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LWG Leather Manufacturer Audit Protocol

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LWG LEATHER MANUFACTURER

AUDIT PROTOCOL 7.0
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An environmental audit protocol, covering key elements of leather manufacturing

including traceability, social responsibility, health & safety, and chemical management.
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Audit Result Summary

% Score Rating
Performance
% % % % Sourcing
physically document source-group regionally transfer value
traceable traceable traceable traceable only suppliers of
part-processed
Material Traceability
Primary processing scope for tannery audit Category

The following activities also undertaken
The types of leathers produced are
Checked on IPE web-site
The number of sub-contractors used is
Audit number Continuous member since
Minimum requirement (%)

Maximum
Potential
Actual
score
score
score
Gold Silver Bronze Audited Percent
01 General facility details - - - - -

02 Subcontracted operations 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
03 Social audit 50 0 0 0 0
04 Operating permits 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
05 Production data 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 25.0
06 Traceability (incoming) 50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0
07 Traceability (outgoing) 60 85.0 75.0 65.0 25.0
08 EMS 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
09 RSL, Compliance, CrVI 150 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
10 Energy consumption 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 25.0
11 Water usage 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 25.0
12 Air & noise emissions 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
13 Waste management 150 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
14 Effluent treatment 150 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
15 H&S, Emergency Plans 150 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
16 Chemical Management 150 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
17 Operations Management 100 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
Total 1710 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0
Audit completed by
Auditor
Date the audit was conducted
The next audit is due
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Leather Working Group
Guidance notes are published on the LWG website. This document contains basic information associated with the
audit process, but it must be used in conjunction with the guidance notes during audits.
Mission statement
The objective of this multi-stakeholder group is to develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the environmental
compliance and performance capabilities of tanners and leather producers and promotes sustainable and appropriate
environmental and socially responsible business practices within the leather industry.
The group seeks to improve the leather industry by creating alignment on environmental priorities, bringing visibility to best
practices, and providing suggested guidelines for continual improvement.
It is the group’s objective to work transparently, involving suppliers, brands, retailers, leading technical experts within the
leather industry, NGOs, academic institutions, and other stakeholder organisations.
Leather manufacturer protocol

• The protocol is intended to assess the environmental performance of tanneries and leather producers and provide
suggested guidelines for improvement.
• The protocol was developed and reviewed by leather producers, brands, and industry experts to ensure adequacy
and technical feasibility.
• The original versions of the environmental auditing protocol were peer reviewed by the World Wildlife Fund US
and further NGO input will be requested as budget allows.
• The leather working group produces guidance documentation for use in conjunction with this protocol and which
gives tanners and leather producers information on suggested best environmental practices.
• The operating and reporting language is English. The protocol is translated into several languages and these can
be downloaded from the website (https://www.leatherworkinggroup.com/how-we-work/audit-protocols/main-
protocol). The translated versions are supporting tools with the English language version taking precedence in all
aspects. Additional translations will be considered subject to demand and justifiability and to there being at least
10 tanners already audited who use that language.
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Scope of the audit

LWG publishes audit protocols designed to assess the performance of organisations operating within the leather production
sector with respect to issues surrounding environment, chemical management, procurement, best practice, health & safety,
and social responsibility:
Leather Manufacturer Audit Protocol (this protocol)
Commissioning Manufacturer Audit Protocol
Subcontractor Audit Protocol
Mini-Audit Protocol
Trader Protocol
The purpose of this leather manufacturer audit protocol is to evaluate the environmental and associated best practice
performance of tannery operations. This protocol is applicable to all organisations undertaking a range of operations that
fall within one of the LWG leather manufacturer audit categories. It is applicable to all organisations whose scope of
operations render them capable of being audited by this protocol.
The leather manufacturer audit applies to all operations undertaken in any given site, with the following conditions:
• It is applicable to companies that have registered their scope of operations with LWG and which have been issued
with a registration code
• It includes the full range of operations referred to by all applicable operating licenses unless these are demonstrably
unrelated to leather making. Example: a tannery produces automotive leather to a finished condition AND
undertakes cutting operations. The cutting operations do not form part of typical tannery operations. Energy usage,
water usage etc. associated with cutting operations can be excluded from the calculation of energy usage per
square metre of leather, water usage per square metre of leather etc.
• it includes effluent treatment operations even if these are performed in a different location and/or in other companies
• it includes technical, maintenance and administrative activities even if these are being undertaken on behalf of
other companies within a group
• it excludes residential aspects (dormitories, canteens etc.) even if within the site boundary, but only if these can be
reliably separated from production aspects i.e., energy and water are on separate meters.
• performance assessment (e.g., energy consumption, water usage etc) will be undertaken based on 24 month’s
operations. These should be the most recent 24 months for which data is available, the last of which must not be
more than three months prior to the audit (i.e., an audit undertaken on 15 June 2021 would use data from no earlier
than the preceding period 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2021)
• compliance assessment (e.g., effluent discharge, emissions to atmosphere etc) will be undertaken based on the
previous 24 months operations.
• in the energy section the value can be calculated based on two periods of nine months’ worth of data provided
month by month data for production and each type of energy for the two full years has been supplied and recorded
in the report. The three months making up an excluded period must be consecutive. The excluded two periods
must cover the same months.
• for audits undertaken whilst LWG recognises the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting global trade three months
exclusion will be allowed for water and an additional three months for energy (i.e., including the three months
seasonal allowance this could result in up to six months data exclusion for energy). The additional three months
do not need to be consecutive but the same three months must be selected for both water and energy. Month by
month data for production, water, and each type of energy for a full year must be supplied and recorded in the
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report. The allowance is only applicable during the Covid-19 pandemic and only applicable for audits undertaken
using this (P7.0.0) protocol document.
• If significant capital expenditure has been undertaken leading to a performance improvement (e.g., installation of
a new boiler) the scoring may be based on subsequent performance. Month by month performance data before
and after the change will need to be provided to demonstrate genuine, irreversible change.
• Facilities presenting for their very first audit may be assessed on the basis of the previous 12 months’ worth of
data.
• Facilities that have not been operating for 24 months may be audited after 6 months. A provisional certification will
be issued (12 months from date of the audit).
• in those instances where insufficient industry benchmarking data is available to record a score for a particular
section (i.e. the energy requirement to produce exotic leathers) the section will be reported as “not applicable”.
These are expected to be exceptional circumstances and will not be decided at the time of the audit; each case
being individually submitted to the LWG Technical Sub Group and/or the LWG Executive Committee for approval
(or pre-approval if data is available in advance of the audit).
• certified tanneries are expected to demonstrate reputable practices in all areas of business. If an auditor witnesses’
practices globally recognized as being unacceptable (failure to safeguard the health of workers, worker exploitation,
child labour etc.) or practices likely to lead to detriment of the reputation of LWG, that auditor is required by LWG
to refer the issue to the LWG facilitator. The LWG facilitator will consult with TSG/EC as appropriate to determine
whether possible Failure should be recorded in the light of the auditor evidence presented.
• The taking of photographs and their inclusion into the protocol report are a fundamental and necessary aspect of
the audit. Refusal to allow the necessary photographic evidence required will lead to failure of the audit. Questions
for which the auditor is required to include photographic evidence are identified with the following symbol 📷.
Auditors may need to take additional photographs as required as supporting evidence.
Key to Photographs:
📷 – Photograph mandatory where symbol displayed
📷 – Photograph recommended where symbol displayed
There may be special circumstances (e.g. new machinery installations, etc, which may be excluded from
photograph if declared to the auditor.
Certification period and re-audit

All leather manufacturer audit results are valid for 24 months. Certification remains valid over this timescale unless evidence
becomes available to suggest that the audit result is no longer valid. A facility being re-audited in the two-month period
preceding the certification expiry date will be issued with a certificate valid from the current expiry date. A facility that is not
re-audited on or before certification expiry date will cease to be a member of LWG and the listing on the LWG website will
be removed
A tanner may be re-audited at any time within the period of certification; however, the following points should be noted: a)
The audit will be undertaken on the basis of the tannery’s previous 24 month’s operations, and b) A full re-audit will be
required irrespective of the period since the previous audit
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Categories
Code Category
A Raw hide/skin to tanned
B Raw hide/skin to crust
C Raw hide/skin to finished leather
D Tanned hide/skin to finished leather
E Crust hide/skin to finished leather
F Tanned hide/skin to crust leather
G Raw hide/skin to pickled/pre-tanned material
Scoring
The scoring has been developed as far as possible in accordance with the following hierarchy:
• Reduce – the amount of resource used (energy, water, chrome etc.)
• Reuse – material for the same purpose without additional (or minimal) input (pallets, wastewater etc.)
• Recycle – material that cannot be reused into other products
• Recover – raw material (i.e. heat energy for example from oils or solvents that cannot be recycled)
• Refuse – any material that can only be disposed of (provided disposal is safe and legal)
Most questions require that the most appropriate option is selected, i.e., select 1 answer from 5 potential answers. Where
the potential score for an option is greater than 1 this is the maximum score; the auditor will award a lower score if the
evidence is weak or partial. There are also several cumulative questions where all appropriate options should be recorded.
Where the activities of the tannery fall between two or more possible options the auditor is required to assign a score (or
partial score) that appropriately reflects the evidence presented. If a question is not applicable the auditor will mark the
question as “not applicable” and adjust the possible section score based on those questions that are applicable.
Scoring for Awards

The overall audit award is governed by the rating of the lowest scoring section. The total percentage score at the bottom
refers to the overall minimum percentage score required for the classification. Some questions in the protocol are classed
as “threshold questions”. These questions are of enhanced significance and may affect the section rating irrespective of the
score for the section.
Those companies that operate on a 100% subcontract basis but who undertake a range of operations that covers a full audit
scope will be given a score instead of a rating. This is not the overall score for the audit but one that equates with the
mechanism for determining ratings – it is the minimum section score (percentage).§
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1 GENERAL FACILITY DETAILS

This section gathers introductory information regarding the facility. If the facility has operations or
warehousing located off-site the addresses and description of these off-site locations should also be
recorded. The operations should be included in this audit (subject to conditions outlined in “Scope of the
Audit” above).
Example:
4 Full Postal Address:
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2 SUBCONTRACTED OPERATIONS
Example Question:
1 List all the supplying sub-contractors that have been assessed using the “Leather
Manufacturer Audit Protocol”.
Note – all subcontractors will need to be taken into consideration. Subcontractors holding current LWG
certification will only need to make their “transferable data” available. All other subcontractors will be
required to be assessed by means of a “mini-audit” note – the mini-audit is to be discontinued
approximately one year after the implementation of this protocol)
Sub-contractor Location Range of operations LWG
(town) Environmental
Audit score
1
2
3
4
5
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3 SOCIAL AUDIT
This section seeks to determine if the organisation can demonstrate social responsibility through
independent assessment. This list may be expanded on application to and approval by LWG. This section
will become critical in future versions of the protocol.
Example Question:
1 Social Audit
Yes/No
A Has your facility undergone Social Audits within the past 24 months?
If yes give details of all audits (add additional rows B-E as necessary)
B Audit programme/protocol
C Audit body
D Date of audit
E Date next audit due
B Audit programme/protocol
C Audit body
D Date of audit
E Date next audit due
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4 OPERATING PERMITS
This section assesses the facility’s compliance with the applicable licences and legislation. Violations,
warnings or fines, and what corrective actions must be recorded. The facility could fail the audit in this
section.
The tanner may be required to supply an assurance to the auditor, in advance of the audit, that all necessary permits
are available for assessment (photocopies could be supplied in advance). The tanner may also be required to
supply the auditor with the contact names and contact details, as requested by the auditor, of the responsible
authorities so that the auditor can determine in advance and independently the types of permit that are required.
Example Question:
3 Have there been any regulatory environmental enforcement actions or fines in the past 24
months?
Cumulative Number Attained
Score per
of
incident
instances
A Baseline score N/A 100
B Caution/warning
C Fine
D Caution/warning/fine for which evidence of effective
corrective action has been presented
E There have been no actions or fines, but the company
has failed to provide evidence that it is acting in FAIL
accordance with permit conditions and/or legislation
TOTAL (Max 100)
If yes, attach details and dates of past violations and regulatory actions
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5 PRODUCTION DATA
This section is designed to connect the leather supply chain together and assess the risk and rating of
those that are supplying part-processed and raw material. For those starting from part-processed material,
their supplier’s engagement with the LWG audit process will be assessed.
For some organisations some of the questions are not applicable but all tanners are capable of attaining the
maximum score of 100 through the pro-rata scoring of those questions that are applicable to each type of operation.
Tanners undertaking operations that fall into a combination of categories will also answer all applicable questions
which will be scored on a pro-rata basis.
Example Question:
9 List all the supplying LWG audited tanners (Q 19, supplier categories A to D)
Tannery Location (town) material type LWG rating % of
supply
chain
1
2
3
4
5
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6 TRACEABILITY (INCOMING)
This section assesses the ability of leather manufacturers to trace their incoming material back to the
specific slaughterhouse or region of origin. It also provides a breakdown of country of origin and a
description of the traceability system used.
Processers of fresh, salted or brined hides.

Processers must be able to present documents that indicate the facility where slaughter
occurred. Only those hides for which documentation can be presented that indicates that the
entire consignment contains hides originating from the same (named) slaughterhouse, are
considered to be traceable.
Processers receiving hides in a part processed condition

Consignments may be made up on the basis of weight or quality and may therefore be made
up of several pallets of material each of which may or may not support hides originating from
different process loads. Only those hides on individually marked pallets for which
documentation can be presented that indicates that the entire pallet contains hides originating
from the same (named) slaughterhouse, can be considered to be traceable.
Example Question:
7 For tanners processing fresh or cured hides/skins originating from Paraguay identify each
supplying slaughterhouse, the amount of material received during the audit period, and
whether the slaughterhouse has provided evidence of compliance with the conditions
stipulated in question 5.
Note – percentage expressed relates to total input of fresh/cured material
Evidence of compliance
Score x 1 if compliance evidence (q5) is a copy of evidence of compliance from meatpacker’s in-
house monitoring system and/or copy of report from 3rd party monitoring service provider
Score x 0.5 If compliance evidence (q4) is a simple declaration of compliance
Slaughterhouse Geo-reference Quantity of Evidence of Percentage
material compliance compliant
supplied. material
Tons
0
0
0
Sourcing factor = total compliant 0.00
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7 TRACEABILITY (OUTGOING)
This section assesses the ability of leather manufacturers to trace their material through their own manufacturing
processes. It assesses the manner in which outgoing material (i.e. material leaving the site) is identified and the
extent to which the identifier allows data recorded about each process stage to be retrieved. A batch of leather
is one drum load of leather.
Question Example:
4 If exotic materials subject to CITES requirements are processed, is despatch from the tannery
supported by the required permits and identification enabling them to be fully traceable to legal
sources?
Exotics are materials are those covered by legislation or agreements such as the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
score attained
A Exotics are not processed
B There is 100% traceability to legal sources
C There is less than 100% traceability to legal sources FAIL
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8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

This section assesses if the facility has a documented, effective, and active system for managing the environmental
aspects of their business
Question Example:
8a Are there any written environmental procedures for

score attained
Ensuring that internal audits are undertaken at defined intervals by
A competent personnel
State title and reference number of the procedure
There are no written procedures (go to Q9a, consider q8b or q8c “not
B
applicable”)
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9 RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES, COMPLIANCE, CHROMIUM VI MANAGEMENT
This section assesses the extent to which the facility manages, understands and enacts the Restricted
Substance requirements of its customers. It assesses the extent to which the company undertakes to
minimise the risk of formation of CrVI. For tanners operating on a 100% subcontracting basis this section
is not applicable – the clients on whose behalf they are undertaking processing are responsible for
restricted substance management of their product. Tanners who both produce their own material and
who produce material on a subcontract basis will be assessed on the restricted substance management
of their own material.
Chrome-free leather is defined by LWG for the purposes of this protocol as leather containing less than 1000
mg/kg chromium based on dry leather weight, this value being based on currently used standards (BS EN 15987).
Questions in this section refer to Restricted Substance Lists (RSL). An RSL is used by customers or brands to
control and restrict the presence of unwanted substances in the material they are purchasing. An RSL applies to
leather, it does not apply to chemical products used in leather manufacture.
Questions in section 16 “Chemical Management” refer to Manufacturing Restricted Substance Lists (MRSL). An
MRSL is used to control or restrict the presence of unwanted substances in the chemicals used in leather
manufacture. An MRSL applies to chemical products used in leather manufacture, it does not apply to leather.
Question Example:
12 Does the company verify that all outgoing leather, irrespective of whether covered by client or
tannery RS specifications for Chrome VI, conforms to the industry standard of <3ppm to
ISO17075 by means of testing in a laboratory certified to ISO17025 (or client nominated
laboratory)?
Note – for the purposes of restricted substance control “clothing”, “footwear” etc are not product lines.
This question refers to chemically different leathers. A product line relates to leather made with a
specific set of retanning, fatliquoring, finishing chemicals etc A change in any one of the chemicals
used introduces the risk of a restricted substance failure. “Footwear” will only be accepted as a product
line if there is evidence that the company uses a single retanning and finishing system for ALL leather,
the only variable being colour
score attained
A All outgoing material is free of chromium
B Each product line is tested at least quarterly, with artificial ageing method
C Each product line is tested at least quarterly, without artificial ageing
method
D Each product line is tested at least annually, with artificial ageing method
E Each product line is tested at least annually, without artificial ageing
method
F No testing evidence provided
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10 ENERGY CONSUMPTION
This section assesses the energy usage per unit produced, including operations that have been
subcontracted out. The scoring rewards usage of renewable energy generated on-site.
Energy consumption includes ALL aspects of site operations such as administration, engineering, space heating,
fork trucks, and operation of the wastewater treatment. It includes off-site activities associated with treatments that
are often undertaken onsite, such as effluent treatment.
Score based on 9 months’ worth of data per 12-month period.

The score for this energy section may be based on nine months’ worth of data per 12-month period provided a
monthly breakdown of both energy usage and production data for the full year period is available at the time of the
audit. The purpose of this is to screen out the peak energy requirements encountered during the very hottest or
very coldest parts of the year. The nine months’ worth of data may be selected by the tannery being audited
although the excluded three months must be three consecutive months. The month-by-month production and
energy usage must be included in the audit report. The energy calculation and score for both the 24-month and the
two 9-month periods must be included.
An additional three months of energy data may be excluded due to the effects on trade of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The periods of interruption may be variable; there may be second waves that could result in production interruptions
directly affecting the tannery during non-consecutive months, there could be subsequent waves affecting the
customers which then leads to production interruption through delayed orders, even if the tannery is capable of
operating. Therefore, the three additional excluded months (per 12-month period do not need to be consecutive,
but they must be the same as those chosen for water (if water data is also excluded)
Leather manufactures who only process to the tanned condition can choose to undertake the score calculation
based on area of leather produced or tonnes of hides/skins processed. All other categories must calculate the
score based on area of leather produced. Producers undertaking operations that fall into more than one category
must calculate the score based on the area of leather produced.
Question Example:
Q2 What is the renewable energy contribution from each of the commissioned subcontractors (if
applicable)?
Subcontractor Operations Area m2 MJ/m2 MJ
renewable renewable
Right click to
update
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL 0
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11 WATER USAGE
This section assesses the freshwater usage, per unit produced. The scoring rewards the use of water that
is recycled.
Score based on 9 months’ worth of data per 12-month period during the Covid-19 pandemic
The score for this water section may be based on nine months’ worth of data per 12-month period provided a
monthly breakdown of both energy usage and production data for a full year is available at the time of the audit.
The three month of water data may be excluded due to the effects on trade of the Covid-19 pandemic. The periods
of interruption may be variable; there may be subsequent waves that could result in production interruptions directly
affecting the tannery during non-consecutive months, there could be subsequent waves affecting the customers
which then leads to production interruption through delayed orders, even if the tannery is capable of operating.
Therefore, the three additional excluded months do not need to be consecutive, but they must be the same as
those chosen for energy (if energy data is also excluded).
Question Example:
4 Is incoming water volume determined through the effective measurement of all incoming
📷 sources?
score attained
A Measurement of EACH water supply
B Incomplete metering or measurement of incoming fresh water
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12 AIR & NOISE EMISSIONS

This section assesses the management of a facility’s air and noise emissions to the environment and
requires inventories, management and monitoring.
Question example:
4 Indicate percentage of air emissions control devices that are functioning

Spray machines, boilers, buffing machines % of machines score per
fitted with %
appropriate
control device
A Functioning
B Not functioning or not fitted
Total (Max)
Threshold question
For award of Gold medal rating in this section a minimum score of 20 points must be attained in q4
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13 WASTE MANAGEMENT
This section assesses a facility’s management and control of the wastes generated by the site and requires
inventories, categorisation of wastes and appropriate storage and disposal.
Question Example:
6 Was the facility found to be in compliance with permit and legal requirements during the last
inspection?
score attained
A Yes
B The authorities have not visited within the past 18 months
C The facility was not found to be in compliance - corrective actions were
required and have been completed or are on-going in accordance with
the regulator’s schedule
List the corrective actions required
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14 EFFLUENT TREATMENT
This section assesses a facility’s management of their liquid wastes, either at their own site or at a third-party
provider. It requires legal discharge of the wastewater and rewards with higher scores those that achieve target
levels of water quality using a range of appropriate technologies.
Question Example:
1 Is outgoing water from the tannery determined through effective measurement?

Note - Acceptable effective measurement is by means of automatic metering, namely: Parshall
with ultrasound, in-line meter, tanker of known volume with supporting transfer records.
Internal use for non-production purposes (e.g. watering gardens, washing trucks etc.) must
also be measured.
Outgoing water volumes of less than 3m3 per day may be excluded.
score attained
A Yes, by measurement / metering of outgoing water
(data available for the full 24 consecutive months of the audit period
📷 under consideration)
There is incomplete measurement / metering of outgoing water
B (data available for less than the full 24 consecutive months of the audit
period under consideration)
C No measurement / metering of outgoing water FAIL
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15 HEALTH, SAFETY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

This section assesses the facility’s ability to manage a range of emergency and health and safety risks. This
includes systems, processes and responsibilities. It also requires an assessment of risk and management in
relation to the creation of Hydrogen Sulphide on site.
Question Example:
8 For each chemical group (e.g. corrosive, oxidising, flammable and toxic) used and for each
workstation has the organisation identified the appropriate PPE to be used?
For example a matrix similar to a chemical compatibility matrix

Cumulative score attained
A Yes, it has been identified
B Yes, it has been issued to all staff
C Yes, its use is obligatory as part of company policy
D Signage indicates the type of PPE that must be used
Although appropriate identification of required PPE has been undertaken
E
it use is optional
F No assessment of PPE requirements has been undertaken
Total (Max)
Threshold question
For award of medal rating in this section a minimum score of 3 points must be attained in q8
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16 CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT
The purpose of this section is to assess awareness, understanding and management of chemicals used
within the leather manufacturing process
This section makes references to Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL). An MRSL is a list of chemical
substances that are banned from intentional use in facilities processing textile materials, leather, rubber, foam,
adhesives and trim parts in textiles, apparel, and footwear. Using chemical formulations that conform to an MRSL
allows suppliers to assure themselves, and their customers, that banned chemical substances are not intentionally
used during production and manufacturing processes. MRSL limits apply to substances in commercially available
formulations, not those from earlier stages of chemical synthesis.
The above text is a selective extract (03/11/2020); full text available from https://mrsl.roadmaptozero.com/
A chemical formulation is a manufactured product as sold to a tannery. It includes complex formulations such as
dyes and retanning agents as well as simple commodity products such as formic acid and sodium sulphide.
The MRSL advocated by ZDHC is the minimum standard for this audit protocol. Other MRSLs will be accepted for
scoring purposes only if they exceed the ZDHC standards of stringency in ALL aspects.
Question Example:
23 Has the facility labelled and stored work-in-progress chemicals appropriately?
Defined and suitable storage locations are used for

📷
(
'
&
%
$
#
" Cumulative score attained
A Flammable chemicals (e.g., solvents)
B Liquid chemicals (e.g., fatliquors)
C Corrosive chemicals (e.g., acids)
D Incompatible chemicals (e.g., acids and sodium sulphide)
E Powder chemicals (e.g., syntans)
TOTAL (Max)
Threshold question
For award of Gold rating in this section a minimum score of 4 points must be attained in q23
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22 February 2021
17 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
This section assesses the facility’s ability to control its manufacturing processes, reviewing best
practices, measuring equipment use and calibrations, etc
For housekeeping related issues, the auditor will assess the organisations in relation to three departments
(manufacturing sections) taken at random but appropriate to the range of operations of the tannery. There will also
be an assessment of the external areas of the tannery. The score for each question will be the average of the
scores recorded for each department. Depending upon the scale of operations the auditor may decide to assess
more than three departments to report the state of housekeeping more accurately.
If an assessment of the state of housekeeping of the external areas of the tannery is possible this must be done, if
it is not applicable an additional area should be substituted instead.
NB: In some organisations it is not possible to clearly identify three distinct departments. Examples include wet
blue tanneries (where there is often only the drum platform and samming/sorting areas) and PU coating plants
(where there is often only the main PU coating line). In such circumstances the score should be based on the
departments that can be assessed. A justification must be included in the report if fewer than three departments
are assessed.
Question Example:
2 Is there a traffic management system for controlling motor vehicle and pedestrian movement
within the internal production areas and external perimeter of the site?
Cumulative Score score attained
A
Yes, there is a written document and site map
📷
Signage throughout the site clearly indicates those areas which are
B pedestrian traffic only and those which are not. Markings indicate
📷 separate access routes for pedestrians and vehicles (other than
designated crossing points).
C Signage throughout the site clearly indicates access routes; pedestrians
📷 and vehicles share the same access routes.
Traffic management is included in the induction of employees, visitors
D
and contractors.
TOTAL (Max)
21

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LWG Leather Manufacturer Audit Protocol

LWG LEATHER MANUFACTURER

An environmental audit protocol, covering key elements of leather manufacturing

Audit Result Summary

Primary processing scope for tannery audit Category

Minimum requirement (%)

Gold Silver Bronze Audited Percent

01 General facility details - - - - -

Total 1710 85.0 75.0 65.0 50.0

Leather Working Group

Leather manufacturer protocol

Scope of the audit

Certification period and re-audit

Scoring for Awards

1 GENERAL FACILITY DETAILS

4 Full Postal Address:

Processers of fresh, salted or brined hides.

Processers receiving hides in a part processed condition

Note – percentage expressed relates to total input of fresh/cured material

8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

8a Are there any written environmental procedures for

9 RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES, COMPLIANCE, CHROMIUM VI MANAGEMENT

Score based on 9 months’ worth of data per 12-month period.

12 AIR & NOISE EMISSIONS

4 Indicate percentage of air emissions control devices that are functioning

1 Is outgoing water from the tannery determined through effective measurement?

15 HEALTH, SAFETY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

For example a matrix similar to a chemical compatibility matrix

23 Has the facility labelled and stored work-in-progress chemicals appropriately?

Defined and suitable storage locations are used for

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