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FMU / Location / sites visited
Activities / notes
FME Office in Caçador
Occupational health and safety-related paperwork was audited;
The FME social, environmental, operational and economical
indicators and results were analyzed;
Forest management plan was audited;
The paperwork that was issued as a result of the HCVA identification
survey was analyzed;
Paperwork was audited, namely, social impact evaluation survey,
dialogue channel, etc.
Paperwork, such as environmental impact survey, plan to recover
degraded areas, conversion surveys and so on, was audited;
The cooperators were interviewed.
Santa Maria Federal University
Professor
Interview
Date: July 28, 2017
FMU / Location / sites visited
Activities / notes
FME Office in Caçador
Additional paperwork was audited;
Preparation of the closing meeting: The assessment team spent
some time to consolidate the inputs and confirm the audit findings;
Closing Meeting and Revision of the Findings: A meeting was held
with the FME relevant staff for a presentation of a summary of the
audit findings, the potential unconformities and the forthcoming
phases.
3.1.2 Total Time Spent on Evaluation
A. Number of days spent on-site assessing the applicant:
05
B. Number of auditors participating in on-site evaluation:
02
C. Additional days spent on preparation, stakeholder consultation, and post-site follow-up:
02
D. Total number of person days used in evaluation:
12
3.1.3 Evaluation Team
Auditor Name:
Vanilda Rosângela de Souza
Auditor role:
Leader
Qualifications:
Dr. Vanilda R. Souza is a Forest Engineer graduated at USP and doctor by UFPR in the
Wood Technology Area. She has more than twenty years in professional experience.
She has worked as a researcher, consultant and service provide for private sector in
Brazil. In the forest sector, she has led quality programs at the forest-related
activities. She has developed and implemented programs to manage the residues that
are generated as a result of forest management activities. Additionally, she has
developed and implemented rules for the utilization of chemical products and
introduction of new products. The leader auditor has coordinated natural fragments
surveys and projects to recover degraded areas.
In the social area, she has developed human resources qualification programs
(training and recycling) involving subjects such as productivity, quality, occupational
safety and environment. Moreover, she has developed, implemented and put into
practice environmental education programs in Paraná Northern Pioneer region.
In the industrial segment, the leader auditor has developed and implemented forest