Accredium Confirmity Assessment Service Private Limited

• Drive improvements in ethical and responsible business practices
• Increase efficiency
• Save time and resources
• Improve supplier engagement
• Boost productivity
• Reduce reputational risk
• Gain competitive advantage
• Help drive collaboration and reduce duplication

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• Production Capacity: 1

The SA8000 certification is provided by Accredium Certifications , which helped organization to get certified through independent organizations accredited by Social Accountability Accreditation Services (SAAS). A facility wishing to seek certification to SA8000 must apply to a SAAS-accredited auditing firm, known as a Certification Body. SA 8000 Certificate is issued by Certifying body, which is accredited to provide certificate under the SA 8000 standard.

The SA 8000 certificate is issued for the period of 3 years after successful completion of pre–assessment and registration (Final) assessment. Surveillance audits are conducted by the Certifying body within the period of 3 years at the interval of 6 Months, 9 Months or 12 Months depending upon the nature and size of the Organization. The SA 8000 certified workplaces are required to make public their SA8000 certification and can display their certificate in a store or a factory, in company advertising, and on company stationery.

Social Compliance Audit in india

Social compliance is rapidly becoming a top priority for manufacturers and large retailers. With more than a decade of experience with social compliance audits, consulting and training, Accredium Global Compliance Services LLP reviews all findings in detail with both you and the factory, and works with factory management to quickly rectify non-compliant areas.

Social compliance audits are becoming a vital part of almost all global supply chains. Such audits are carried out in a manner that suppliers are made to evaluate in their conformity with local laws. A social compliance audit is mostly practised in India. They conduct these audits for ensuring that one’s business partners sincerely abide by their own organization’s commitment to commercial social responsibility. The audits are carried by the professionals who are vastly experienced in social responsibility audits and maintain SA8000 international standard. This includes establishing and continuing in meeting code of conduct, ethical requirements and human rights. As compliance lowers one’s peril of contributing to environmental and social harm, it is always best that their supply chain as a whole conforms to their program. The social compliance audit programs performed in IIndia are characterized by engagement with the stakeholders, systematic long-term approach and above all transparency. Their independent auditing services aids in validating integrity, transparency and consistency.

The Social Compliance Audit programs focus on the below mentioned areas namely:

Child labour laws

Forced labour

Compensation

Disciplinary practices

Health and safety

Freedom of association

Management practices

Working hours

Discrimination

Wages

Social compliance in simple terms refers to the manner in which an organization treats its employees, their viewpoint on social responsibility and the environment. It is the minimum code of conduct which directs how every worker should be treated with respect to work hours, work conditions and wages.

• Child Labor: No use or support of child labor; policies and written procedures for remediation of children found to be working in situation; provide adequate financial and other support to enable such children to attend school; and employment of young workers conditional.
• Forced and Compulsory Labor: No use or support for forced or compulsory labor; no required ''deposits'' - financial or otherwise; no withholding salary, benefits, property or documents to force personnel to continue work; personnel right to leave premises after workday; personnel free to terminate their employment; and no use nor support for human trafficking.
• Health and Safety: Provide a safe and healthy workplace; prevent potential occupational accidents; appoint senior manager to ensure OSH; instruction on OSH for all personnel; system to detect, avoid, respond to risks; record all accidents; provide personal protection equipment and medical attention in event of work-related injury; remove, reduce risks to new and expectant mothers; hygiene- toilet, potable water, sanitary food storage; decent dormitories- clean, safe, meet basic needs and worker right to remove from imminent danger.
• Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining: Respect the right to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively. All personnel are free to: organize trade unions of their choice and bargain collectively with their employer. A company shall respect right to organize unions bargain collectively not interfere in workers’ organizations or collective bargaining inform personnel of these rights freedom from retaliation where law restricts rights, allow workers freely elect representatives ensure no discrimination against personnel engaged in worker organizations and ensure representatives access to workers at the workplace.

SEDEX – Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, Sedex Certifications SEDEX is a secure online database, as well as as a supply chain  Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a not-for-profit organisation based in Mumbai MUMBAI, KOLKATA, CHENNAI, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu….

SEDEX audit - Social Audit, Ethical Audit, smeta ...

AGCS offer sedex audit, Social Audit, smeta audit, Ethical Audit, sedex certification, Social Compliance, supplier management in Mumbai.

Sedex Certification from Mumbai India by AGCS

AGCS providing best Sedex Certification in India.

SEDEX – Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, Sedex Certifications

SEDEX is a secure online database, as well as as a supply chain . Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a not-for-profit organisation based in London . Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Mumbai, NCR–Delhi Faridabad Gurgaon Mumbai, Goa,

Sedex Certification in India

Sedex Certification And Audit service in Mumbai

Accredium provides SEDEX audit - Social Audit, Ethical Audit, Smeta . AGCS offer sedex audit, Social Audit, smeta audit, Ethical Audit, sedex certification, Social Compliance, supplier management in Luck now. Sedex Certification Consultants in Indira Nagar Lucknow. Get phone numbers, address, latest reviews & ratings, photos, maps for best Sedex CertificationConsultants in Indira Nagar Lucknow. SEDEX – Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, Sedex Certifications. SEDEX is a secure online database, as well as as a supply chain .. Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a not-for-profit organisation .

Sedex is a not for profit membership organization dedicated to driving improvements in ethical and responsible business practices in global supply chains. .Training and experience requirements for auditors. Sedex .
Accredium provide smeta audit, sedex audit and certification in india

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SOCIAL AUDIT

Social audit as a term was used as far back as the 1950s. In a nutshell, it refers to the steps that are taken to ensure that the work done by the government is actually benefiting the people whom it is intended to benefit. It is based on the principle that the local governance should be carried out, as much as possible, with the consent and in complete understanding of the requirements of the people concerned. It is a process and not an event. Thus, Social Audit is nothing but understanding, measuring, reporting, and most importantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the local governance.

OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL AUDIT :

• Accurate identification of requirements
• Prioritization of developmental activities as per requirements
• Proper utilization of funds
• Conformity of the developmental activity with the stated goals
• Quality of service
• Assessing the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available for local development
• Creating awareness among beneficiaries
• Increasing efficacy and effectiveness of local development programmes

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL AUDIT

1.Empowerment of people : Social audit is most effective when the actual beneficiaries of an activity are involved in it. However, people can only get involved in the process when they are given appropriate authority and rights. To this end, the 73rd amendment of the constitution has empowered the Gram Sabha to conduct social audit. This is relevant only in the villages. In the cities, the Right to Information Act empowers the people to inspect public records.

2. Proper Documentation : Every thing right from the requirement gathering to planning to implementation must be properly documented. Some of the documents that should be made mandatory are:

• Applications, tenders, and proposals
• Financial statements, income - expense statements.
• Registers of workers
• Inspection reports.

SA 8000 in india

Social Accountability Accreditation Services – SAAS is an accreditation agency founded to accredit and monitor organizations as certifiers of compliance with social standards, including the Social Accountability 8000 standard for ethical working conditions. SAAS promotes workers’ rights through a voluntary SA8000 system. If a facility meets SA8000 standards, it will earn a certificate for use on facility communications materials, attesting to its social accountability policies, management, and operations. Companies that operate production facilities can seek to have individual facilities certified as SA8000 compliant through audits by SAAS accredited certification bodies. SA 8000 certification addresses critical issues in the workplace such as forced and child labor, occupational health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, compensation, and management systems.

Benefits of SA 8000 Certification Standard:

Shows your commitment to social accountability and to treating your employees ethically and in compliance with global standards

Leverages the management and performance of your supply chain

Reduces the risk of negligence by default, public exposure, uninformed criticism and plausible litigation

Contributes to the sustainability of your business and supports your company’s vision

Allows you to demonstrate proper social accountability at all level and to all instances.

Improves workplace environment and employee engagement

Provides complete documentation and traceability to root causes of worker and workplace related issues

Reduction in the need for multiple assessments

Accredium Certifications provides Social Accountability: Social Audit SA 8000, Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production Certification Program (WRAP), Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits (SMETA), Fair Labor Association (FLA) program, Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) Monitoring System, ICS (Initiative Clause Sociale), International Council of Toy Industries (ICTI) Code of Business Practices.

A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization''s social and ethical performance. A social audit helps to narrow gaps between vision/goal and reality, between efficiency and effectiveness.

SOCIAL AUDIT

Accredium provides Fast and Flawed Inspections of Factories Abroad. Inspectors came and went from a certified factory in intensified international scrutiny on factory on the inspection protocol developed by the Business Social ComplianceInitiative.

Accredium offers a range of services to support you in explaining yourSocial Supply Chain Social and Environmental Responsibility Management , the lifecycles of goods and services, strategies and guidance for supply chain implementation.

Mobile-friendly - Supply chain socialresponsibilityimplementation. Supplier Code of Conduct invluding the implementation of The BlackBerry Supplier Code of Conduct

SOCIAL AUDIT

If factory is believed to have a negative impact, the company may have a social audit conducted to identify actions that actually benefit the society.

Accredium provides Compliance Auditing - Identify Supply Chain Labor Risks‎, Responsible Performance Improvement, Recruitment Services. Our aim is to promote, encourage and support the principles and practice of Social Audit in India. Social Accounting and Audit (SAA), Social Audit , Social Audit Services from India, Social Audit Services Service Providers in India, Social Audit Services , Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services , Comprehensive services of social audit and social impact assessment of in India, Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services.Social Audit, Social Audit Certification, Service Providers, /services/Legal-Services/Social-Audit-Certificatin, Social Audit Services Social Audit & Certification services to clients from around the world.

Accredium provides Social Audit, Social Accounting and Auditing | Social Audit, India Inspection Services , Auditing is a way of measuring and reporting on an Testing Services; Coal & Mineral Inspection · Food & Agri Inspection Service , social audit services in India Archives - Gapeseed Consulting, social audit services in India All this is possible legally under the Indian Income Tax Act which allows certain deductions which can be claimed to save tax .

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• Delivery Time: 30 :Days

SOCIAL AUDIT

If factory is believed to have a negative impact, the company may have a social audit conducted to identify actions that actually benefit the society.

Accredium provides Compliance Auditing - Identify Supply Chain Labor Risks‎, Responsible Performance Improvement, Recruitment Services. Our aim is to promote, encourage and support the principles and practice of Social Audit in India. Social Accounting and Audit (SAA), Social Audit , Social Audit Services from India, Social Audit Services Service Providers in India, Social Audit Services , Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services , Comprehensive services of social audit and social impact assessment of in India, Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services.Social Audit, Social Audit Certification, Service Providers, /services/Legal-Services/Social-Audit-Certificatin, Social Audit Services Social Audit & Certification services to clients from around the world.

Accredium provides Social Audit, Social Accounting and Auditing | Social Audit, India Inspection Services , Auditing is a way of measuring and reporting on an Testing Services; Coal & Mineral Inspection · Food & Agri Inspection Service , social audit services in India Archives - Gapeseed, social audit services in India All this is possible legally under the Indian Income Tax Act which allows certain deductions which can be claimed to save tax .

Social Audit & Implementation Services For Handicrafts

SOCIAL AUDIT

Social audit as a term was used as far back as the 1950s. In a nutshell, it refers to the steps that are taken to ensure that the work done by the government is actually benefiting the people whom it is intended to benefit. It is based on the principle that the local governance should be carried out, as much as possible, with the consent and in complete understanding of the requirements of the people concerned. It is a process and not an event. Thus, Social Audit is nothing but understanding, measuring, reporting, and most importantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the local governance.

OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL AUDIT :

• Accurate identification of requirements
• Prioritization of developmental activities as per requirements
• Proper utilization of funds
• Conformity of the developmental activity with the stated goals
• Quality of service
• Assessing the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available for local development
• Creating awareness among beneficiaries
• Increasing efficacy and effectiveness of local development programmed

ISO 28000:2007 - Security Management System

ISO 28000:2007 specifies the requirements for a security management system, including those aspects critical to security assurance of the supply chain. Security management is linked to many other aspects of business management.

ISO 28000:2007 - Security Management System in india is rendered by using quality components and sophisticated technology under the guidance of professionals in set industry norms. This service is duly checked by the quality inspectors on various parameters. We provide tailored security solutions combining electronic gadgetry and security personnel, using computerized systems for coordination and control. Offered service is widely appreciated by the valuable customers for attributes.

Features:

• Proper execution
• Trouble free sources
• Quality assurance

28000:2007

ISO 28000 standards specifies the requirements for a supply chain security management system, linking security management to many other aspects of business management. For organisations working within, or relying on, the logistics industry, certification to the ISO 28000:2007 supply chain management standard provides a valuable framework. It will help minimise the risk of security incidents and so help provide problem-free 'just in time' delivery of goods and supplies. ISO 28000 standard sets in place mechanisms and processes to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, as well as establish preventive action plans. ISO 28000 is suitable for all sizes and types of organisation that are involved in purchasing, manufacturing, service, storage, transportation and/or sales processes, and wish to implement and maintain a secure management system for its supply chain.

Vital Certifications is at the leading edge of supply chain security management system certification. We have experience of security assessments gained from carrying out audits of many exporters, warehouses & ICD's.

Key Elements of ISO 28000 certification

- Establish, implement, maintain and improve a security management system.
- Assure conformance with security management policy
- Demonstrate such conformance
- Seek certification/registration of conformance by an accredited third-party organisation
- Make a self-determination and self-declaration of conformance with ISO 28000.

Benefits of ISO 28000 Certification

- Allows security to be managed as a process so that the effectiveness of security
management can be measured and improved;
- Allows management to focus resources and efforts on areas with high-risk concerns (through
a security risk assessment);
- Allows management to benchmark its security management efforts with international
standards; and
- Demonstrates to stakeholders the commitment to enforce a systematic security management.

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Established in 2006, Accredium Confirmity Assessment Service (P) Ltd. has grown into a leading certification, Audit and Inspection body with the goal of delivering a certification service which goes beyond simply ticking the boxes. As an approved and accredited, ISO Certification body, we provide certification to an extensive range of ISO standards and management standards. ISO 9001 Quality Certification, ISO 14001 Environmental, ISO 20000 IT Service, ISO 20121 Event Sustainability, ISO 22301 Business Continuity ISO 27001 Information Security, ISO 50001 Energy, OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety and Small Business Certification
Accredim Conformity Assessment Services Pvt Limited (ACASCERT) is established as a third party conformity assessment body since 2005. ACASCERT is one of the leading and fast growing certification bodies across the globe with focus on customer satisfaction through value-added services. ACASCERT auditors are especially competent in scope & industry.ACASCERT believes in a Professional approach, which is blended with specific industrial & auditing experience. Accredium’s process approach based assessment procedure prevents lapses of client systems, boosts employee’s morale, and better customer confidence and ultimately ensures effectiveness of the management. Accredium is also Largest and best ISO Certification services across the world for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, HACCP ISO 22000, ISO 27001, SA 8000, ISO 17025, ISO 17020, ISO 15189, ISO 13485 standards. We provide ISO audit, ISO internal audit, ISO pre-assessment & certification.
We are helping our customers in achieving ISO certifications from globally reputed & widely respected ISO certification Consequently the Senior Consultants of The Company are Registered with NABET (National Accreditation Board for Education and Training), Government of India oriented organization and QCI (Quality Council of India) as a QMS CONSULTANT & FSMS / HACCP CONSULTANT. The company has built up a vast base of associates comprising an extraordinary powerful pool of intellectual resources that can be seamlessly harnessed in the execution of tasks of any degree of complexity.
Accredium provided Social Compliance Auditing, Supply Chain Audit, Energy Audit , Social Compliance Audit Services, Electrical Safety Audit, Energy Audit, Provider for Supply Chain Audits, SEDEX, COC Audits, WRAP, Compliance services , ETI , SMETA , FLA Audit Services, BSCI Audit Services SA8000 Social , BSCI Audit Services SA8000 Social Compliance Audit.
Accredium also do provide HR Services, Payroll Services, Statutory & Compliance Services, HRMS & Payroll Software, HR Compliance Audit Support – Establishment / Factory / Contract LabourEstablishment Compliance Support – Continuous Compliance, Flexi Staffing Services, Payroll Management Support, Labour Updates & Legal Consultation Support, Training & DevelopmentTalent Acquisition Support, Business Compliance Services (On-call) . We Have Years of Experience and Expertise in the Areas of Statutory compliance audit, Statutory advisory services, Statutory benefits administration. STATUTORY AND COMPLIANCE SERVICESThe landscape of statutes of labour laws is constantly evolving, and it takes a special agility to keep abreast of all the latest developments and ensure compliance. At Alp, we offer compliance services that perfectly meet your organisation's requirements.It statutory compliance outsourcing to an experienced firm such as Accredium , you can ensure compliance without having to hire and maintain a separate department for it.

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Accredium provides SEDEX Audits, SMETA Standard Social Audits, ETI Audits SEDEX -Supplier Ethical Data Exchange, is a not for profit membership organization dedicated to driving improvements in responsible and ethical business. Ethical Sourcing many of our products are manufactured in China, India, and other countries where . Our strategy is to require annual independent audits for ALL factories producing Worldwide are members of SEDEX, the Supplier Ethical Data

Sedex audit-SMETA in india

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) was developed by the Sedex Associate Auditor Group. Two key purposes of this Sedex audit are transparency and sustainable improvement.

There are two types of audit under SMETA- 2 pillar audit and 4 pillar audit. The 2 pillar audit comprises of labour standards and health & safety. The 2 pillar audit has requirements for the environment, but this is based on the law of the country. The 4 pillar audit comprises of an additional two areas: environment and business integrity. Factories are to select their audit type based on client’s request.

This Sedex audit has 5 steps in its process:

Opening meeting

Document review, factory tour, management interview

Employee interview

Pre-closing meeting

Closing meeting

During the audit process, communication between all parties is important. Good communication will allow the audit to be carried out smoothly. All the reviews and interviews also should be adhered to as they are part of the factory being transparent. Only when a factory is transparent can they be better advised on how to improve.

Audit standards can be based on local law and regulations, ETI base code or any special requirements by the client.

The SMETA Sedex audit content comprises of 14 codes:

Management systems and code implementation

Forced labour

Freedom of association

Health and safety

Child labour and young workers

Wages and benefits

Working hours

Ethical trade means retailers and their suppliers taking responsibility for improving the working conditions of the people who make the goods they sell. An ethical trade audit against the Base Code of the ETI will verify your success.

AGCS has a long and distinguished involvement in sustainability auditing against the requirements of various codes and standards. Our global network of auditors are ideally experienced and located to perform your ETI audit.

Based on the conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the ETI Base Code is widely recognized as a model code of labor practice. All member companies and many other retailers and brands have adopted the Base Code and set its principles as key goals for their suppliers.

Our ETI audit will measure your suppliers against the nine principles of the ETI Base Code:

1. Employment is freely chosen
2. Freedom of association and the right for collective bargaining are respected
3. Working conditions are safe and hygienic
4. Child labor shall not be used
5. Living wages are paid
6. Working hours are not excessive
7. No discrimination is practiced
8. Regular employment is provided
9. No harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed

The ETI alliance currently has over 60 corporate members, plus trades unions and other organizations. In 2012 ETI members’ ethical trade activities benefited 10 million workers worldwide.

We are offering Social Audit Compliance Services to our clients. A social audit is a process by which the people, the final beneficiaries of any scheme, programme, policy or law, To put it in a simpler way, social audit can be described as checking and verification of a Coordinator.

A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization's social and ethical performance. A social audit helps to narrow gaps between vision/goal and reality, between efficiency and effectiveness. Factors examined by a social audit include records of charitable contributions, volunteer events, efficient utilization of energy, transparency, work environment, and employees' wages.

Advantages

• Helping the community with planning
• Supporting democracy in the local community
• Promoting community involvement
• Benefiting individuals and families that are poor or disadvantaged
• Promoting decision-making as a community and the sharing of the responsibilities
• Assisting with human resources growth and development
• Enhancing the company's image in the eyes of the public

SOCIAL AUDIT

Social audit as a term was used as far back as the 1950s. In a nutshell, it refers to the steps that are taken to ensure that the work done by the government is actually benefiting the people whom it is intended to benefit. It is based on the principle that the local governance should be carried out, as much as possible, with the consent and in complete understanding of the requirements of the people concerned. It is a process and not an event. Thus, Social Audit is nothing but understanding, measuring, reporting, and most importantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the local governance.

India being a welfare state, several programs and policies are implemented for the benefit of people. Politicians and executives are usually the ones who control and implement these policies. Some policies are common to all and some are special that are meant to benefit the weaker sections of the society. To implement all such policies, funds are drawn from the state exchequer. The social control over withdrawal and usage of this fund is called Social Audit.

DEFINITION :

Social Audit is a process that enables citizen of a Gram Panchayat to assess and demonstrate social, economic, and environmental benefits and limitations of a scheme on a citizen of a gram Panchayat Social auditing provides an assessment of the impact of scheme non-financial objectives through systematically and regularly monitoring its performance and the views of its stakeholders. Social auditing requires the involvement of stakeholders. This may include employees, clients, volunteers, funders, contractors, suppliers and local residents interested in the scheme.

OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL AUDIT :

• Accurate identification of requirements
• Prioritization of developmental activities as per requirements
• Proper utilization of funds
• Conformity of the developmental activity with the stated goals
• Quality of service
• Assessing the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available for local development
• Creating awareness among beneficiaries

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL AUDIT

1.Empowerment of people : Social audit is most effective when the actual beneficiaries of an activity are involved in it. However, people can only get involved in the process when they are given appropriate authority and rights. To this end, the 73rd amendment of the constitution has empowered the Gram Sabha to conduct social audit. This is relevant only in the villages. In the cities, the Right to Information Act empowers the people to inspect public records.

SOCIAL AUDIT

If factory is believed to have a negative impact, the company may have a social audit conducted to identify actions that actually benefit the society.

Accredium provides Compliance Auditing - Identify Supply Chain Labor Risks‎, Responsible Performance Improvement, Recruitment Services. Our aim is to promote, encourage and support the principles and practice of Social Audit in India. Social Accounting and Audit (SAA), Social Audit , Social Audit Services from India, Social Audit Services Service Providers in India, Social Audit Services , Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services , Comprehensive services of social audit and social impact assessment of in India, Social Impact Assessment and Social Audit Services.Social Audit, Social Audit Certification, Service Providers, /services/Legal-Services/Social-Audit-Certificatin, Social Audit Services Social Audit & Certification services to clients from around the world.

Accredium provides Social Audit, Social Accounting and Auditing | Social Audit, India Inspection Services , Auditing is a way of measuring and reporting on an Testing Services; Coal & Mineral Inspection · Food & Agri Inspection Service , social audit services in India Archives - Gapeseed Consulting, social audit services in India All this is possible legally under the Indian Income Tax Act which allows certain deductions which can be claimed to save tax .

Social Audit & Implementation Services For Handicrafts

SOCIAL AUDIT

Social audit as a term was used as far back as the 1950s. In a nutshell, it refers to the steps that are taken to ensure that the work done by the government is actually benefiting the people whom it is intended to benefit. It is based on the principle that the local governance should be carried out, as much as possible, with the consent and in complete understanding of the requirements of the people concerned. It is a process and not an event. Thus, Social Audit is nothing but understanding, measuring, reporting, and most importantly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the local governance.

OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL AUDIT :

• Accurate identification of requirements
• Prioritization of developmental activities as per requirements
• Proper utilization of funds
• Conformity of the developmental activity with the stated goals
• Quality of service
• Assessing the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available for local development
• Creating awareness among beneficiaries
• Increasing efficacy and effectiveness of local development programmers

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL AUDIT

1. Empowerment of people : Social audit is most effective when the actual beneficiaries of an activity are involved in it. However, people can only get involved in the process when they are given appropriate authority and rights. To this end, the 73rd amendment of the constitution has empowered the Gram Sabha to conduct social audit. This is relevant only in the villages. In the cities, the Right to Information Act empowers the people to inspect public records.

2. Proper Documentation : Every thing right from the requirement gathering to planning to implementation must be properly documented. Some of the documents that should be made mandatory are:

• Applications, tenders, and proposals
• Financial statements, income - expense statements.

OHSAS 18001:2007 is the International Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard. OHSAS 18001 provides a framework to the effective management of OH&S including compliance with the legislation that applies to your activities and identified hazards. OHSAS 18001 sets requirements for monitoring and improving safety in the workplace. In addition to the OHSAS 18001 specifications, there is a guidance document known as OHSAS 18002:2000 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001. The standard is applicable to any organisation that wishes to eliminate or minimize risk to employees and other stakeholders who may be exposed to OH&S risks associated with its activities.

The certification for occupational health and safety management systems that is globally recognized is the OHSAS 18001 certification. It was developed to bridge the gap in employee welfare criteria where no third-party international standard existed.

Key elements of OHSAS 18001

- Hazard identification, danger assessment and ways to control these.
- An OHSAS management program.
- Structure and responsibility for occupational health and safety measures.
- Training and awareness program
- Communication to internal and external parties
- Operational control
- Emergency watchfulness and prompt response.
- Performance measurement, monitoring and skill enhancement

Benefits of OHSAS 18001 certification

- Increase employees' safety awareness and motivation
- Ensure that you fulfil statutory and official health and safety requirements.
- Prevent accidents
- Reduced risk to employees, customers and suppliers
- Reduction in the costs associated with accidents at work
- Enhanced staff morale and motivation
- Demonstration of legal and regulatory compliance
- Enhanced status and competitive advantage
- Reduced insurance premiums

OHSAS18001 in `india

Occupational Health & Safety Management

Employers around the world have a duty of care to provide a healthy and safe working environment under occupational health and safety legislation and common law. An organisation has the responsibility and obligation to manage activities in such a way as to anticipate and prevent circumstances that may result in occupational injury or ill health.

An Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) is a part of the overall management system, which includes organisation structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the occupational health and safety policy, and so managing the occupational health and safety risks associated with the business of the organisation.

FACILITY AUDIT / VENDOR AUDIT / VENDOR DEVELOPMENT / BUYER COMPLIANCE / CT-PAT COMPLAINCE

QUALICON OFFERS

Training

Audits

Vendor / Supplier Development / Approval, Certification Against Various Standards e.g. SA 8000, ISO 9001, CT-PAT, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 etc.

Training on Various Compliances

Training on Buyer Requirements in Supply Chain

Training on Various Standards e.g. SA 8000, REACH, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, CT-PAT etc.

Supply Chain Compliance Audits

Social Audits

CoC (Code of Conduct) Audit

Compliance Audit

CT-PAT Compliance Audit

Document review, factory tour, management interview

Employee interview

Pre-closing meeting

Closing meeting

During the audit process, communication between all parties is important. Good communication will allow the audit to be carried out smoothly. All the reviews and interviews also should be adhered to as they are part of the factory being transparent. Only when a factory is transparent can they be better advised on how to improve.

Audit standards can be based on local law and regulations, ETI base code or any special requirements by the client.

The SMETA Sedex audit content comprises of 14 codes:

Management systems and code implementation

Forced labour

Freedom of association

Health and safety

Child labour and young workers

Wages and benefits

Working hours

Discrimination

Regular employment

Sub-contracting and homeworkers

Disciplinary

Entitlement to work, migrant and agency worker

Environment – 2 pillar/4pillar audit

Social Audit in Mumbai

A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization''s social and ethical performance. A social audit helps to narrow gaps between vision/goal and reality, between efficiency and effectiveness. Factors examined by a social audit include records of charitable contributions, volunteer events, efficient utilization of energy, transparency, work environment, and employees'' wages.

Advantages

Many believe that social audits are an imposition on organizations to divulge some information that they want to keep internal. Others believe that social contributions should be left to the social conscience of the organizational leaders. However, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Advantages of social audits include the following:

Helping the community with planning

Supporting democracy in the local community

Promoting community involvement

Benefiting individuals and families that are poor or disadvantaged

Promoting decision-making as a community and the sharing of the responsibilities

Assisting with human resources growth and development

Enhancing the company''s image in the eyes of the public

Additional Information:

• Delivery Time: 30 :Days