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◉ Certification Introduction
SA8000 is the "Social Responsibility Standard", which is the English abbreviation of Social Accountability 8000. It is the first international standard of ethics in the world. Its purpose is to ensure that the products supplied by suppliers meet the requirements of social responsibility standards. The SA8000 standard is applicable to companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world, in any industry. Its basis is the same as the ISO9000 quality management system and the ISO14000 environmental management system, both of which are a set of international standards that can be audited by third-party certification agencies.
It is primarily concerned with people, not products and the environment. SA8000 has only one international unified certification body SAI (Social Accountability International), namely Social Accountability International.
◉ Set Purpose
The purpose of formulating the SA8000 standard is to protect the basic rights and interests of human beings. The elements of the SA8000 standard are drawn from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on Prohibition of Forced Labour, Freedom of Association and other relevant norms, the Global Statement on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The standard first gives the definition and core elements of independent auditing of organizations and companies, and confirms the basic principles of audit judgment. For example, "child labor" is one of the core elements of the standard. The principles of this element are as follows: the company cannot or supports the exploitative use of child labor, and the company should establish effective documented policies and procedures to promote the education of minor children, These children may be educated within the scope of local compulsory education laws or minors who are out of school. The standard stipulates specific guarantee measures, such as: during normal school hours, underage child laborers shall not be used; underage child laborers shall not work more than 8 hours per day during working hours, school hours, and round-trip time between work and study activities; children shall not be used The workforce performs work that is harmful, unsafe and dangerous to children's health.
◉ Authentication
(1) Reduce the second-party audit of suppliers by foreign customers and save costs;
(2) Greater compliance with local regulatory requirements;
(3) Establish international credibility;
(4) Enable consumers to establish positive emotions about the product;
(5) Make partners build long-term confidence in the enterprise.
Like the ISO9000 quality system, ISO14000 environmental system and OHASl8000 safety system certification, the SA8000 social responsibility management system certification process generally includes the following steps:
(1) The company submits an application. When the company has completed the preparatory work and basically meets the certification conditions, it can submit an application to the certification body, or submit an application in advance, and prepare under the guidance of the certification body.
(2) Review and acceptance. The certification body will review the application submitted by the company to check whether the content meets the basic requirements for certification. If it meets the requirements, it will be accepted.
(3) Initial visit. The social responsibility management system pays great attention to on-site performance, and it is necessary to visit the auditee before the audit. The purpose of the initial visit is to determine the scope of the audit, understand the current situation of the company, collect relevant information and determine the workload of the audit.
(4) Sign the contract. The certification body and the entrusting party can sign a contract on the audit scope, audit criteria, audit report content, audit time, and audit workload, determine a formal cooperative relationship, and pay the application fee.
(5) Submit documents. After the contract is signed, the auditee shall provide the certification body with the social responsibility management manual, procedural documents and relevant background materials for the certification body to pre-examine the documents.
(6) Form an audit team. After signing the contract, the certification body shall designate an audit team leader to form an audit team and start preparations.
(7) Pre-review of documents. The audit team leader organizes members of the audit team to pre-review the documents. If there are major problems in the social responsibility management documents, the auditee or the entrusting party will be notified, and the auditee will revise and resubmit the documents. If there are no major issues with the document, preparation for a formal review begins.
(8) Audit preparation. The audit team leader organizes the audit team members to formulate the audit plan, determine the audit scope and schedule, and prepare the on-site audit checklist.
(9) Pre-trial. If the client deems it necessary, it can request the certification body to conduct a pre-audit before the formal certification audit, so as to take corrective measures in a timely manner to ensure that the formal audit is passed once.
(10) Certification audit. The certification body shall conduct the certification audit on the auditee according to the audit plan.
(11) Submit the audit report and conclusion. According to the audit results, there may be three conclusions, namely, recommended registration, delayed registration and postponed registration.
(12) Approved by the technical committee. For companies recommended by the audit team for registration, the technical committee of the certification body examines whether to approve the registration. If it is not approved, it needs to be re-examined.
(13) Approval of registration. The certification body approves the registration of the certified company.
(14) Issue a certification certificate. Certification bodies issue SA8000 certification to approved companies.
(15) Announcement of the certified company. The certification body will file the certified company with SAI, which will be announced by SAI on its website.
(16) Surveillance audit. The certification body conducts supervision and audit of the certified company, and the supervision and audit is conducted every six months. The certification certificate is valid for three years, and a re-evaluation is required after three years.
◉ Main Content
(1) Child Labor;
(2) Forced Labor;
(3) Health & Safety;
(4) Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining (Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining);
(5) Discrimination;
(6) Disciplinary measures (Disciplinazy Practices);
(7) Working Hours;
(8) Salary (Compensation);
(9) Management System (ManagementSystems).
◉ Compliance Services
As a professional third-party testing and certification service organization, Jiayu Testing has qualifications such as CMA and CNAS, and has obtained laboratory accreditation from multiple authoritative certification institutions at home and abroad. It has a skilled professional technical team, rich industry service experience, and strong testing technology capabilities. Jiayu Testing strictly follows relevant national certification and accreditation laws and regulations, and provides system certification consulting services suitable for enterprise operation. Welcome to contact us at 400-9269-886!
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