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ResponsibleJewelleryCouncil
Principles and Code of Practices
December 2009S001_2009 Principles and Code of Practices Version 3
Responsible Jewellery Council
Principlesand Codeof Practices
STANDARDS
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R e s p o n s i b l e J e w e l l e R y C o U n C i l 2
ABOUT
THIS
STAndArd
Th rsposib Jwy Couci
Th R Jr Cuc (RJC) a t-r-rt rgaat udd 2005 th th g
m:
To advance responsible ethical, social and environmental practices,which respect human rights, throughout the diamond and gold jewellery
supply chain, from mine to retail.
About this Staa
Th stadard d r thca, huma rght, ca, ad vrmta ractc, aca t a
RJC Mmr thrughut th Damd ad/r Gd Jr u cha.
Th a vg dcumt ad th RJC rrv th rght t rv th stadard ad mmtat
xrc ad mrgg gd ractc. Th vr td th RJC t urd a thr vr.
T vr th dcumt currt, a vt: .rjr.cm
discaim
n guarat, arrat r rrtat mad a t th accurac r cmt th RJC Principles and
Code of Practices ad thr dcumt r rmat urc rrcd th RJC Principles and Code of
Practices. Cmac th th RJC Principles and Code of Practices t tdd t, r d t rac,
ctrav r thr atr th rqurmt a aca ata, tat r ca gvrmta tatut,
a, rguat, rdac, r thr rqurmt.
pa t th RJC Principles and Code of Practices gv gra gudac ad hud t rgardd a a
cmt ad authrtatv tatmt th ujct mattr ctad hr.
Cmac th th RJC Principles and Code of Practices -mmr tr vutar ad thr
tdd t, r d t crat, tah, r rcg a ga rca gat r rght agat th RJC
ad/r t Mmr r gatr. RJC Principles and Code of Practices d t crat, tah, r rcg a
ga rca gat th RJC ad/r t Mmr r gatr t -mmr. n-mmr ha
hav ga cau act agat th RJC ad/r t Mmr r gatr r aur t cm th th RJC
Principles and Code of Practices.
Iquiis o back
Th RJC cm dack th stadard. pa ctact th R Jr Cuc ma,
th r t:
ema: @rjr.cmTh: +44 (0)20 7836 6376
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 5150
R Jr Cuc
Frt Fr
Dud Hu
34-38 suthamt strt
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UK wC2e 7HF
UniTeD KinGDoM
The Responsible Jewellery Council is the trading name of the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices Ltd.The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices Ltd, First Floor, Dudley House, 34-38 Southampton Street, London,UK, WC2E 7HF. The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices Ltd is registered in England and Wales with companynumber 05449042.
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COnTenTSCotts
Th rsposib Jwy Couci 2
Itouctio 4Backgou 4
Pupos 4
Scop 4
Appicatio 5
rviw 6
rJC Picips 7
Co o Pactics Povisios 9
1 Busiss ethics 9
2 Huma rights a Socia Pomac 12
3 eviomta Pomac 16
4 Maagmt Pactics 18
Gossay 19
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InTrOdUCTIOn
Itouctio
Backgou
Th R Jr Cuc (RJC) a t-r-rt rgaat that ha tahd t rmt
r thca, ca ad vrmta ractc, hch rct huma rght, thrughut th Damd ad/r Gd Jr u cha, rm m t rta.
Th dcumt cta th RJC prc ad Cd practc, dvd thrugh mut-takhdr
cutat. Th prc r rt rmugatd Ma 2006. Th Cd practc drct ag th th
prc ad rvd th jctv ad vra tadard agat hch RJC Mmr ma crtd.
Vr 1: th rt Cd practc a rma adtd th RJC bard 14 stmr 2006.
Vr 2: Th Cd practc a udatd t mrv audtat ad arvd th RJC bard
14 nvmr, 2008.
Vr 3: Th vr a arvd th RJC bard 27 nvmr, 2009 t crrat addta
mg-cc tadard dvd thrugh addta mut-takhdr cutat.
A catad cmm trm ad acrm ar dd th Gar at th d th dcumt.
Pupos
Th Cd practc d r thca, huma rght, ca, ad vrmta ractc r u
th Damd ad/r Gd Jr u cha. Th jctv th Cd practc ar t:
prvd a cmm tadard r RJC Mmr that ud trata tadard r r u
ractc.
st ut th madatr xctat r th tahmt, mmtat ad matac c,
rcdur ad ractc rdr t maag u th a Mmr ctr.
etah rv that ca ddt audtd t rvd jctv vdc r th gratg RJC
Crtcat.
Drv mrvmt u ractc r th Gd ad/r Damd Jr u cha.
Scop
Th c th Cd practc catur th g mt, t ctrut t sutaa Dvmt:
bu ethc: uhdg thca u ractc.
Huma Rght ad sca prrmac: uhdg udamta huma rght, tratg rkr ad cmmut
ar ad th rct, curagg a dvr rkrc, ad rvdg a a rkg vrmt.
evrmta prrmac: rmtg ct u rurc ad rg, rtctg dvrt adrducg ad rvtg ut.
Maagmt stm: cmg th Aca la, ag mact ad t, tahg c ad
a, ad maagg u Rk cudg Ctractr, sur ad partr.
Staas vopmt
Th rv th Cd practc hav tahd thrugh rrc t ata ad trata a,
tahd trata ad dutr tadard, ad r u ractc. itrata tadard
rrcd th dvmt th Cd practc cud:
Aac r R Mg V ad prc r R Artaa ad sma-ca Mg;
Aar ad prard r emrgc at th lca lv (Apell) r Mg;
ba Cvt th Ctr Traudar Mvmt Hazardu wat ad thr Da;
ethca Tradg itatv ba Cd;
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extractv idutr Traarc itatv;
Faca Act Tak Frc tadard agat M laudrg ad th ac trrrm;
Ga Rrtg itatv;
itrata Cuc Mg ad Mta sutaa Dvmt prc, pt statmt ad
gudac dcumt;
itrata Cad Maagmt Cd;
itrata Damd Cuc Ru r Gradg phd Damd (2008);
itrata Fac Crrat (iFC) prrmac stadard;
itrata laur orgaat (ilo) Fudamta Rght at wrk (Cvt r th mat Chd
laur, rcd ad cmur aur ad dcrmat th rkac, ad r rdm acat ad
cctv argag);
Kmr prc Crtcat schm ad wrd Damd Cuc stm warrat r Damd
hmt;
sA8000 Chd laur, rmurat, rkg hur, rkac dc ad grvac rcdur;
Th wrd Jr Cdrat (CibJo) rguat r rduct tgrt ad dcur;
Utd nat Ga Cmact;
Utd nat Uvra Dcarat Huma Rght ad cr huma rght cvt;
Vutar prc scurt ad Huma Rght;
wrd bak Gru evrmta, Hath ad sat Gud;
itrata U r th Crvat natur (iUCn) Rd lt Thratd sc;
wrd Hrtag Cvt.
stadard dvmt a udrd rma ad traart mut-takhdr cutat. Th RJC
cr gratu r th tm, xrt ad vaua ut th ma dvdua ad rgaat h
ctrutd t th rc.
Appicatio
Th Cd practc dgd t aca t a sctr th Damd ad/r Gd Jr u
cha. Th cud:
Gd ad/r Damd rducr (cudg Gd ad Damd mg ad aratr-gr damd
rduct);
Gd tradr, hdgr r rr;
Damd tradr ad/r cuttr ad hr;
Gd ad/r Damd Jr mauacturr;
Gd ad/r Damd Jr har;
Gd ad/r Damd Jr rtar;
Gd ad/r Damd aar ad aratr.
RJC Mmr th av catgr ar rqurd t rat thr u accrdg t th Cd practc.
Th RJC Crtcat tm rqur ddt vrcat Mmr crmac th th Cd
practc. Acat th Cd practc -RJC Mmr vutar.
Rcrd ratg t rv th Cd practc hud kt r a mmum 3 ar (th maxmum
Crtcat prd) r gr a rqurd Aca la. nt that r th rt crtcat amt,rcrd ad vdc rm th rvu 12 mth rqurd.
Th Cd practc, ad t rv, rat t currt u ractc ad d t a rtrctv.
InTrOdUCTIOn
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InTrOdUCTIOn
Suppotig ocumts
Th g dcumt rvd urtg rmat t at th mmtg th Cd practc ad
th crtcat rc:
RJC Crtcat Hadk (G001_2009) A vrv th RJC tm ad th rqurmt r achvg
crtcat;
stadard Gudac (G002_2009) Gudac ach th tadard th Cd practc;
Amt Maua (T001_2009) itruct r Mmr ad Audtr h t cmt s
Amt (Mmr) ad Vrcat Amt (Audtr).
Amt Qut (T002_2009) A t qut dgd t a a Mmr rrmac agat
th Cd practc ad t prv. Mmr ad Audtr u th am Amt Qut.
Amt wrkk (T003_2009) A wrkk r s Amt, th th Amt Qut
(T002_2009) ad ut a ta rmat, agd addta gudac r ojctv evdc.
rviw
Th RJC udrtak t rma rv th prc ad th Cd practc at at vr thr ar r arqurd. Udat t th Cd practc rma rud atr arva th RJC bard.
Th RJC cmmttd t th iseAl Cd Gd practc r sttg sca ad evrmta stadard ad
td t achv crmac th th Cd 2012.
Th RJC ctu t rk th takhdr ad Mmr t ur that th tadard ar rvat ad
achva, ad that th addr k thca, ca ad vrmta chag th du rgard t th u
jctv th dutr.
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rJC
PrInCIPleS
rJC Picips
A Mmr th R Jr Cuc, k cmc, ca ad vrmta t rm
ur u actvt that ctrut t sutaa Dvmt1.
1 Busiss ethics1. w ar cmmttd t cductg ur u t a hgh thca tadard, ad t urg tgrt,
traarc ad crmac th Aca la.
2. w t gag brr ad/r crrut.
3. w t trat M laudrg ad/r acg trrrm.
4. w adhr t th Kmr prc Crtcat stm ad th wrd Damd Cuc vutar
stm warrat.
5. w u ad accurat dc th matra charactrtc th rduct that .
6. w tak raa maur t ur th hca tgrt ad curt rduct hmt.
7. w rct cmmrca cdtat ad data rvac.
2 Huma rights a Socia Pomac
1. w v ad rct th udamta huma rght ad th dgt th dvdua, accrdg
t th Utd nat Uvra Dcarat Huma Rght.
2. w t trat th u Chd laur.
3. w t u a rcd, dd, dturd r r aur, r rtrct th rdm mvmt
em ad ddt.
4. w ar cmmttd t hgh tadard Hath ad sat ur rat.
5. w t rvt rkr rm acatg r. whr a rht th rdm, urt
ara ma dagu.
6. w t dcrmat ad rac, thct, cat, ata rg, rg, dat, gdr, xua
rtat, u mmrh, tca aat, marta tatu, hca aarac, ag, r a thraca rhtd a th rkac, uch that a dvdua h ar Ft r wrk ar accrdd
qua rtut ad ar t dcrmatd agat th a actr uratd t thr at t
rrm thr j.
7. w t u crra uhmt udr a crcumtac ad rht th u dgradg
tratmt, haramt, au, crc r tmdat a rm.
8. w adhr t rkg hur ad rmurat gat, r, hr uch ga rqurmt hav
tahd a, th rvag dutr tadard.
9. w urt th dvmt cmmut hr rat, ctrutg t thr ca ad cmc
ar.
10. w rcg ad rct th rght dgu ad th vau thr tradta, cutura ad
ca hrtag.11. w gag th artaa ad ma ca mr h rat ur vct, ad artcat mut-
takhdr tatv t rmt r ad ga mg ractc.
3 eviomta Pomac
1. w cduct ur u a vrmta r mar.
2. w maag ur vrmta trt matg r mmg gatv vrmta mact.
3. w ur th cc ur u rat maagg ur u rurc ad rg.
4. w adt ractc t hac bdvrt ad rduc gatv mact bdvrt.
1 Th Cuc a t udrtadg sutaa Dvmt th 1987 wrd Cmm evrmt ad Dvmt (th
brudtad Cmm) dt: sutaa dvmt dvmt that mt th d th rt thut cmrmg
th at utur grat t mt thr d.
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rJC
PrInCIPleS
4 Maagmt Systms
1. w cm th Aca la ad uc tat ur cmmtmt t th RJC Cd practc.
2. w a ur rk, cudg rk t ur u rm ur u artr, ad tah tm that
maag ad mrv thca, huma rght, ca ad vrmta u ractc.
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BUSIneSS
eTHICS
Co o Pactics Povisios
1 Busiss ethics
1.1 Biby a Faciitatio Paymts
1. Mmr rht brr a u ractc ad traact that ar carrd ut thm, r thr
ha bu partr. Th t r, acct r cutac a amt, gt kd, htat,
x r rm a uch that ma cmrm th rc ar cmtt r cttut a attmt
t ta r rta u r r th, r drct u t, a r; t fuc th cur th
u r gvrmta dc-makg rc.
2. Mmr cdr brr Rk a t a t thr rgaat (cudg agt) t dt hch ara
hgh Rk. Mmr dv arrat mthd t mtr cduct em ad agt
ad mat brr ad th udrtadg.
3. Mmr actat th rrtg cdc attmtd brr r arrat gt th thr
rgaat ad a th arrat act r brr ad attmtd brr a rm.
4. Mmr car cmmucat t thr em that em ur dmt, at r thr
advr cquc r vcg a ccr, r r rug t a a r r Factat pamt v th
act ma rut th trr g u.
5. whr Mmr hav t t a t mat Factat pamt, th mmt arrat
ctr t mtr, vr ad u accut r a Factat pamt mad. Th rk t ur that
th ar mtd atur ad c, th a utmat jctv t mat a Factat pamt.
1.2 Moy lauig a Fiac o Toism
1. Mmr mut mata aca accut a u traact hr rqurd Aca la ad
accrdac th ata r trata accutg tadard. Th accut mut ddt
crtd ad/r audtd a rr quad audtr h atd r a a r fuc.
2. Mmr hud aar that trata traact ma ujct t mr tha rguatr
jurdct.
a. whr Aca la xt, Mmr hud cm th th rv th Faca Act Tak
Frc (FATF)2 40 Rcmmdat ad 9 sca Rcmmdat a aca t dar prcu
Mta ad gmt udr th Dgatd n-Faca bu pr (DnFbp).
. Cah r cah-k traact hud aa tak ac cmac th Aca la. whr th
ccur av th rvat dd aca thrhd, rcrd d t dgd th th rvat
dgatd authrt.
3. Mmr mut rat accrdg t th rc k ur cutmr a t tah th dtt
a rgaat th hch th da, hav a car udrtadg thr u rath ad hav a
raa at t dt ad ract t traact attr aarg ut th rdar r ucu.
2 Faca Act Tak Frc (FATF) a trata c makg rgaat tahd t cutr crma u aca tm.
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1.3 Kimby Pocss
1. Mmr mut t kg u r Cfct Damd r at thr t d .
2. Mmr, hr vvd th th trata trad rugh Damd mut a th rugh Damd
xrt ad mrt vrcat tm ad ctr a ad ut th Kmr prc Crtcat schm
ad rvat ata gat. Mmr mut k rcrd Kmr prc Crtcat r rugh
Damd. Kmr prc crtcat mut ddt audtd ad rccd a cma
ddt audtr a aua a. i akd r a du authrd gvrmt agc, th rcrd
mut a t rv cmac th th Kmr prc.
3. Mmr, hr vvd ug ad g Damd, hthr rugh, hd r t Jr, mut
u adhr t th rc th wrd Damd Cuc Rut idutr s-Rguat.
Mmr ar rqurd t hav tm ac that a vc r Damd, hthr rugh, hd r
t Jr, thr ught r d, cta th wrd Damd Cuc arrat tatmt3. Mmr
mut k rcrd a uch vc. Mmr mut hav tm ac that th d t urcha
rm urc that d t rvd th wrd Damd Cuc arrat tatmt thr vc.
4. Mmr rm a em that u r Damd aut gvrmt rtrct th trad
Cfct Damd, th Kmr prc Crtcat schm ad th wrd Damd Cuc stm
warrat.
1.4 Pouct Scuity
1. Mmr tah rduct curt maur th th rm ad durg hmt t rtct agat
rduct tht, damag r uttut.
2. Th curt ad g em, Vtr ad thr rvat bu partr rrtd h
tahg rduct curt maur.
1.5 Pouct Itgity
1. General: Mmr at a tm cm th rvat tradg tadard gat ad, hr th xt,
cc ata ad/r ca rguat aca t Damd ad Gd Jr rduct. whr
cc tradg tadard r rduct tgrt rguat a, Mmr mut cm th th rqurmt
td .
2. Proper Disclosure: Mmr mut mak a raa rt t rr dc a rvat rmat
th hca charactrtc, uch a ma/ght, cut, cur, cart r , a Damd r Gd
Jr rduct.
3. Misrepresentation: Mmr t mak a utruthu, madg r dctv tatmt,
rrtat4 r matra m th g5, advrtg6 r dtrut a Damd, Tratd
Damd, sthtc r smuat, r a Gd rduct, a mdum, cudg th trt.
3 wrd Damd Cuc arrat tatmt Th Damd hr vcd hav urchad rm gtmat urc t vvd
th udg cfct ad crmac th Utd nat rut. Th r hr guarat that th Damd ar cfct
r, ad ra kdg ad/r rtt guarat rvdd th sur th Damd.
4 Rrtat cud utrat, dcrt, xr, rd, gur, dct r m h a mar that ma
raa rgardd a ratg t th utac.
5 sg cud rg r a, xg r a, dag uch a mar a t ad t a raa that th rduct
dad tdd r a. Fr avdac dut, th cud th acctd dutr ractc mm, th ractc cgg
gd t ct r r-arragd rd r tta a.
6 Advrtg cud drct r drct rmtg th a r u a rduct.
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eTHICS
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4. Gold:
a. Mmr accurat dc th th Gd ud thr rduct.
. wh ag Gd Quat Mark t artc h r art cmd Gd, Mmr a
a Mark authrd t ad thrt udr Aca la that crrct dcat th quat
th Gd hch th artc h r art cmd. Th Mark ad a mar
authrd Aca la r rvat trata tadard.
5. Treated Diamonds:
a. A Tratd Damd mut dcd a thr Tratd r th cc rrc t th artcuar
Tratmt. Th dcrt mut a qua ccuu ad acd mmdat rcdg th rd()
Damd r sthtc, a th ca ma . scca:
AnytermthatisdesignedtodisguisethatTreatmenthasoccurred,ortoimplythataTreatmentis
art th rma hg rc, r that mad th cumr a a, mut t ud.
Fr xam, th trm mrvd mut t ud t dcr a Tratd Damd.
AnyspecialcarerequirementsthattheTreatmentcreatesmustbedisclosed.
. nam rm, mauacturr r tradmark ar t t ud cct th Tratd Damd,
u uch am ar car uccdd th rd Tratd a dd th ct r ar thr
qua ccuu ad rmt dcd a Tratd.
6. Synthetic Diamonds:
a. A h r arta sthtc damd mut aa dcd a aratr cratd, aratr
gr, ma-mad, [Mauacturr am] cratd, ad/r sthtc ad th dcrt mut
qua a ccuu ad mmdat rcdg th rd damd.7
. Mmr t u th rd ra, gu r atura t dcr a sthtc, r a trm
that ma dgu th act that a damd sthtc r that mad th cumr a a.
7. Diamond Simulants:
a. Mmr mut aa dc a smuat thr a th mra r cmud that t , r a a damd
smuat r mtat damd. Th uquad rd Damd mut vr ud th smuat.
. Mmr t u th rd ra ad gu t dcr a smuat.
c. Mmr t u th rd atura t dcr a smuat th smuat t a atura
ccurrg mra r cmud.
8. Diamond Quality Cut and Polished Diamonds:
a. Mmr h dcrg th ght, cur, cart r cut Damd at a tm d
accrdac th th rcgd gud arrat t th artcuar jurdct.
. Mmr t u th rd fa r rct t dcr thr:
anyDiamondthatdisclosesaws,cracks,inclusions,carbonspots,clouds,internallasering,orother
mh r mrct a rt h xamd udr a crrctd magr at 10-r, th
adquat umat a r kd Damd gradg; r
anyarticleofJewellerythatcontainsanyDiamondsthatdonotmeetthedenitionofawlessor
rct.
c. Mmr t u th trm rat, rat cut r u cut t dcr, dt r rr t a
Damd xct a rud Damd that ha at at 32 act u th ta av th grd, ad at at
24 act t.
1.6 extactiv Iustis Taspacy Iitiativ
1. Mmr th Mg Fact cmmt t ad urt mmtat th extractv idutrTraarc itatv (eiTi).
7 itrata Damd Cuc Ru r Gradg phd Damd (2008).
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eTHICS
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2 Huma rights a Socia Pomac
2.1 Huma rights
1. Mmr at a tm rct th udamta huma rght ad th dgt th dvdua, accrdg
t th Utd nat Uvra Dcarat Huma Rght.
2.2 Chi labou a Youg Psos1. Mmr t gag r urt th mmt Chdr (ugr tha 15 ar, r 14 ar
hr th a th cutr rmt) d th crcumtac dd ilo Cvt 138 ad
Rcmmdat 146u actd ata ad/r ca gvrmt r a art a rcgd
artc chm, accrdac th th gud ad d th Ga Cmact 8.
2. whr a Chdr ar ud t mmt, Mmr rvd adquat urt t a thm
t attd ad rma ch ut gr a Chd. Chd laur Rmdat rc cud t
r th ctud ar th Chd ad cdr th aca tuat th Chd am. Chdr ud
t mmt ctrar t mmum ag rqurmt ma rma arta mmt durg a
had Rmdat rc. Mmr rvd a mmum rd ght tm rt 12 hur, th
cutmar k rt da; ad ur that vrtm rhtd ad th Chd rcv ar amt r
th rk h r h udrtakg.
3. Mmr rmt ducat r Chdr cvrd udr ilo rcmmdat 146 ad yug pr
h ar ujct t ca cmur ducat a r attdg ch, cudg ma t ur that
uch Chd r yug pr md durg ch hur ad that cmd hur da trartat
(t ad rm rk ad ch), ch ad rk tm d t xcd 10 hur a da.
4. Mmr t x a Chd r yug pr t rk, hch t atur r th crcumtac hch t
carrd ut, k t jard th Hath, sat r mra r ugr tha 18 ar (r 16 ar
ujct t authrat Aca la ad th rct adquat ad cc truct r vcata
trag th rvat rach actvt).
2.3 Foc labou
1. Mmr t u Frcd laur (cudg dd, dturd r r aur), r rtrct th rdm mvmt em.
2. Mmr t rta rga c em ra dcumtat, uch a dtt ar, r
rqur a rm dt, rcrutmt , r qumt advac rm em thr drct r thrugh
rcrutmt agc.
2.4 Fom o Associatio a Coctiv Bagaiig
1. Mmr t rvt em rm acatg r. whr a rht th rdm, Mmr
urt ara ma r ddt ad r acat ad argag9.
2. Mmr t rvt cctv argag ad adhr t cctv argag agrmt, hr
uch agrmt xt.
2.5 discimiatio
1. Mmr t ractc r cd a rm dcrmat th rkac trm hrg,
rmurat, vrtm, acc t trag, rmt, trmat r rtrmt ad rac, thct,
cat, ata rg, rg, dat, gdr, xua rtat, u mmrh, tca aat,
marta tatu, rgac tatu, hca aarac, HiV tatu, r ag, r a thr aca rhtd
a, uch that a dvdua h ar Ft r wrk ar accrdd qua rtut ad ar t
dcrmatd agat th a actr uratd t thr at t rrm thr j.
8 Ga Cmact Gud r mmum ag:
Dvd Cutr Dvg Cutr
lght wrk 13 yar lght wrk 12 yar
Rguar wrk 15 yar Rguar wrk 14 yar
Hazardu wrk 18 yar Hazardu wrk 18 yar
9 Txt adatd rm: ethca Tradg itatv ba Cd.
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2.6 Hath & Saty
1. Mmr rvd a ad hath rkg cdt r a em accrdac th Aca la
ad thr rvat dutr tadard. Th cdt cud:
a. mmg, ar a raa ractca, th cau rkac Hazard.
. arrat aguard ad at t em ad a machr cudg m qumt.
c. adquat ad arrat ag ad trag a chmca ad cag matra.
d. mthd t rtct em rm xur t arr artc ad chmca um.
. dtg ad rvdg arrat pra prtctv equmt (ppe) r charg ad vrg
that t currt, r ad ud crrct.
. rvdg rk tat that ar dgd a arrat t th tak rrmd, t mm ccuata
Hath Rk uch a rttv tra.
g. adquat ghtg, vtat ad ar quat; a v ad tmratur.
h. matag adquat rkac hg at a tm cductg rguar rut cag, rvdg
a ad acc ta drkg atr ad atar act r d trag, ad ca ad hgc
ahg ad tt act cmmurat th th umr ad gdr ta md.
. rvdg adquat ctructd ad matad rkac that mt ca udg rguat.
j. urg that em ar rvdd th -t hug Mmr, uch hug
matad t a raa tadard sat, rar ad hg; ad rvdd th uct ad
rr atat act, ta atr ad acc t adquat r u.
2. Mmr h ar gagd th cuttg ad hg Damd u cat-r Damd-
mrgatd ca.
3. Mmr rvd em th a mcham, uch a a jt Hath ad sat cmmtt, hch
th ca ra ad dcu Hath ad sat u th maagmt.
4. Mmr mak rmat aut Hath ad sat avaa t em a udrtada rm
ad a arrat aguag. Matra sat Data sht (r quvat car rmat)
acc hr a Hazardu sutac ar u, ad th Rk acatd th u Hazardu
sutac mut car cmmucatd t a em h rk th thm.
5. Arrat rcdur mut ac t rvt accdt ad jur t Hath arg rm, r kd t,
th cur rk-ratd actvt ad rat at a Fact.
6. Mmr rvd acc t adquat -t Hath ad mdca act, cudg car markd rt ad
rv, ad dv rcdur r trartat mr ru Hath ccr t ca hta r
mdca act.
7. Mmr ta arrat aarm, arg dvc ad r sat mcham. Th cud r ghtg
qumt; car markd, uckd ad uckd mrgc xt ad ca rut; ad mrgc
ghtg a Fact.
8. Mmr tah mrgc rcdur ad vacuat a r a raa ra
mrgc. Mmr ur that th rcdur ad a ar acc r car dad thrughutthr Fact, ar matad, rguar ttd (cudg th cduct vacuat dr), ad ar udatd
rdca. Mg Fact dv ad mata mrgc r a, carat th
tta actd cmmut, rkr ad thr rrtatv, ad rvat agc, uruat t
gudac rvdd Unep Aar ad prard r emrgc at th lca lv (Apell) r
Mg.
9. Mmr rvd trag that em ar aar : cc r-ratd Hath ad sat Rk ad
Hazard; ad mthd r arrat rtct rm uch Hazard, cudg rr u ppe ad
arrat act t tak th vt a accdt r mrgc. Trag cud rt ad trag t
dgatd em rrtatv ad arrat trag r sat ad mrgc rcdur r a
em. Trag udrtak mut rcrdd ad ratd r ad r-agd em.
10. Mmr ur that ru Hath ad sat cdt, a a th u r ad utcm
rm uch cdt, ar rma dcumtd ad vtgatd th th rut th vtgat dg
t rguar Hath ad sat rv ad mrvmt a.
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11. Mmr ur that em ad Ctractr udrtad that th hav th rght ad rt
t t rk r ru t rk tuat that hav Uctrd Hazard, ad t mmdat rg th
tuat t th attt th at mmt Rk ad t maagmt.
12. Damd r Gd Jr rduct d Mmr t d cumr cmat th th aca
rguat r rduct Hath ad sat.
2.7 discipi a Givac Pocus1. Mmr t u crra uhmt udr a crcumtac, ad ur that em ar t
ujctd t harh r dgradg tratmt, xua r hca haramt, mta, hca r vra au,
crc r tmdat a crcumtac.
2. Mmr car cmmucat th u dcar rc, ad ratd tadard arrat
dcar rcdur ad em tratmt, ad a th qua t a maagmt ad ta.
3. Mmr rvd car grvac rcdur ad vtgat rc ad car xa th t a
em. Rcrd em grvac rad, vtgat rc ad utcm matad.
2.8 Wokig Hous
1. Mmr a rma rkg hur that cm th Aca la. whr cc a ad
rguat xt, rkg hur t xcd, a rguar a, a maxmum 48 hur r rkg k
accrdac th ilo Cvt 1. whr th mt ar rqurd t xcdd ca crcumtac
(r xam f-, f-ut t), th hud cmac th Aca la ad hud ad
a t rvd a ad huma rkg cdt.
2. i vrtm rqurd r u d, Mmr cmat vrtm t thr em accrdg t
Aca la. ovrtm vutar ad xct ca crcumtac (r xam f-, f-ut
t) mtd t a maxmum 12 hur a k.
3. Mmr rvd em th a ga madatd av, cudg matrt ad atrt,
cmaat ad ad aua av. whr Aca la xt, ad aua av rvdd
accrdac th ilo Cvt 132.
4. Mmr rvd a em th at at rt da v ccutv rkg da accrdac
th ilo Cvt 14. whr th mt ar rqurd t xcdd ca crcumtac (r xam
f-, f-ut t), th cmac th Aca la, r hr cc a xt, th
rvag dutr tadard. A xcdac hud ad a t rvd a ad huma rkg
cdt.
2.9 rmuatio
1. Mmr a a em a ag ad th hghr thr th aca ga mmum ag
u acatd tatutr t, r th rvag dutr tadard.
2. Mmr mak amt t th em a rguar ad r-dtrmd a.
3. Mmr rvd amt ak trar r cah r chqu rm, a mar ad catcvt t th em.
4. Mmr accma a amt a ag hch car dta ag rat, t ad
dduct hr aca.
5. Mmr t mak dduct rm ag thut g du rc.
6. Mmr t rc em t u rv rm th Mmr u r Fact.
2.10 Ga empoymt Tms
1. ogat t em udr Aca la ratg t aur r ca curt arg rm th rguar
mmt rath t avdd thrugh th u aur- ctractg, u-ctractg, r
hm-rkg arragmt; r thrugh artch chm hr thr ra tt t mart k
r rvd rguar mmt; r thrugh th xcv u xd-trm ctract mmt.
2. Mmr mata arrat em rcrd, cudg rcrd c rat ad ag amt a
a rkg hur, r a ta md, hthr a u tm, art tm r aa a.
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2.11 Commuity egagmt a dvopmt
1. Mmr k t urt th dvmt th cmmut hch th rat thrugh urt
cmmut tatv.
2. Mmr th Mg Fact hav arrat k, rurc ad tm ac r ar ad
gg gagmt th actd cmmut ad takhdr thrughut th rjct cc, rm
art xrat actvt, ctruct rr t cmmcmt mg, durg m rat, thrugh
t cur ad t-cur mtrg. Th trt ad dvmt arat actd cmmut
mut cdrd majr mg dc th rjct cc, ad rad cmmut urt r
ra hud ught. egagmt mut carrd ut a cuv, quta, cutura arrat
ad rght-cmat mar.
3. Mmr th Mg Fact avd r thr mm vutar rttmt. whr rttmt
uavda, t mmtat hud ctt th itrata Fac Crrat (iFC)
prrmac stadard 5.
4. Mmr th Mg Fact mut ur that actd cmmut hav acc t rght-cmat
cmat ad grvac mcham at th rata v r rag ad rvg dut ad car
xa th t th actd cmmut. Rcrd grvac rad, vtgat rc ad utcm
matad.
2.12 Us o Scuity Pso
1. Mmr u armd curt r h thr accta atratv t maag Rk r t
ur th ra sat em, Ctractr ad Vtr t th Fact.
2. Mmr ur that a curt r rct th huma rght ad dgt a ad u th
mmum rc rrtat t th thrat.
3. Mmr th Mg Fact ur that curt rk amt ar cductd ad that curt
r rcv trag ad rat accrdac th th Vutar prc scurt ad Huma
Rght (2000).
2.13 Iigous Pops1. Mg Fact rct th rght idgu p a artcuatd ad dd aca rvca,
ata ad trata a ad thr ca, cutura, vrmta ad cmc trt, cudg thr
cct th ad ad atr.
2. Mg Fact k t ta rad-ad urt actd idgu p ad t hav th
urt rma dcumtd, cudg artrh ad/r rgram t rvd t ad mtgat
mact.
2.14 Atisaa a Sma-sca Miig
1. Mmr th Mg Fact , a arrat, artcat tatv, cudg mut-takhdr
tatv, that a th raat ad rmaat artaa ad ma-ca mg (AsM),
hr t ccur th thr ara rat.
2. whr AsM rat r arud a Mg Fact, Mmr gag drct th thm a art thr
sca ad evrmta imact Amt ad cmmut gagmt rc.
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3 eviomta Pomac
3.1 eviomta Potctio
1. Mmr , hrvr arrat, trduc maagmt ad ratg tm t mm th
dtrmta vrmta mact t u ractc.
3.2 Hazaous Substacs1. Mmr t mauactur, trad, ad/r u chmca ad Hazardu sutac ujct t trata
a du t thr hgh txct t vg rgam, vrmta rtc, tta r accumuat,
r tta r dt th z ar.
2. Mmr m atratv t thr Hazardu sutac ud rduct rc hrvr
tchca ad cmca va.
3. A mg Mmr ug cad th rcvr Gd cm th th itrata Cad
Maagmt Cd, 2005 ad ur aca t ar crtd t th itrata Cad
Maagmt Cd th 3 ar rm th dat jg th RJC.
3.3 Wast a emissios
1. Mmr d at utac cmac th Aca la. whr Aca la dt xt, rvag trata tadard adtd.
2. Mmr tak t t rduc th quatt at rducd rm thr rat thrugh th rc
rduc, rcvr, r-u ad rcc. A at r maagd ad th at da dc
makg rc tak t accut vrmta cdrat a a ct cdrat.
3. Mmr k t dcra m t ar, atr ad ad ratv t rduct utut.
4. Mmr th Mg Fact :
a. Dg, ctruct, mata ad mtr tag act ad at rck act t ur tructura
tat, ad rtct th urrudg vrmt ad ca cmmut.
. nt u rvr tag da at Fact. A Mg Fact that currt u rvr tagda cat cudd th Mmr RJC Crtcat. Th Fact xcudd rm th
Crtcat, ut a thr rvat Cop rv a.
c. nt u umar tag da r ad-ad Mg Fact, u:
athoroughenvironmentalandsocialanalysisofalternativeswasconductedwhichshowedthat
umar tag da crat r vrmta ad ca mact ad rk tha a ad-ad
tag act, ad
itcanbescienticallydemonstratedthatasignicantadverseeffectoncoastalresourcesdoesnot
rut, ad
thetailingsarereleasedinseawaterbelowthesurfacethermoclineandeuphoticzone.
d. Carr ut hca ad gchmca charactrat mg at a t dt ad maag
tta mact arg rm acd rck draag ad mta achg.
3.4 Us o egy a natua rsoucs
1. Mmr k t ur th cc thr u rat trm cumt atura
rurc cudg, ut t mtd t, atr ad rg.
2. whr trartat , gd ad matra a gcat u mact, Mmr k t
dt ad mmt ractc that rduc u u ad acatd grhu ga m rm
trartat.
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1. Mmr th Mg Fact t xr r m wrd Hrtag st ad ur that thr
actvt d t gatv mact drct adjact wrd Hrtag st.
2. Mmr th Mg Fact rct ga dgatd rtctd ara urg that:
a. Mmr hav a rc t dt ar ga dgatd rtctd ara.
. Mmr cm th a rguat, cvat r cmmtmt attrutd t th ara.
c. Dc t rcd th xrat, dvmt, rat ad cur actvt tak t accut
th rc , ad mact , ga dgatd rtctd ara.
3. Mmr th Mg Fact dt K bdvrt Ara th thr ratg udar ad
mmt act a t dvr maura dvrt t cmmurat th th v dvrt
mact.
4. Mmr th Mg Fact t udrtak a actvt that , r k t, ad t th xtct a
c td th iUCn a thratd th xtct.
5. lad dturd r ccud Mg Fact ha rhatatd adtg gd ractc tchqu.
Th rhatat jctv hud t tah a utaa atv ctm, r thr t-mg ad
u dvd thrugh gagmt th k takhdr th m cur ag rc.
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4.1 lga Compiac
1. Mmr aar ad cm th Aca la.
4.2 Poicy
1. Mmr mut adt a c that drd r maagmt, urt achvmt thCd practc ad mak th c uc avaa.
4.3 Busiss Pats Cotactos, Customs, Suppis a Pats
1. Mmr cdr Rk ratd t u thc, huma rght, ca ad vrmta u
ractc gcat bu partr th Gd ad Damd Jr u cha, hch hav th
tta t mact th Mmr ractc arg rm uch u rath. bad th Rk
Amt, Mmr u thr t davur, cmmurat th thr at t fuc, t rmt
r u ractc amg thr bu partr.
2. Ctractr rkg Mmr Fact ad Vtr t th Fact rqurd t cm th th
Mmr maagmt ad ratg tm rvat t th Cd practc.
4.4 Impact Assssmt
1. Mmr th Mg Fact gag th actd cmmut ad takhdr t cmt a
vrmta ad ca mact amt, ad acatd vrmta ad ca maagmt a, r
xrat ad Mg Fact r gcat chag t rat at xtg Fact. sca mact
amt ad maagmt a hud cud amt huma rght, gdr ad cfct.
4.5 Mi Cosu Paig
1. Mmr th Mg Fact rar ad rguar rv a m cur a rat t ach Mg
Fact, ad ur that adquat rurc, cudg aca rurc, ar avaa t mt cur ad
rhatat rqurmt. n Fact rqur a cur a rm tart-u ad xtg Fact d t
ut ac a cmrhv a a ar a .
2. Mmr th Mg Fact gag rguar th ca takhdr rat t ach Mg Fact,
cudg idgu p, cmmut, AsM, m ad rguatr, rgardg m cur ad
rhatat a.
4.6 Sustaiabiity rpotig
1. Mmr th Mg Fact rrt aua thr utaat rrmac ug th Ga
Rrtg itatv (GRi) Gud ad GRi Mg ad Mta sctr sumt. Th rrt mut hav
xtra aurac a dd th GRi.
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Gossay
pa rr t th g gar r trm ad acrm ud th RJC stm dcumt:
Accitatio Rcgt a audtr cmtc t carr ut vrcat amtad vauat crmac agat a tadard.
AMl At-m audrg.
APell Aar ad prard r emrgc at th lca lv.
Appicab law Th rvat ata ad/r tat ad/r ca a th cutr r cutr hch th Mmr rat.
ASM Artaa ad sma-ca Mg.
Assssmt Maua itruct r Mmr ad Audtr h t carr ut s Amtad Vrcat Amt.
Assssmt Qustios A t qut dgd t a a Mmr rrmac agat thCd practc ad t prv. Mmr ad Audtr u th amAmt Qut.
Assssmt Toos Dcumt r tar that rvd gudac ad/r rcrd rmat
ad vdc rqurd t carr ut a s Amt r Vrcat.Asssso em() r r() cmmd a Mmr t cduct a s
Amt.
Auito A ddt, thrd art r r rgaat mtg th RJC jctvct crtra ad accrdtd t carr ut Vrcat.
Bioivsity Th varat amg vg rgam rm a urc cudg, tr aa,trrtra, mar ad thr aquatc ctm ad th cgca cmx hch th ar art; th cud dvrt th c, t c ad ctm.
Biby Th rg, rmg r gvg, a a dmadg r acctg a uduadvatag, hthr drct r drct, t r rm:
A uc ca;
A tca caddat, art r ca; r
A rvat ctr em (cudg a r h drctr rk r a rvat ctr trr a caact).
Busiss thics ethca rght ad dut xtg t u ad ct.
Busiss Pats A rgaat r u ett th hch a ett ha drct u rat(xcudg d cumr, ut cudg Ctractr, cutmr, sur ad
jt vtur partr) ad that u ad/r a rduct r rvc that drctctrut t th xtract, mauactur r a Damd ad Gd Jrrduct.
Fr th avdac dut, th d t cud ett that rvd urtrduct ad rvc, r xam, qumt, c u ad utt.nr d t cud ett that rvd arat cmt, t art th
Damd ad Gd u cha, uch a attr, rg ad mar tm.
Cticatio A atttat th RJC, ad th rut a Vrcat Amt a accrdtd Audtr, that th Mmr ha achvd th rqurd v Crmac agat th Cd practc.
Cticatio Pio Th rd tm that Crtcat vad, atr hch tm th Crtcatmut rd thrugh a Vrcat Amt. Crtcat prdar r ar r thr ar durat ad th dg th VrcatAmt.
Cticatiorcommatio aSummay rpot
A ummar rrt rm th lad Audtr t th RJC Maagmt Tam a Mmr vra rrmac agat th Cd practc ad
a rcmmdat r r agat crtcat.
Cticatio Scop Th Crtcat sc dd th Mmr ad cvr th art th
Mmr u (.. Fact ad actvt) that actv ctrut t thDamd ad/r Gd Jr u cha.
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Cti Mmb A Mmr crtd th RJC that t u ractc hav ud,thrugh Vrcat a Audtr, t mt th rqurd v Crmacth th Cd practc.
CFT Cmatg th ac trrrm.
Chi A r tha 15 ar ag, u ca ata / ca mmum ag atuat a hghr ag r rk r madatr chg, hch ca th hghr
ag ud a. i, hvr, th ca ata / ca mmum ag t at 14ar ag accrdac th th dvg cutr xct udr ilo
cvt 138, th r ag ud a.
Chi labou A rk a Chd, xct a rvdd r ilo Cvt 138 (a rmmum ag 13 (12 dvg cutr) r ght rk hch thrharm a ug r dvmt r rjudc ch attdac). Chdlaur rk that drv chdr thr chdhd, thr tta ad thr
dgt, ad harmu t thr ca, hca ad mta dvmt.
CIBJO wrd Jr Cdrat
Co o Pactics (COP) A t tadard that d r thca, huma rght, ca, advrmta ractc, aca t a RJC Mmr thrughut th Damdad/r Gd Jr u cha.
Coctiv bagaiig A rc thrugh hch mr (r thr rgaat) ad rkracat (r thr ac, r dgatd rkr rrtatv)
gtat trm ad cdt rk.
Commuity Trm gra ad t th hatat mmdat ad urrudg ara har actd m a a cma actvt; th ct ma cmcad ca a a vrmta atur.
Commuityvopmt
prc hr cra th trgth ad ctv thrcmmut, mrv thr quat , hac thr artcat dcmakg ad achv gratr g trm ctr vr thr v. it d th, rathrtha r, cmmut, thr rfctg ca d ad rrt.
Commuity gagmt T a rmat harg ad dc makg rc cvrg cmmutu ad rrt a a th ccr ad d th u. bd jut
tg, th am t ur mutua udrtadg ad rv aart t a thm t maag dc that hav th tta t act accrd.
Cofict diamo Rugh Damd ud r mvmt r thr a t ac cfct amdat udrmg gtmat gvrmt, a dcrd rvat Utd nat
scurt Cuc (UnsC) rut ar a th rma ct r thrmar UnsC rut hch ma adtd th utur, ad a udrtda rcgd Utd nat Gra Am (UnGA) Rut 55/56,
r thr mar UnGA rut hch ma adtd utur.
Coomac Th Mmr u ractc, cudg th c, tm, rcdurad rc, rrm a mar that crm t th Cd practc.
Cotiua impovmt A gg rc hacg rrmac ad maagmt tm agatth Cd practc.
Cotacto A dvdua, cma r thr ga ett that carr ut rk r rrmrvc uruat t a ctract r rvc r a Mmr. Th cud u-
ctractr.
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Coto Ctr a Mmr dd a:
1. Drct r drct rh, r Ctr (a r uruat t a agrmtth thr Mmr) 50% r mr th vtg qut/rght (r
quvat) th ctrd u r Fact; ad/r
2. Drct r drct (cudg uruat t a agrmt th thr Mmr)r t rmv, mat r at at at ha th mmr th bard
th drctr r maagmt (r quvat th ctrd u rFact; ad/r
3. Da-t-da r xcutv maagmt th ctrd u r Fact; r
4. A ga rcgd cct Ctr aagu t th dcrd
(1) t (2) av a rvat jurdct.
Athugh th av d Ctr a crrat ctxt, th am rc a aag t thr rgaata arragmt, cudg Frach,
lc ad Ctr a dvdua r a am, hr aca.
Coctiv actio A act mmtd a Mmr t mat th cau a -crmac rdr t rvt a rcurrc.
Coctiv Actio Pas pa th t mt dvd Mmr t addr -crmac
dtd durg th s Amt r Vrcat Amt.
Couptio Th mu trutd r r rvat ga.
Citica Bach A Majr n-Crmac agat a prv dmd t crtca t thtgrt th RJC tm. Crtca prv ar dtd ct 7.2 th Crtcat Hadk.
idtcat a Crtca brach rqur Mmr ad Audtr t mmdatt th RJC Maagmt Tam. Dcar rcdg agat th Mmr autmatca trggrd th RJC td th Audtr.
diamo A atura mra ctg ta ur car crtad th a cuctructur th mtrc tm. it hard th Mh ca 10; t ccgravt arxmat 3.52; t ha a rractv dx 2.42 ad t ca ud
ma cur.
discipi A ma t crrct r mrv j-ratd havur r rrmac.
discimiatio whr ar tratd drt cau crta charactrtc uch arac, cur, x, rg, tca , ata xtract r ca rg
hch rut th marmt quat rtut ad tratmt.
eITI extractv idutr Traarc itatv
emgcy A arma ccurrc that ca a thrat t th sat r Hath em, Ctractr, Vtr, cutmr, r ca cmmut, r hchca cau damag t at r th evrmt.
empoy A dvdua h ha trd t r rk udr a ctract mmtr a ctract rvc r artch, hthr xr r md, ad ( t
xr) hthr ra r rtg, r a dd Aca la, th a
Mmr.empoymtatioship
Th ga k t mr ad em that xt h a rrrm rk r rvc udr crta cdt rtur r rmurat.
etity A u r mar hch rat r mr Fact hr thr rh r Ctr that ett th Mmr. Th ett ca cttutart r h th Mmr.
eviomt surrudg hch th Fact rat, cudg ar, atr, ad, aturarurc, fra, aua, hatat, ctm, dvrt, huma (cudghuma artact, cutura gcat t ad ca act) ad thr tract.
Th evrmt th ctxt xtd rm th a rat t th gatm.
Faciitatio paymts Factat amt ar ad t rcv rrta tratmt r mthg
that th amt rcvr thr t rqurd t d.
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Faciity A Fact rm that :
od r udr th Ctr a Mmr; ad
Actv ctrut t th Damd ad/r Gd Jr u cha.
s a Mg Fact.
FATF Faca Act Tak Frc
Fiac o toism A kd aca urt t th h curag, a r gag trrrm.
Fit o Wok Ft r wrk ma that a dvdua a tat (hca, mta admta) hch a thm t rrm thr agd dut ctv ad a mar hch d t thrat thr r thr sat ad Hath.
Foc abou A rk r rvc xactd gvrmt, cma r dvdua udr thmac at, ad hch a r ha t rd vutar t d. it a
rr t rk r rvc that dmadd a a ma ramt dt.
Fachisig/licsig Arragmt hr Mmr tctua rrt rght ar cd t thrdart t udr th Ctr th Mmr r th ur ag th
thrd art t rduc, markt r a r art rduct r rvc thatcta a Mmr rad am, tradmark r thr tctua rrt.
Fom o associatio Th rght rkr ad mr t r rm ad j gru r thrmt ad dc ccuata trt.
Go A rare yellow metallc element wth the chemcal symbol Au. it s a mneral wthspecfc hardness o 2.5-3 on the Mohs scale o hardness and the atomc number79.
Haza A urc tta harm, jur r dtrmt.
Hazaous Substac A matra that a thrat t huma Hath ad/r th evrmt.
Hath A tat hca, mta ad ca -g ad t mr th ac da r rmt.
Hath a saty Th am hath ad at tatv t rvt accdt ad jur tra g arg ut , kd th r ccurrg th cur rk.
Th d mmg, a ar a raa ractca, th cau hazardhrt th rkg vrmt.
HIV/AIdS Huma immudcc Vru/Acqurd immudcc sdrm.
Huma ights Uvra rght ad rdm rgardd a gg t a , av th a a dvdua at. Huma rght th RJC stm cca cud th
artcuatd th Uvra Dcarat Huma Rght, th ilo Dcarat Fudamta prc ad Rght at wrk, ad Aca la.
Iigous Pops Thr uvra acctd dt idgu p. Th trm ud hr a grc t rr t a dtct ca ad cutura grug th g charactrtc varg dgr:
s-dtcat a mmr a dtct dgu cutura gru ad
rcgt th dtt thr;
Cctv attachmt t ggrahca dtct hatat r actra trrtr th rjct ara ad t th atura rurc th hatat ad trrtr;
Cutmar cutura, cmc, ca, r tca ttut that ar aratrm th th dmat ct r cutur;
A dgu aguag, t drt rm th ca aguag thcutr r rg.
ICMM itrata Cuc Mg ad Mta
IFC itrata Fac Crrat
IlO itrata laur orgaat
ISO itrata orgaat r stadardat
IUCn itrata U r th Crvat natur
Jwy Fr th acat th RJC tm, a adrmt mad prcu Mta(cudg Gd) ad/r t th gm t (cudg Damd). Jr
cud, ut t mtd t, ract, rg, ckac, arrg ad atch.
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Ky Bioivsity Aas K bdvrt Ara (KbA) ar ac trata mrtac r thcrvat dvrt thrugh rtctd ara ad thr gvracmcham. Th ar dtd ata, ad thr mrtac
matag c uat.
Kimby PocssCticatio Schm
(KPCS)
A jt gvrmt, trata damd dutr ad cv ct tatv t
tm th f Cfct Damd.
la Auito A lad Audtr r r th ct ad ctv cduct adcmt a Vrcat Amt r a Mmr ad ma c-rdat atam Audtr.
lga compiac Actg th, r udr th drct , Aca la.
Majo no-Coomac Th Mmr u ractc cudg th c, tm, rcdur adrc rrm a mar that t crmat th th Cd practc.Majr n-Crmac ar dd a th ccurrc r mr thg tuat:
Th tta ac mmtat a rqurd rv;
A Mmr-d tmc aur r tta ack ctr rqurd t maag
u rk ratd t th RJC stm;
A tuat hr th Mmr u ractc hav t dtd rvat gatv r rguatr rqurmt, r thr a -cmac gatv
r rguatr rqurmt ad/r adquat attmt t rct th -cmg cdt;
A gru ratd, rttv r rtt Mr n-Crmac dcatgadquat mmtat;
A dg r rvat urtd th ojctv evdc t rv a Crtca
brach, r hch ra ru dut a t hthr th Mmr ha thu ractc t avd a Crtca brach.
Maagmt systm Maagmt rc ad dcumtat that cctv rv a tmatcramrk r urg that tak ar rrmd crrct, ctt adctv t achv th drd utcm, ad t drv ctua mrvmt
rrmac.
Mak A Mark, g, dvc, mrt, tam, rad, a, tckt, ttr, rd r gur.
Mmb A u that:
() actv vvd r cmmrca ra th Damd ad/r GdJr u cha; ad
() xmt rm th r cutat, advr r a thr mar tt; ad
() cmmt t th rvag RJC prc ad Cd practc u
thc, ca, huma rght ad vrmta rrmac ad maagmttm; ad
(v) cmmt t a Vrcat Amt a Audtr udr th RJC stm;ad
(v) udrtak th amt th aua RJC cmmrca mmrh ;
g t cm a RJC Cmmrca Mmr.
Th Mmr ma ct r mr ett ad/r Fact.
i RJC stm dcumt, th trm Mmr rr cca t RJC CmmrcaMmr.
Mmb Vicatiorpot
A cmrhv rrt t th Mmr rm th lad Audtr th dg th Vrcat Amt ad a vauat th Mmr crmac thth RJC Cd practc.
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Miig Faciity A Fact that xtract Damd r Gd, r mra ctag aa quatt Damd r Gd, rm th arth.
Fr th avdac dut:
Fact th xrat t r-cmmd tag th m cc ar
t vtd a art th Vrcat Amt. bu ractc thtag th m cc ca vdcd, hr car ad arrat,
dkt rv c, tm, rcdur ad rc.A Mg Fact xcudd rm RJC Crtcat rvr tag da
ud at that Fact. Hvr a thr Cop rv a at that Fact ad tca cudd th Vrcat sc.
A Mg Fact t cudd th Crtcat sc thr aa
Damd r Gd, r xam hr Gd a trac mt mracctrat, rc -rduct, r at.
A Mg Fact rducg mut cmmdt r rduct, cudgDamd ad/r Gd, ca xcudd rm th Crtcat sc thr a
ara crtcat tm aca t thr cmmdt rducd thMg Fact that vauatd th RJC t tchca quvat t thRJC tm.
Miig Suppmt Addta mg-cc stadard udr dvmt, hch
crratd t th Cd practc. Th aca t Mmrmg Fact.
Mio no-Coomac Th Mmr u ractc cudg th c, tm, rcdurad rc rrm a mar that t h crmat th th Cd
practc. Mr n-Crmac ar dd a th ccurrc rmr th g tuat:
A atd a thr rrmac, dc r ctr th Mmru ractc, hch d t ad t a Majr n-Crmac th
RJC Cd practc; ad/r
A dg hch ma t a actua rach th RJC Cd practc atth t tm, ut judgd t a tta adquac th Mmr
u ractc durg th Crtcat prd.
Moy auig Th rc hch th aca rcd crm ar dgud t cca thrga rg.
nGOs n-gvrmt rgazat
no-Coomac A tuat hr th Mmr u ractc d t crm th th RJCCd practc.
Objctiv evic Vra rmat, rcrd, rvat ad/r tatmt act ad ca quatatv r quattatv.
OeCd orgaat r ecmc C-rat ad Dvmt
Ovtim Hur rkd addt t th a rguar chdu.
Pats idvdua r rgaat, cudg jt vtur artr, gvrmt agcad thr takhdr ad xcudg Ctractr, cmmrca arragmtad/r xcutg rjct r rgram rk th Mmr().
PPe pra prtctv equmt. Rr t rtctv cthg ad thr garmtuch a gv, rtctv tar, hmt, ggg ad ar ug, a dgdt rtct th arr rm xur t j ratd ccuata hazard.
Poicy A tatmt rc ad tt.
Poutio Th rc a utac th evrmt that cau t chmcacmt r quatt rvt th uctg atura rc adrduc udra vrmta ad Hath ct.
POPs prtt rgac utat
Pcious Mta Gd, aadum, atum ad vr ad a a a th mta ad athr mta ad a a thr that dgatd rvat rguat a aprcu Mta.
Pocu A cd mar t cduct a actvt r a rc. prcdur ca dcumtd r t.
Povisio A rqurmt tuatd th Cd practc.
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Quaity Mak A Mark dcatg r urrtg t dcat th quat, quatt, , ght,thck, rrt r kd prcu Mta a artc.
rhabiitatio T rtur dturd ad t a a, ta ad -utag cdt.
rmiatio puttg ac a tmc chag r ut t crrct a dtd rmr -crmac.
rmuatio icud ag r aar ad a thr t cah r kd, ad
mr t rkr.
rJC R Jr Cuc.
rJC Aua Mmbshiprpot
A rrt rard th RJC Maagmt Tam Mmr aggrgatrgr udr th RJC tm. Th rrt t rard aua ad maduc avaa.
rJC Co-oiato A r dgatd a Mmr h crdat ad vr th sAmt, Vrcat Amt, a Crrctv Act pa ad ath th RJC Maagmt Tam r that Mmr.
rJC Maagmt Tam Th RJC ta h ar md t carr ut th xcutv uct thrgaat.
rsposib Jwy
Couci Systm(rJC Systm)
Th R Jr Cuc (RJC) stm a crtcat tm that am
t rmt r thca, huma rght, ca ad vrmta ractcthrughut th Jr u cha. Th RJC tm dd th Cd practc, Gudac Dcumt ad Amt T.
rights-compatib A rght-cmat gagmt arach r grvac mcham thatrvd a vhc r addrg u hthr r t th rat t utatvhuma rght u a mar that rct ad urt Huma Rght.
risk exur t th cquc ucrtat. it ha t dm: th khd mthg hag ad th cquc t r t ha.
risk Assssmt Th tmatc vauat th dgr Rk d a actvt r rat.Th rc ug th rut Rk aa t rak ad/r cmar thm thaccta Rk crtra r ga.
Saty Th cdt g a ad r rm dagr, Rk r jur.
Scto A dtct art th Gd ad Damd Jr u cha. Th RJC currtdt th g sctr amgt t Mmrh:
Gd ad/r Damd rducr
Gd tradr, hdgr r rr
Damd tradr ad/r cuttr ad hr
Gd ad/r Damd Jr mauacturr
Gd ad/r Damd Jr har
Gd ad/r Damd Jr rtar
srvc dutr t th Damd ad/r Gd dutr (xcudg cutat,
advr ad audtr)
Trad acat vvd h r art a th sctr av.
S Assssmt Th amt carrd ut Mmr dcrg thr ett ad Fact
ad vauatg thr rrmac agat th rqurmt th Cd practc. Mmr ca u th s Amt t gaug thr rard ra Vrcat Amt, mrv ractc ad t dt ojctv evdc
rqurd durg a Vrcat Amt.
S AssssmtWokbook
A rkk dgd r Mmr t u t carr ut a s Amt.
Simuat A damd smuat a jct r rduct ud t mtat Damd r mr a t rrt ad cud a matra hch d t mt thrqurmt cd th dt Damd th gar.
SoW stm warrat
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GlOSSArYStakho Th h hav a trt a artcuar dc, thr a dvdua r
rrtatv a gru, cudg h fuc a dc, r cafuc t, a a th actd t. stakhdr cud -gvrmt
rgaat, gvrmt, harhdr ad rkr, a a ca cmmutmmr.
Staa A jctv ractc, rcdur r rc that rcgd a tgra t thtgrt a rgaat u ad/r rduct ad/r rvc. Fr th RJCstm, th Cd practc th stadard ratg t th Damd ad/r Gd
Jr u cha.
Suggst BusissImpovmt
A tuat hr th tm, rcdur ad actvt ar Crmac thth rvat prv th Cd practc, ut hr a Ar r Audtr
dtrm that thr c t mrv th currt rc. A suggtdbu imrvmt rd thut rjudc, ad t mmtat tmadatr. suqut Amt ha t judg rrmac ad th
mmtat a suggtd bu imrvmt.
Suppi A u tt that rvd gd ad/r rvc tgra t, ad utd rr th rduct , a Mmr Damd ad/r Gd rduct.
Sythtic A sthtc damd a jct r rduct that ha thr arta rh crtad r r-crtad du t artca huma trvt uch that,
th th xct g -atura, th rduct mt th rqurmtcd th dt th rd Damd th gar.
Taiigs Grud rck ad fut that ar gratd durg rcg th r.
Thi paty A r r d ddt th r r rgaat g vauatd,ad ur trt that r r rgaat.
Tat diamo A Tratd Damd a jct r rduct that mt th rqurmt cd th dt th rd Damd r th rd sthtc a cudd th gar that ha ujct t a Tratmt a dd th gar.
Tatmt Tratmt ma a rc, Tratmt r hacmt chagg, trrgth ad/r ctamatg th atura aarac r cmt a Damdthr tha th htrca acctd ractc cuttg ad hg. it cudcur (ad dcurat) Tratmt, ractur g, ar ad rradat
Tratmt ad catg.
UdHr Uvra Dcarat Huma Rght
Un Utd nat
UneP Utd nat evrmt prgram
Ucoto Haza A dtd urc tta harm, jur r dtrmt (.. a Hazard) that ackrcgd ad/r arvd maagmt, rata r tchca ctr.
Vicatio
(auitig)
Crmat a Accrdtd Audtr, thrugh th amt ojctvevdc, that th prv th Cd practc hav ud.
Th rut Vrcat ar ud a th a r a dc Crtcat.
Vicatio Assssmt A Vrcat Amt cmr th g:
A rmar dkt rv th Mmr s Amt Qutar
ad thr ratd rmat;sct a rrtatv t th Mmr Fact ad u ractct vt ad a;
Vrcat th Mmr s Amt thrugh -t rv at thctd am Fact.
Vicatio Pa(Auit Pa)
A Vrcat pa, a rrrd t a a audt a, dvd a Audtrt ut hat th Mmr u ractc rvd, hm ad
h ad hch Fact, ad mat hch Mmr r hud vvd. it dvd rm th dt th Vrcat sc.
Vicatio rpots T kd rrt ar gratd ut th vrcat rc:
A Mmr Vrcat Rrt t th Mmr;
A Crtcat Rcmmdat ad summar Rrt t th RJC
Maagmt Tam.
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GlOSSArYVicatio Scop Th Vrcat sc dd Audtr ad cud a ct Fact
rm th th Crtcat sc ad a ct prv rm th Cd practc that ar cdrd t th mt rvat, takg t cdrat th
atur, ca ad mact th Mmr u.
Visito A r vtg a Mmr Fact h t a em r Ctractr at thatFact.
Wast sd, qud r gau matra that dcardd r gr dd. wat cacau ut ad mact th vrmt t rr maagd. i th
Jr u cha, th ma rm wat cud Hazardu sutac, arad atr m, ad gra rata wat.
WdC wrd Damd Cuc
Woks pr dd a em, Ctractr.
WGC wrd Gd Cuc
Wokig hous Th tm durg hch th r md ar at th da th mr.Rt rd ar tm durg hch th r md ar t at th da th mr.
Wo Hitag Sits st tahd udr th wrd Hrtag Cvt 1972.
Youg Pso A rkr vr th ag a Chd a dd av ad udr th ag 18 ar.