Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm system requirements
- Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to implementing a forestry chain of custody certification system are identified and followed
- Key requirements of the legislation are clarified to confirm understanding and ensure consistency of interpretation and application
- Relationship between chain of custody certification and forestry certification systems is clarified to ensure integration and compatibility of both systems
- Documentation requirements for traceability chain are reviewed to ensure effective workplace implementation to appropriate standards
- Comply with system requirements
- Systems manual is reviewed for applicability to work areas within the organisation
- Internal auditors of the chain of custody system are appointed and appropriate training conducted
- Traceability chain records are distributed and appropriate personnel instructed on how to enter relevant information
- Training and induction on systems manual is conducted for work areas covered by the chain of custody system
- Chain of custody activities are managed across work areas so that non-compliance is minimised
- Incidents of non-compliance are reported in line with legislative and workplace requirements
- Traceability chain records are completed and stored in line with systems manual requirements
- Inadequacies in systems manual which may contribute to non-compliance are raised in line with workplace procedures
- Provide system support
- Document the operation and monitoring of the system
- Information on the operation of the system is prepared and disseminated to relevant internal and external personnel in line with the system communication plan
- Periodic reports on the operation of the system identifying any operational problems are prepared and disseminated to relevant internal and external personnel
- Reports on any identified breaches of compliance are prepared and disseminated to relevant internal and external personnel