BSCI auditing cycle and
procedures
BSCI Implementation in 10 Steps
No. Procedure Tasks of Producer Tasks of Auditors Tasks of Participating Trading
Companies
1. Awareness Participation in BSCI basic None Letter to producer, invitation to BSCI
Raising awareness workshop basic awareness workshop
Phase
2. Preparation Self-Assessment and participation None Implementation or appointment of
in pre-qualification measures service provider
3. Initial Social Placement of order with an SAAS- Conduct audit Order placement with an SAAS-
Audit accredited auditing company accredited auditing company approved
approved by BSCI to conduct the by BSCI for conduct of the audit, or
audit, unless the order is placed requesting the producer to place audit
by the retail customer(s) order
participating in the BSCI
4. Social Audit If supplier placed order, forward Prepare the Social Evaluation of Social Audit Report
Report Social Audit Report to all retail Audit Report and send
customers among BSCI trading to client (copy to
companies asking for audit supplier-respective
trading company)
5. Qualification Participation in qualification None Implementation, or placement of order
measures with service provider
BSCI Implementation in 10 Steps
No. Procedure Tasks of Producer Tasks of Auditors Tasks of Participating Trading
Companies
6. Corrective Implementation of the Corrective Consult and agree on None
Action Plan(s) Action Plan(s) CAP with supplier and
(CAP) prepare CAP
7. Social Re-Audit Order placement with an SAAS- Conduct re-audit Placement of order with SAAS -
accredited auditing company accredited auditing company approved
approved by BSCI for conduct of by BSCI to conduct the re-audit, or
re-audit, unless re-audit order is requesting supplier to place audit order.
placed by the retail customer(s) Evaluation of Social Re-Audit Report
participating in the initiative and if applicable stipulations as item 4
above.
Send copy of the Social Re-Audit
Report (or SA8000 certificate) to
participating retail customer(s)
8. Social Re-Audit If the company placed an audit Prepare the Social Re- Evaluation of Social Re-Audit Report
Report order itself, send the Social Re- Audit Report and send
Audit Report to all retail it to the client(s) (copy
customers among the BSCI to supplier-respective
trading companies requesting it trading company)
9. Corrective Implementation of Corrective Consult and agree on None
Action Plan(s) Action Plan(s) CAP with supplier and
prepare CAP
10. Repetition of Order placement with an SAAS- As indicated above As indicated above
the audit not accredited auditing company
later than three approved by BSCI for conduct of
years after the audit, unless audit order was
date of the placed by the retail customer(s)
initial audit participating in BSCI
Audit duration
Facility size Initial Audit duration (including 0.5 Re-audit duration (on
audit planning and reporting time) site time)
1-100 workers 1.5 days 1 day
101-250 workers 2.5 days 1 day
251-500 workers 3 days 1 day
501-750 workers 3.5 days 1 day
751-1000 workers 4 days 2 days
1001 workers + 4.5 days 2 days
Assessment BSCI Social Requirements (Part B
of BSCI Audit Questionnaire)
EACH SET OF QUESTIONS WILL BE GIVEN AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT. THE
ASSESSMENTS AND THEIR MEANINGS ARE LISTED BELOW:
Assessment Interpretation
No deviation from BSCI Social Requirements or Minor
deviations from BSCI Social Requirements, but full
2 «Good» protection of employees is observed
There is no significant deviation from the
requirements.
1 «Improvements Deviations in less than half of the audit points and in
Needed» no crucial points
Deviations in 50% or in the majority of requirements
0 «Non-compliant» and/or in crucial points
Requirements do not match to the company structure
NA «Not Applicable»
Tab. 2: Scoring of Question Complexes in Part B of BSCI Audit Questionnaire
Assessment «Best practice for Industry»
(Part C of BSCI Audit Questionnaire)
ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL SETS OF QUESTIONS IS DIFFERENT
THAN IN PART B. THERE ARE ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES:
Assessment Interpretation
2 «Good» Requirements are met for all points.
«Improvements
1 There is at least one deviation from requirements.
Needed»
Requirements are not applicable for the structure of the
NA «Not Applicable»
company.
Tab. 3: Scoring of Question Complexes in Part C of BSCI Audit Questionnaire
