were raised during audit. Under these circumstances what can one say about the systems? Or one has to grill the cerifying body?(There may be many more companies like this). Sometimes one wonders whether systems are for preaching only.
Regards,
A Sankara Narayanan