UPES gets international certification

Dehradun, August 19

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, has met the international requirements of ‘occupational health and safety management systems’ and has been certified as an OHSAS-18001 institution. Earlier, the UPES had achieved ISO-9001 (quality management) and ISO-14001 (environment management systems) certificates.

The UPES had established the department of health, safety and environment, as a result of which it got the OHSAS-18001 certification.

Arun Dhand, Director, Media Affairs, said it was the only University in the state to have certifications on the three aspects of quality, environment and safety.—TNS