1Introduction:
During a SocialAudit, you will have to assess different criteria such as Safety, Hygiene,Child labor, etc… tt in thefactory. The aim of this lesson is to define clearly how to give a proper resultconcerning all these domains.
2. How to rate aSocial Audit:
Please find below themost important points that you should consider for every criteria so that youcould rate them properly:
2.1 Safety:
- Fireequipment:
When you check the fire detection system of a factory, pleasecheck what kind of equipment it is. Indeed you have three kinds of detectors:smoke, heat, and some which detect both. The last ones are the best, so youshould consider this in your score.
The fire detectionsystem should be often checked to be sure that it could be effective in case ofemergency so ask the factory how often they check it. If it less than once a year, the score should not bemore than 3.
Evacuationexits are useless without evacuation instructions or evacuation signage because in case ofemergency they will not know where to go so it means that the score for “Evacuation exit” can not be more than 2without evacuation instructions or evacuation lightning.
Please don't forgetto check the shape and content of evacuation instructions. If they are clearly not readable (for example, if the paper isused-up), the score for this criteria should not be higher than 1. If there is noevacuation plan, the score should not be higher than 2.
The factory shouldhave 2 evacuation exits per floor. Ifthe factory has only one, the scoreshould be of 2 and if they don’t have any at all, it should be 0.
When you check extinguishers, you should absolutely check the limit date because if it is expired, the equipments are useless sothe score for this point should not be higher than 1.
The previous remarkis also available for fire hoses. Don’tforget to check that there is no missing component on it (for example, thehose…). If you find any component missing,the score should not be higher than 1.
The workers training should be notified in anotebook and the company should be able to show it. In this paper, you shouldfind the signature of every worker included in this training. If the factorysays that their workers are trained about fire emergency but can not show the proof on a paper with signatures,the score should not be higher than 1. Inthis case, please talk about this during the worker’s interviews. You shouldalso check what kind of training have been performed by the employees and howmany people did it. If less than 25% of the totalnumber of employees, had one training, the score should not behigher than 2. If the employees did nothave a practical training but only a theoretical one,the score should not be higher than 1.
- Toxicproducts:
It is very importantthat you check this point by yourself and not only ask to the factory ifthey have some toxic product and if they say no, assess it with the maximalscore. Indeed, most of the time, the factory will say that they don’t use anytoxic whereas they do, so you will have to lookand search around you everywhere.
To know if a productis toxic, you can refer to the pictures and sentences written on the productlabel. Please, read it carefully, if you have any doubts.
You will have toassess every kind of toxic product separately. To do so, you should considernot only how and where the products are storedbut also their handling conditions.
For example, ifpeople use a corrosive product without gloves,the score should be 0. |
发表于 2008-4-1 22:04:20
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