Alk Aline H Andbook englisH industriAl bAtteriessAFetY, long-liFe And Po Wer PAnAsoniC bAtteries PAn Asoni C industri Al euro Pe Find out H oW We CAn P oWer Y our business Panasonic Corporation, found ed in Osaka 1918, is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of quality electronic and electrical equipment. Its subsidiary, Panasonic Industrial Europe GmbH (PIE) deals with a wide diversified range of in dus trial products for all European countries. This company was formed in 1998 to strengthen Panasonics PanEuropean industry opera tion, and today is active in such different business fields as Automotive, AV/Communication, Appliance, Industry & Devices to satisfy its customers needs. Panasonic quality certified by authorised companies. We are able to offer you a wide range of individual power When it comes to production our facilities employ leading Pie organisation divisions Holistic sustainability solut ions for portable and stationary applications. Our prod edge manufacturing processes meeting the highest quality Automotive Wood is capital for human beings, animals and plants. The uct range includes high reliability batteries such as Lithium standards. Our factories are certified to ISO standards. This AV/Communication organisation Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Ion, Lithium, NickelMetalHy dride, ValveRegu latedLead means that each factory has its own quality and environ Appliance Certification Schemes (PEFC) is working continuously to Acid (VRLA), Alkaline and ZincCarbon. Based on this battery mental management. The ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series are Industry & Devices sustain the ecological equilibrium in our woods. Companies range we can power your busi ness in virtually all applications. the minimum benchmarks that ensure our excellent product PMG (Product Marketing Group) which are certified by PEFC are showing strongly their efforts reliability. Factory Solutions towards the environment and their responsibility in working Panasonic Energy (PEC) started its production of Panasonic with the essential raw material wood. PEFC means holistic batteries in 1931. Today PEC is the most diversified global Furthermore the majority of our factories is also certified to sustainability: an integrated concept which combines eco battery manufacturer with a network of 20 manufacturing OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment logical, social and economical aspects. This Panasonic catalog companies in 14 countries. More than 16,000 employees are Series), an international standard for assessing a manage is printed in compliance with this paper standard. dedicated to the research and development of new batteries ment system for occupational safety. This confirms that our for a new world. factories have been proactive in putting the occupational health and safety of its staff at the centre of the com panys dealings. In addition our VRLA batteries are for example approved to German VdS standard and U.S. UL standard. 2 3