SMETA Audit Checklist

Use the SMETA Audit Checklist to ensure sustainable practices in your supply chain through standards of health and safety, labor, ethics, and environment.

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SMETA Audit Checklist

General Information

Workplace Management

Facility Health & Safety

Personal Protection Equipment

Facility Emergency Management

Dormitory

Forced Labor

Child Labor & Young Workers

Discrimination

Freedom Of Association & Collective Bargaining

Harassment & Abuse

Compensation

Hours Of Work

Management Systems & Training

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions & Energy Usage

Air Emissions

Water Management

Waste Management

Packaging

Pollution Prevention

Other Raw Materials

Transportation

Accountability

Grievance & Remediation

Supplier Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Completion

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SMETA Audit Checklist

Use the SMETA Audit Checklist to ensure sustainable practices in your supply chain through standards of health and safety, labor, ethics, and environment.

1. Does the facility have subcontractors?

2. If your facility has subcontractors, fill in the following: Name

3. If your facility has subcontractors, fill in the following: Address

4. Does your facility have foreign or domestic labor brokers used to source labor?

5. If your facility has foreign or domestic labor brokers used to source labor, fill in the following: Name

6. If your facility has foreign or domestic labor brokers used to source labor, fill in the following: Address

7. What is the total number of employees at the facility?

8. What is the percentage of male employees

9. What is the percentage of female employees

10. What is the percentage of foreign/migrant workers

11. What is the number of temporary contract workers employed by the facility

12. Does the facility have procedures to ensure contract workers are not required to pay an excessive recruitment fee or lodge a deposit with their labor broker?

13. Does the facility have procedures to ensure freedom of movement of contract workers is not unreasonably restricted?

14. Does the facility have a system in place to ensure that contract labor providers adhere to all relevant labor laws?

15. Are all employees provided a written employment agreement with the facility in a language that they understand?

16. Does the facility maintain a personnel file for every employee?

1. Does the facility have a written corporate responsibility policy or statement of commitment that defines its approach to labor, health, and safety standards?

2. Does the facility have policies that prohibit forced labor and child labor?

3. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Benefits and deductions

4. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Discipline and termination

5. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Grievance procedures

6. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Harassment and abuse

7. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Overtime hours

8. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Overtime wage rates

9. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Regular hours

10. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Vacation and leave

11. Does the facility have written personnel policies that cover the following: Wages

12. Does the policy cover all workers, including migrant workers?

13. Does the facility have a management system in place, or is it developing one, to assess labor, health, and safety risks?

14. Is the facility performance management system in compliance with applicable social laws and regulations?

15. Does the facility have up-to-date SA8000, ETI, or other recognized certifications?

16. Does the facility have a system in place for employee appraisal that covers regular workers and probationary employees/trainees?

17. Are formal and written policies and procedures for disciplining and terminating employees standardized throughout the facility?

18. Does the facility strictly prohibit physical punishment of employees as a disciplinary measure?

19. Are labor, health, and safety policies, practices, and expectations communicated to all employees and suppliers in local or appropriate languages?

20. What communication vehicles are used - Bulletin board posting?

21. What communication vehicles are used - Electronic mail?

22. What communication vehicles are used - Employee handbook/literature?

23. What communication vehicles are used - Formal training?

24. What communication vehicles are used - Manager meeting?

25. What communication vehicles are used - Website?

1. To which laws and regulations governing environment, health, and safety does the facility adhere?

2. Does the facility have up-to-date OHSAS 18001, ANSI Z10, CSA Z1000, BSI 8800, or OSHA VPP certification?

3. Does the facility have procedures in place to ensure appropriate machinery is well-maintained and equipped with necessary safety devices?

4. Does the facility have written procedures for the safe storage, use, and disposal of each hazardous material used in production (if applicable), in the language(s) workers understand?

5. Does the facility have procedures in place to ensure appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is provided to employees?

1. What is the name of the PPE distributed?

2. How many employees use it?

3. How often are noise levels and air quality in the facility regularly monitored in a year?

4. Does the facility have a written emergency response plan and fire evacuation procedure?

5. Has the emergency response plan and fire evacuation procedure been communicated to all parties that could be affected by the emergency in local or appropriate languages?

6. How often does the facility conduct emergency drills per year?

7. Are all emergency exits unobstructed and unlocked from the inside at all times during working hours?

8. Does the facility have procedures in place to ensure employees are not denied permission or delayed from leaving the facility under reasonable circumstances (e.g. in the event of an emergency or personal urgency)?

1. Does the facility have well-stocked, unlocked first aid stations at every production site?

2. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Emergency management

3. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Hazardous materials handling

4. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Living conditions

5. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Machine Safeguarding

6. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Occupational health and safety

7. Are all employees trained on health and safety matters: Personal protection equipment

8. Has the facility operated without serious injury and/or fatality over the past year?

9. Has the facility operated without serious injury and/or fatality over the past three years?

1. Does the facility have a dormitory?

2. Are all emergency exits unlocked from the inside and unobstructed?

3. Are dormitory living conditions clean, secure, and adequately cooled, heated, lighted, and ventilated?

4. Are dormitory accommodations in a separate building(s) from production areas?

5. Are toilet facilities clean, ventilated, equipped with running water, accessible, and lighted at night?

6. Do all employees who reside in dormitories have access to running water, safe drinking water, sanitary cooking facilities, and adequate private showers?

7. Do all dormitories have fire alarms and extinguishers that are regularly tested?

8. Do all employees who reside in facility dormitories have a means of securing personal documents themselves?

1. Does your facility employ prison labor?

2. Are any of the workers under bond, debt, or other obligation to the facility or to labor brokers?

3. Are workers free to resign from their employment at any time without penalty, giving reasonable notice?

4. Are workers free to leave the facility and related dormitories during non-working hours and at the end of their shifts?

5. Does the facility (or labor broker) withhold worker ID cards or passports?

6. Are workers required to deposit money prior to or during employment?

1. Does the facility employ child labor (workers younger than 14 or 15)?