FSC Forest Certification

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the result of nonconformance at the indicator-level. Corrective actions must be closed out within a
specified time period of award of the certificate.
Observations: These are subject areas where the audit team concludes that there is conformance, but
either future nonconformance may result due to inaction or the FME could achieve exemplary status
through further refinement. Action on observations is voluntary and does not affect the maintenance of
the certificate. However, observations can become CARs if performance with respect to the indicator(s)
triggering the observation falls into nonconformance.
4.2.2 Major Nonconformances
No Major CARs were issued to the FME during the evaluation. Any Minor CARs from previous
surveillance audits have been reviewed and closed prior to the issuance of a certificate.
Major CARs were issued to the FME during the evaluation, which have all been closed to the
satisfaction of the audit team and meet the requirements of the standards. Any Minor CARs
from previous surveillance audits have been reviewed and closed prior to the issuance of a
certificate.
Major CARs were issued to the FME during the evaluation and the FME has not yet
satisfactorily closed all Major CARs.
4.2.3 Existing Corrective Action Requests and Observations
The unconformities listed below (2016) have been issued by another certification body and they were
analyzed by SCS assessment team during the re-certification audit (2017). The corrective measures that
had been implemented and the current status of every finding are detailed below.
Finding Number: 01/16
Select one: Major CAR Minor CAR Observation
FMU CAR/OBS issued to (when more than one FMU):
Deadline
Pre-condition to certification/recertification
3 months from Issuance of Final Report
12 months or next audit (surveillance or re-evaluation)
Observation – response is optional
Other deadline (specify):
FSC Indicator:
4.2.3
Non-Conformity (or Background/ Justification in the case of Observations):
The assessment team observed that a harvesting cooperator has undertaken an unsafe maneuver.
The assessment team observed during the field inspection that one chainsaw operator made an unsafe
maneuver during systematic tree logging (the cage was deformed during the logging of another tree – a
method that is known as telephone).
Corrective Action Request (or Observation):
Organization shall implement corrective actions to demonstrate conformance with the requirement(s)
referenced above.
Note: Effective corrective actions focus on addressing the specific occurrence described in evidence
above, as well as the root cause to eliminate and prevent recurrence of the non-conformance
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