PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
... performance in OHS is assessed in 4 aspects: Compliance with regulations, Risk Assessment, Training in workers, Procedures and equipment
... must be able to explain and provide documented evidence of its processes and procedures to ensure that OHS regulations are respected.
Imminent risks to workers' health and/or lives → Zero Tolerance Protocol
→ amforiBSCI recognizes GlobalGAP certificates as equivalent to performance areas 7 and 12 (OHS and Protection of the Environment).
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.1 The Auditee observes applicable occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations
... the auditee has a good knowledge of the OHS regulations ...
... involves workers and their representatives in drafting and enforcing the internal procedures on occupational health and safety, ...
MGMAemp OSH In-factory Training
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.2 The Auditee seeks Workers' Protection in Case of Accident, in particular through compulsory Insurance Schemes
... the producer (auditee) implements different measures to protect workers in case of accident ...
- involves workers and their representatives
- provides regular trainings for workers and management
- regular analyses the accident records
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.3 The Auditee sets up an effective Management System that ensures they regularly carry out Risk Assessments for safe, healthy and hygienic working Conditions
... regular OHS Risk Assessments to: identify, classify, define preventive or remedial measures, develop action plan, allocate budget
... a good risk assessment:
- appropriate for all workers
- includes consultations with workers
- cover all production activities, workplaces, machinery, equipment, chemicals, tools, and processes
- relevant standards as a reference
- regular monitoring and testing
- enough human and financial resources
- taking into consideration: ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.4 There is an active Cooperation between Management and Workers (and/or their Representatives) when developing and implementing Systems towards ensuring OHS
Workers and their representatives are to be consulted:
During → Risk
Assessment, Development of Action Plan, Implementation of Action Plan
... OHS committee, democratically elected workers' reps, ... positive step
keeps records → OHS Committee Meetings, OHS Committee Recommendations
How the
management evaluate these recommendations to accept or reject them
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.5 The Auditee regularly provides OHS Training to ensure Workers understand the Rules of Work, personal Protection and Measures for preventing and reacting to Accidents
... takes the necessary measures to make information available to
workers about:
hazards and risks associated, action should be taken,
↳ the information must be
displayed in a way that can be easily understood by workers
... workers are at least trained on: using and maintaining PPE
handling basic and
site-specific hazards, safe work practices, emergency procedures, evacuation drill, fire fighting drills
Evacuation drills, fire-fighting drills records must include: purpose, numbers of workers participated, results, photos and dates, time taken for evacuation (should never be more than NINE minutes)
... additional trainings: management, supervisors and occasional visitors, machines, electric, hazardous substances
→ 9 minutes →
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.6 The Auditee enforces the use of personal protective Equipment to provide Protection to Workers in Conjunction with other Facility Controls and Safety Systems
... takes the necessary measures to provide workers with adequate personal protective equipment:
- to workers and occasional visitors ...
- unnecessary inconvenience to the person wearing it
- free of charge to all workers
- Works well for the necessary activities
Free PPE
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.7 The Auditee implements Engineering and administrative Control Measures to avoid or minimize the release of hazardous Substances into the Work Environment. It keeps the Level of Exposure below internationally established or recognized Limits.
Regular risk assessment: ...
Administrative control measure: Authorization, Protection, Record-keeping, Following
instructions, Labelling ↓
International Chemical Safety Cards
(ICSC),
Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Engineering control measure: expulse fumes, steam, and
dust outside, properly dispose
of chemicals
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.8 The Auditee develops and implements Accident and Emergency Procedures
Stepwise: ...
Written procedures: ...
Special attention: ...
- Seasonal and temporary workers
- Night workers
- Migrant workers
- Young workers
- Pregnant workers
- Disabled workers
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.9 The Auditee makes visible potential Hazards to the Workers through Signs and Warnings
... to communicate potential hazards and warnings, no universal way but must be understandable. Signs and warnings must be:
- Relevant to the specific culture and activities
- Displayed in the appropriate place for their purpose
- Related to the accident and emergency procedures
- Related and suitable to potential hazards: chemical, electric, host surface, falling objects, slippery floors, machinery and vehicles
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.10 The Auditee has and properly uses Procedures for recording and reporting occupational Accidents and Injuries
Reporting: ... both accidents and near-misses are reported to ...
Recording: ... records on all accidents and injuries ...
- When the accident took place (e.g., date, time, peak season, ...)
- Where place
- Who was involved
- What actions were taken
- What the results were (e.g., death or injuries)
- How the accidents (or occupational diseases) were investigated
- What actions for prevention and remediation were taken
- How long workers were unable to work
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.11 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee seeks the Stability and Safety of the Equipment and Buildings used for Production
... takes necessary measures to: procedures in place, official and private inspection concerning building and equipment, valid licenses, structural issues are identified and fixed
... knows and follows: legal requirements concerning the buildings →
↳
stability, safety, appropriate for business activity
Legal requirements concerning the safety of the equipment, ...
- BCC → Building Completion Certificate
- EI → Electrical Inspection
- ???
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.12 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee respects the Workers' Right to remove themselves from imminent Danger without seeking Permission
... workers can remove themselves from imminent danger without asking permission. This workers' right:
- Applies to the workplace and residential facilities provided by the producer
- Must be well communicated to workers during trainings
- Must be properly documented in the OHS procedures
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.13 The Auditee makes sure a competent Person periodically checks the electrical Installations and Equipment
... to ensure that a competent person will regularly verify electrical installations and equipment. Competent person means: training, qualifications, experience
... checks: pre-defined timeframe, randomly, per-request
... checks are properly recorded and, if possible, posted. The record includes at least:
- Name of the person in charge
- Date of the last check
- Description of findings (if any)
- Due date for the next check
... dealing with electrical installations and equipment, ... insulation, working spacing, lighting, communication channel, cables, ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.14 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee has installed an adequate Amount of Firefighting Equipment, which works properly
... the firefighting equipment required by the OHS action plan. If the national law specifies the standard requirements: position and placement, size and effectiveness, maintenance and inspection requirements
... no legal requirements, the firefighting equipment must at least be: distributed in equal way, place for effectiveness, easily reached by workers, properly identified, visual marks
Early warning systems must be installed and function .... Warning systems can be: smoke sensors, fire alarms, alarm devices
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.15 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee ensures that Escape Routes, Aisles and Emergency Exits in the Production Site are easily accessible, clearly marked and not blocked
... workers and visitors can easily leave the premises:
Escape routes, aisles, and emergency exits: Not blocked or locked, easily accessible, clearly marked, ending in a safe place
Safe evacuation ... Emergency lights ...
Production rooms where more than 10 workers work in the same shift should have doors that open outwards unless the national law sets different rules
The number of emergency exits must be adequate for: ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.16 The Auditee ensures Evacuation Plans meet legal Requirements and are posted in relevant Places so Workers can see and understand them
... the evacuation plans are the best possible to ensure workers can evacuate the workplace safely. The plan must show: standpoint, closest escape routes, firefighting equipment, assembly/muster points
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.17 The Auditee ensures adequate Safeguards for any Machine Part, Function, or Process which may cause Injury to Workers
All applicable safeguards for equipment are available and properly installed, for example: belt encasements, grills for fans, emergency switch-off
The auditee keeps records of the maintenance, which includes: summary of maintenance, name of person in charge, insurance and its validity
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.18 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee ensures qualified first Aid is always available
... workers can receive first-aid in case of need.
If there are no such legal regulations: first-kits, rooms, regular trainings, administer, responsible people
Where immediate flushing with water is the recommended first-aid response: portable water sources, eye-wash stations, emergency showers
Where is Where immediate flushing with water is the recommended first-aid response ???
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.19 The Auditee has emergency Procedures to deal with Cases of Trauma or serious Illness. These Procedures must be written
... takes the necessary measures to ensure that workers are helped in case of trauma or serious illness and are transferred to appropriate medical facility if necessary.
The emergency procedures may be in a separate document or part of the action plan developed after the OHS risk assessment. ...
Workers are aware of the procedures and who is the responsible ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.20 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee always provides potable Water for Workers
... workers have access to potable water always and not only during breaks. Limiting access to potable water must be regarded as inhuman treatment or discrimination. ... not even as a disciplinary measure.
The right to potable water shall be granted always in: workplace, facility, housing or dormitories
National regulation define: quality, areas not required potable water, kinds of tests and authorities to verify water is potable
Certificates: ... Signs for non-potable water: ...
Risk of dehydration: ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.21 The Auditee provides Workers with Access to an appropriate, clean Area for storing Food, eating and/or cooking
... workers can eat, cook and store food in all safety and human dignity. Dinning places are safe and clean.
Where food is provided to workers (either free or not), producers should ensure that it is nutritionally balanced and appropriate for the type of work on site ...
... must have the following information available for the audit: how food is stored, records of cleaning shifts, menus for the last six months
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.22 The Auditee provides Workers with clean washing Facilities, changing Rooms and Toilets that are respectful of local Customs
workers are granted decent changing rooms, washing rooms, and toilets equipped will all necessarily conditions of human dignity. At the minimum, facilities must provide: soap, working locks, gender separation, gender-neutral toilets, separate changing room
the number of washing facilities, changing rooms, and toilets should meet the needs of the total number of workers ... special attention ... (e.g., peak season)
... can explain the reasons for having the number of facilities ...
... can also explain
plans to adapt the number, ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.23 The Auditee provides Workers with Transportation (either directly or by using third Parties) that is safe and that complies with national Regulations
takes the necessary measures to ensure that workers come to work safely: has information,
suitable for human transportation,
... drivers are not under the influence of
drugs or alcohol,
and have licenses ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.24 The Location of the social Facilities or Workers housing ensure that users are not exposed to natural Hazards or affected by the operational Impacts of the Worksite (for example Noise, Emissions or Dust)
... to ensure that workers are not exposed to natural hazards or operational impacts due to the location of the social facilities or housing.
where no national law: decision based on OHS RA, location not expose to hazards, adverse impact, Industrial buildings (with or without industrial activity) are not used for workers' housing
... to temporarily leave the regular workplace for a different work environment, the producer shall the workers adequate facilities and accommodations ...
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
7.25 The Auditee verifies that Temperature, Humidity, Space, Sanitation, Illumination are adequate for the Health and Safety of Workers
Respectful to workers' health and safety: comes up with the relevant standards because of the OHS risk assessment. The auditee must define in consultation with workers and their representatives the adequate conditions related to: temperature, humidity, space, sanitation, lighting
Space and lighting: adequate for workers' specific activities.
... must be able to provide information on: existing conditions, improvement plans, timeline
and related cost
if provide workers housing: enough space, space for personal items, laundry and
waste disposal, waste-removal schedule displayed
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
Required Documents
- Valid inspection and insurance for machinery and vehicles
- Purchase invoices of the Personal Protection Equipment bought by the auditee
- Valid business license and all necessary official approvals to run operations
- Official building certificate about safety and appropriateness for the industry
- Contracts with service providers, including food services, transportation, and agents
- Training: Documented evidence of workers training on occupational health and safety
- Training: Documentary evidence of training, consultations and informative sessions held for members of a producer organization
- Training: Evidence of a training calendar for workers and management
- Training: Documented evidence of the qualifications of workers who deal with dangerous machines, electrical installation, and any other activity that requires specific training due to the high level of risk
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
Required Documents
Reports and Records:
- Risk assessment for safe, healthy, and hygienic working conditions
- Action plan for safe, healthy, and hygienic working conditions
- Documented evidence of up-to-date contributions to social insurance funds
- Occupational health and safety regulations for the industry
- Documented evidence of the election process for the health and safety committee
- Minutes of the health and safety committee meetings
- Documented evidence of the consumption, release and disposal of chemicals (including Material Safety Data Sheets - MSDS)
PA07: Occupational Health and Safety
Required Documents
- Documented evidence of the consumption, release and disposal of chemicals (including Material Safety Data Sheets - MSDS)
- Official inspections conducted to ensure building and equipment safety, including date of validity and corrective actions if any
- Inspection reports, maintenance records, and operating and safety instructions for:
- Dangerous machines including lifts, electrical equipment, and high-pressure equipment
- Firefighting equipment (e.g., inspection tags on fire extinguishers)
- Potable water at production facilities and dormitories
- Health and safety of the facilities and dormitories including temperature, noise level, and lighting
