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Are you ready for an LWG audit?
Question 1
General facility details
No
Yes
Does your facility have a specific manufacturing facility?
Is your company a leather manufacturer?
Can you provide the exact geo reference number for your site?
Question 2
Operating Permits
No
Yes
Do you have all the required operating permits, are they up to date and do you comply with them?
Question 3
Tannery Data
No
Yes
f you process from raw, do you manage the use of chrome and can you produce an accurate mass balance for the chrome in leather and waste materials?
If you buy semi processed material do you source the majority of the material from LWG rated sources?
Question 4
Traceability
This will not affect your LWG rating but it will help you in other areas.
No
Yes
Can you trace your material back to the slaughterhouse or do you have a system for marking individual hides or skins to identify the exact source?
Question 5
Environmental Management Systems
No
Yes
Do you have a documented, effective and active environmental management system, either an in-house system or third party verified?
Have you conducted an “Aspects and Impacts Analysis” as part of your EMS?
Question 6
Restricted Substances
No
Yes
Do you have RSL specifications for all your customers and are they up to date?
If your customers don’t have a specification do you have your own?
Do you conduct third party testing of your production?
In the event of an RSL failure do you have a procedure for a corrective action plan with evidence?
Question 7
Energy Consumption
No
Yes
Do you measure your energy consumption per unit area of material produced?
Question 8
Water Usage
No
Yes
Do you meter the water in and out of your manufacturing facility?
Do you measure the water usage per unit area of material produced?
Question 9
Air Emissions
No
Yes
Have you created an air emissions inventory (a detailed record of all emission points)?
Are there functioning emission control devices on very exit point?
Do you conduct any unregulated burning or incineration on site?
Do you have a full VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) inventory for all chemicals used on site?
Question 10
Waste Management
No
Yes
Do you have a documented waste management procedure?
Have you created a full list of all wastes created on-site and their disposal route?
Are all your waste disposal agents licensed by the authorities, and is all the waste including barrels disposed of legally?
Are any wastes stock-piled on site?
If waste is used as fuel on site, has it been tested for gaseous emissions and contaminant residues in burnt material?
Question 11
Effluent Treatment
No
Yes
Is all the waste water treated to meet legal requirements, either in your own site or in a third party CETP or METP?
Do you or your third party measure the following waste water parameters at least four times per year?
BOD
COD
Suspended Solids
Nitrogen (Kjeldahl or Ammonia)
Chromium VI
If the facility irrigates using waste water has this been tested and approved by a third party or relevant expert?
Question 12
Emergency Plans
No
Yes
Where VOC is present has a work place VOC exposure assessment been conducted?
Where relevant (beamhouse and waste water) has a hydrogen sulphide risk assessment been undertaken?
Are Hydrogen Sulphide detectors present in high risk areas like the beamhouse and waste water treatment plants?
Question 13
Housekeeping
No
Yes
Is the site clean and tidy?
Are walkways clearly marked and free of obstruction and trip hazards?
Is work in progress neatly stored in marked areas?
Are chemicals stored in an orderly manner?
Are machines cleaned and maintained?
Are the moving parts of machines guarded?
Is protective equipment provided and worn by the staff?
Is electrical wiring and distribution boxes safely secured?
Question 14
Manufacturing Processes
No
Yes
Are manufacturing processes documented and controlled?
Is process critical measuring equipment maintained and calibrated regularly?
Are staff adequately trained and inducted?
Question 15
Beamhouse Processes
No
Yes
Are manufacturing processes documented and controlled?
Is process critical measuring equipment maintained and calibrated regularly?
Are staff adequately trained and inducted?
Question 16
Post Tanning Processes
No
Yes
Are manufacturing processes documented and controlled?
Is process critical measuring equipment maintained and calibrated regularly?
Are staff adequately trained and inducted?
Question 17
Finishing Processes
No
Yes
Are manufacturing processes documented and controlled?
Is process critical measuring equipment maintained and calibrated regularly?
Are staff adequately trained and inducted?
Question 18
Complaints and Public Relations
No
Yes
Are odours and noise measured and is there a complaints procedure?
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Thank you for completing the questionnaire. You have answered "No" to one or more of the required elements for a successful audit and your company should implement these elements before requesting an audit. If you require any assistance or advice please email
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