Differences between SA8000 and ICTI

It can be said that ICTI and SA8000 are the two hot spots in social responsibility certification, but many factories or companies cannot clearly explain the difference between the two. To sum it up in one sentence, the biggest difference between them is that ICTI focuses on actual operations and results, while SA8000, in addition to achieving ordinary factory inspection results, also requires a complete set of control procedures close to ISO. The following is a brief introduction to their different focuses:

SA80000:
1. Hazard identification records
2. Drinking water test report
3. Supplier review and commitment records
4. Various internal and external communication records (salary comparisons, government authorities, regulations, etc.)
5. Procedure document implementation records
6. Complaints from stakeholders and their handling records A complete set of social responsibility manuals should also be provided, including:
1) Save child laborers and promote children’s education programs
2) Non-compulsory work procedures
3) Safety and health control procedures
4) Training control procedures
5) New employee training outline
6) Emergency Response Procedures
7) Mechanical equipment repair and maintenance control procedures
8) Freedom of association and collective bargaining procedures
9) Employee Complaint Control Procedure
10) Non-discriminatory work procedures
11) Disciplinary Measures Control Procedure
12) Working hours control and work remuneration legalization procedures
13) Internal Audit Control Procedure
14) Internal and external communication control procedures
15) Corrective and preventive measures control procedures
16) Supplier Management Control Procedure
17) Document and information management control procedures
18) Regulations and requirements control procedures From the above, we can see that SA8000 really focuses on the integrity of procedures, which is somewhat close to ISO's procedure requirements. Therefore, if you want to prepare for SA8000 certification, you must sort out a complete set of procedures (you can refer to ISO's procedure requirements), and you must have implementation records of these procedures. ICTI pays great attention to the details listed above, and these details are often ignored by most manufacturers.

ICTI:
1. Accept the comprehensive working hours approval document;
2. Accept a 6-day work week (40/6=6.67 hours/day, the rest of the time is considered overtime, and working on Sundays is double the salary);
3. You don’t need to punch out for lunch;
4. Require workers’ organizations and hold meetings at least once every three months (with records to be kept);
5. There should be a suggestion box and a record of the handling of the suggestions;
6. Must have a “Registered Safety Officer”;
7. Measure the factory temperature regularly and make it public;
8. Regularly measure the ventilation conditions in the workshop and publish them;
9. Photometric tests should be carried out regularly and published;
10. Each floor must have a "floor load label";
11. Drinking water test reports (2, factory drinking water and dormitory drinking water);
12. Regular inspection records of emergency lights;
13. Combustible waste is temporarily stored in "covered metal boxes";
14. Organic waste gas monitor and report;
15. Power-off procedures and records;
16. Electric cranes must be inspected annually and the load limit must be marked on the crane;
17. There must be a confined space procedure (confined spaces must have a permit);
18. Chemical handling must be recorded;
19. Provide lockers to employees.