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Checklist (Compliance)

Environmental Compliance
1. Standard managed dyeing
2. Water quality, water availability, air quality, soil
3. Noise has an effect on the workers, management, the local community
Worker Safety, Policy & Training
1. Health & Safety Policy
2. Training On Health & Safety Training
3. Training On Disciplinary action against workers who continually disobey
safety rules.
4. Training On PPE
5. Training On basic Fire & Safety.
6. PPE Register
7. Potential hazards must be clearly signed and workers given adequate
training to ensure the risk of injury is minimized.
8. Appropriate PPE must be provided and worn
Machine Safety
1. There must be safety interlocks on high temperature and pressurized
machines.
2. Machines must be electrically safe
3. Moving machine parts must be adequately guarded
4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements must be clearly signed
5. Machines must undergo regular services and maintenance
Pressurized Machinery
1 Pressurized equipment, such as dyeing machinery that operates above
80oC, can cause serious injury if pressure is released in an uncontrolled
manner.
Electrical safety
1 Bare wires and poor insulation
2 Equipment (DB) is kept clean at all times.
3 Maintenance Record
4 All electrical work must be done by certified professionals
5 Water is kept away from electrical sources.
6 Use of circuit breakers
7 Moving parts on all machinery are guarded wherever possible.
Fire Safety
1. Fire License
2. Electrical equipment must be regularly serviced
3. Combustible materials must be stored safely
4. There must be adequate and appropriate firefighting equipment
5. Firefighting equipment must be serviced and certificated
6. Firefighting equipment must be clearly signed and easily accessible
7. Fire alarm points must be clearly signed and accessible
8. Fire exits & escape routes must be clearly signposted.
9. There must be a fire assembly point a safe distance from the factory
10. Smoking must be banned in working areas of the factory
11. A segregated safe smoking area must be provided for workers
12. Fire equipment List
13. Appointment of a dedicated fire officer.
14. Fire Evacuation Drill Record
Risk Assessment
Risk assess all processes.
General Safety
1 Eating and drinking must be prohibited where chemicals are handled
2 There must be a segregated eating area provided for workers
3 Housekeeping must be at a level that does not pose a safety risk
4 Walls, floors and roofs of the building must be safe and in good condition
5 Drops from upper floors must be protected by barriers
Engineers and Contractors
1 External contractors must work to all the existing factory safety standards
and requirements.
2 Tools must be used safely by external contractors
3 Access equipment (e.g. Ladders and scaffolding) must be appropriate and
used safely by external contractors.

Chemicals Storing
1 There must be a copy of the Marks & Spencer ECP standards on-site
2 There must be a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for all chemicals, filed
in the proximity of the chemical.
3 All stored dyes and chemicals must be labelled.
4 All stored dyes and chemicals must be labelled.
5 All chemical hazards must be clearly signed (orange labels).
6 All chemicals must be stored according to MSDS advice.
7 Incompatible chemicals must be stored separately.
8 Bulk quantities of hazardous chemicals must be stored in a manner that
avoids the risk of a spillage.
9 There must be no SVHC's present in any chemicals that are used for M&S
production.