Cherokee International Sites Certified to ISO 14001

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Cherokee International, a manufacturer of power supplies, today announced that its Tustin, Calif., and Guadalajara, Mexico, facilities have successfully completed the audit of International Standardization Organization (ISO) 14001 certification for environmental practices by QMI.

TUSTIN, California — Cherokee International, a manufacturer of power supplies, today announced that its Tustin, Calif., and Guadalajara, Mexico, facilities have successfully completed the audit of International Standardization Organization (ISO) 14001 certification for environmental practices by QMI, a management system registrar. In addition, the Guadalajara facility is now also certified to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001, an internationally recognized standard for occupational health and safety management system to address changing legislation and protect workforces.


ISO is a voluntary, global federation of national standards bodies. To encourage a pro-active approach to environmental management, the ISO 14001 guidelines provide organizations with an environmental management system designed to link sound environmental practices with the overall business strategy and practices. A comprehensive audit measures all corporate environmental impacts, creating a baseline for continual improvements. Environmental and economic benefits of ISO 14001 include an overall control of environmental affairs, cost savings through reduced energy consumption and waste, use of recoverable resources, and an educated and informed workforce that actively participates in continuous improvements related to the environment.


In order to facilitate the integration of quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems by organizations, OHSAS 18001 was developed. This is an international occupational health and safety management system specification compatible with the ISO 9001 quality-management system and ISO 14001 environmental-management system standards. The management system of Cherokee International's Guadalajara facility is now also registered to OHSAS 18001.


About Cherokee International (NASDAQ:CHRK): Cherokee International designs, manufactures and markets custom and standard switch-mode power supplies for datacom, telecom, medical and process-control applications. Cherokee also delivers a complete range of standard and modified-standard AC/DC power supplies, AC/DC rectifiers and power shelves, and DC/DC converters. Additional information about the company and its products is available at http://www.cherokeepwr.com.


Source: Business Wire, Cherokee International