After several years of hard work, our factory finally obtained the BSCI certificate. What are the benefits of this certificate for our lunch box sales?
Who are the members of BSCI?
BSCI members are the company as a full member with voting rights in the general meeting or the association as a related member without voting rights. Members can be retailers, factories, importers and public trading departments from various sectors and countries. BSCI is open to European Union and non-European Union companies.
What products does BSCI cover?
Audits including BSCI can be conducted at any production plant in the world.
The types of items broadly cover different ranges of BSCI. There are a large number of department stores selling various textiles, clothes, home textiles, small devices, toys, and accessories as members. There are also members who focus on a particular product group, such as clothing stores, shoe retailers, baby products or sports products. For the implementation of BSCI in the food industry, BSCI has developed a special template for the main products. Our lunch box also happens to fall within this range.
Does BSCI provide certificates?
BSCI is not a certification system and therefore cannot issue certificates. BSCI provides a consistent management tool for members, suppliers, auditors, and qualified people in a specific process. This method ensures a consistent review process and evaluation, so the results are comparable.
If I have not obtained the certificate, how can I receive the audit certificate? The cover of the audit report lists the results, and the validity period of the audit can be displayed in the factory and used as an audit certificate.
The cost of an audit?
The cost of the audit depends on the size of the scale, the location of the factory, and the number of working days required for the audit.
For example, the audit time policy requires at least one working day (8 hours) at the site of a small business (less than 250 employees). The price is proportional to the company and country. For example, our lunch box factory.
Who pays for the audit?
This is negotiated between BSCI members and its suppliers. There is no fixed convention in BSCI.
How long is the validity of BSCI?
The validity of BSCI is 3 years.
Which auditor conducts the audit?
Today, only independent audit companies recognized by SAI and selected by BSCI will be entrusted to perform BSCI social audits. This guarantees the best possible audit quality and avoids costly and bureaucratic certification processes. BSCI is not a certification scheme, but a supervision system that uses SA8000 as a regulation.
BSCI audits must be conducted by auditors working in the following auditing companies: ALGI, Bureau Veritas, CSCC-Cal Safety Compliance Corporation, DNV-Det Norske Veritas, HKQAA, Intertek-Intertek Testing Services, IQNet Ltd, RINA-Registro Italiano Navale Group, TUV Asia Pacific (a member of TUV NORD Group), SGS- Société Générale de Surveillance, TUVRheinland Group, TUV SUD Group.
Records and supporting documents required for BSCI factory inspection
1 Has the company made a written commitment to employees stating that it will comply with BSCI social responsibility requirements, including the legal requirements of the country in which it operates? Are these written commitments posted along with the BSCI Code of Conduct where all employees can see? How does the language used make employees understand? Does each employment contract also include this written commitment?
2 Have the necessary official approvals been obtained for the operation of the business and machinery?
3 Is there a record system for registering each employee's on-duty and off-duty time? Please attach a copy of attendance record sheet punch card/time record card electronic data processing
4 Can the company provide a written policy describing social responsibility at any time, especially for child labor, female employees, discrimination, forced labor, working hours, compensation, health and social facilities, safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining?
5 Is there a document that records the payment of social security funds?
6 Does the salary table exist?
7 Is there any document that records the previous pregnant female employees and their maternity leave?
8 Whether the work regulations exist. And are they
1) How about documenting
2) Is it legally allowed
3) Let employees understand
4) Does it apply equally to all employees?
9 Are there existing documents that record health and safety training (for example, fire protection)?
10 Are there any existing documents that record all hazardous chemicals in use? (Especially the safety data sheet)
11 Is the certificate of first aid qualification available at any time?
12 Is the elevator and machine inspection documents available at any time?
13 Does the company keep records of accidents and injuries?
14 Is there a documented record of official comments on social responsibility issues, or a social responsibility review including corrective actions? If so, are those comments or corrective actions effective?
15 Is it possible to provide documents to prove that drinking water can be used at any time?
16 Does the security guard have an employment contract that describes their duties?
17 Has there been any written agreement with the union or any labor representative? If so, please attach a copy.
18 Has the company obtained a valid commercial license? If the answer is no, what are the reasons?
19 Does personal data contain the above documents? Please attach a copy
20 Do employees get pay slips?