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The Central mining institute (in polish: Glowny instytut gornictwa, acronym: Gig) is a restructured scientific and development organization, subordinated to the minister of economy, working not only for the benefit of the mining industry, but also for enterprises representing different branches - including small and medium enterprises, state and local administration institutions and offices, and foreign partners. Currently the four basic areas of our activities constitute: Mining engineering, environmental engineering, problems relating to quality, education and training. Gig is one of the most acknowledged partners in such areas of activities as waste management, raw materials recycling, energy audits as well as modernization of energy economy of municipalities and enterprises, optimization of water supply and sewage disposal, environmental monitoring, cleaner production programme, programmes of sustainable development of municipalities (rural districts), and regions. As the only one firm in poland we offer assistance in the implementation of the integrated management system, including: Quality management system according to the pn-en ISO 9001 standard, environmental management system according to the pn-en ISO 14001 standard, and industrial safety management system according to the pn-n 18001 standard. Gig in possession of a broad offer with respect to: Risk assessment, safety reports, industrial safety management system, measurements and work environment hazard control regarding industrial installations, informatic programmes supporting actions in the field of industrial safety. The problems of education and training rank high among the prospects of the institute's development. New kinds of postgraduate studies, specialist training, courses and seminars, raising the employees' qualifications, place gig, apart from universities, in the circle of the highest and best training entities in silesia. We conduct postgraduate studies in cooperation with universities, such as: Warsaw school of economics, jagiellonian university.
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