RA Tea training Factory version (English)

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Rainforest Alliance
Alliance training
training
Rainforest
for tea
tea plantations
plantations in
in Vietnam
Vietnam
for
-Factory versionversion-Factory

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Workers’ health
health and
and safety
safety
Workers’

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Training workers beforehand
Train workers on:
• How to handle the machineries
• What protective clothing to use
• How to prevent accidents

• What to do in case of accidents
etc.

Corresponding
criteria:

6.2,6.3

Training workers beforehand
After the training, keep records of:
• Date
• Content of training
• Trainer
• Participants

Corresponding
criteria:

6.2, 6.3

Risky places in your factory




Corresponding
criterion:

6.6

How to reduce the risk

Corresponding
criterion:

6.6

 Cover dangerous parts (knife, spinning belt, electric
circuit etc.)

 Put handrails at high places
 Putting warning signs and yellow paints

In case of small injury or sickness
First aid kit

Corresponding
criterion:

6.19

In case of small injury or sickness
First aid kit
• Should not be locked
• Should not be empty inside

Corresponding
criterion:

6.19

In case of chemical accident
Shower and eye wash

Shower

Eye wash

Corresponding
criterion:

6.19

In case of fire
• Fire extinguisher
• Emergency exit
• Call fire service
• Sand bucket

Corresponding

criterion:

6.18

In case of serious accident
• Call ambulance
• Rush to a hospital

Corresponding
criterion:

6.18

Medical examination

Corresponding
criteria:

6.4,6.5

• General check-up

 for workers doing any dangerous activity

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Waste water
water management
management
Waste

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Treatment of waste water
Trap solids

Corresponding
criterion:

4.7 (critical)

Treatment of waste water
Filtration

Corresponding
criterion:

4.4

Water discharged without any filtration

Treatment of waste water
Filtration

Filtration tank

Sedimentation tank

Corresponding
criterion:

4.8

Corresponding
criterion:

Treatment of waste water

4.5

5. Water analysis
• Once a year

Water quality parameter

Acceptable value

Biochemical Oxygen
Demand

Less than 50mg/L

Total suspended solids

Less than 50mg/L

pH

6.0 - 9.0.

Grease and oils

Less than 30mg/L

Fecal coliforms

Absent

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Waste management
management
Waste

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Bad examples

Corresponding
criterion:

10.1

Waste is useless if you throw them away.

Bad examples

Corresponding
criterion:

Waste emits toxic fumes if you burn it.

10.2

Classification and recycling

Corresponding
criterion:

10.1

Waste can be a resource if you separate them to
recycle.

Corresponding
criterion:

Empty containers and expired chemicals
• No burning or
throwing away

• Wash three times

6.10

Corresponding
criterion:

Empty containers and expired chemicals

6.10

• Try as much as possible to return them to the
supplier
An example in Indonesia

Tea cooperative

Collects
containers
from the
members

Tea factory

Supplier

Receives the containers from the
cooperative, and hands them over to
the supplier

Corresponding
criterion:

Empty containers and expired chemicals

6.9

• Keep them safely in storage until they can be
returned

• If no collection system is found, bury them in a
safe place away from water sources, until we find
a better solution.

Corresponding
criterion:

Handing over waste to persons/companies

10.4

• Check whether they are not dumping it into the
environment
• Check whether they are not incinerating waste
illegally
• Check whether they are not reusing chemical
containers for other purposes
• Keep receipts

Incinerator
You can use an incinerator
under the following
conditions.
•The temperature should go
up more than 600°C for
complete incineration.
•Select a safe location.
•Acquire legal permits, if
required.
•Do not use it for chemical
containers. Containers need
higher temperature for
complete incineration.

Corresponding
criterion:

10.2

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Storage of
of chemicals
chemicals and
and
Storage
fertilizers
fertilizers

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Are your chemicals safely stored?

Corresponding
criteria:

6.9, 6.11

How to store chemicals safely
1. Keep it locked

Corresponding
criterion:

6.7

How to store chemicals safely
2. Put warning
signs

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

How to store chemicals safely
3. Good light and ventilation

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

How to store chemicals safely

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

4. Enough capacity
Storage of a
middle-scale
plantation

Storage of a
big plantation

How to store chemicals safely
5. Label the shelves

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

How to store chemicals safely
6. Retention of spillage

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

How to store chemicals safely

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

7. Waterproof floor/ wall/
shelves

Metal
Cement
Wood

Plastic
Wood
cover

Corresponding
criterion:

How to store chemicals safely
8. Space from the wall and the
floor

30cm

Space from the floor

6.9

How to store chemicals safely
9. Mark storage areas

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

Corresponding
criterion:

How to store chemicals safely
10.

Away from houses, roads and water6.11

sources

Canteen

Fuel
storage

Toilet
Chemical
storage

How to store chemicals safely
11. Keep them out of the
boxes

How to store chemicals safely
12.

Keep original labels

Corresponding
criterion:

6.10

How to store chemicals safely
13.

Keep the safety information

Corresponding
criterion:

6.10

How to store chemicals safely
14.

No protective clothing inside the

storage

Corresponding
criterion:

6.9

Are your fertilizers stored safely?

Corresponding
criterion:

6.8

How to store fertilizers safely

Corresponding
criterion:

6.8

Good light and
ventilation

30cm from the
wall

Space from
the floor

Storage areas
marked

Waterproof
floor and walls

Are your tools stored safely?

Corresponding
criterion:

6.8

How to store your tools safely
Organized and kept
Organized
Organized
andand
keptkept
clean
clean
clean

Corresponding
criterion:

6.8

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Fair treatment
treatment of
of workers
workers
Fair

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Bad examples

Corresponding
criteria:

5.1-5.13

 Paying less than the legal minimum wage
 Delayed payment of salary
 Working hours longer than legally allowed hours
 Contracting workers indirectly through a third
party
 Forced labor
 Discrimination due to gender, religion, race etc.

Good examples

Corresponding
criteria:

5.1-5.13

 Paying more than the legal minimum wage
 On-time payment
 Payment record is kept
 Respecting legal working hours
 Direct contract
 No discrimination
 Respectful working environment
 Provision of drinking water at work

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Social and
and Environmental
Environmental
Social
Management System
System
Management

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Corresponding
criterion:

1. General policies displayed in the factory

1.1

Corresponding
criterion:

2. Commitment of the farm management

1.3

Commitment to:
• The Standard
• The relevant legislations
• To provide necessary resources for the
implementation

Can be in a
form of signed
letter

Corresponding
criterion:

3. Programs
Content of a
No
.

Content

program

1.2

Question to ask

1

Objectives and
goals

What do we want to achieve
in short, medium and long
terms?

2

Activities

What are the steps to achieve
them?

3

Timeline

When are we going to do
each activity?

4

Responsible
person

Who is responsible for each
activity?

5

Policies and
procedures

How shall we do them?
Where are we going to do

3. Programs
A simple example of a
Content
Objectives
and goals

Activities,
Timeline,
Responsibl
e
person(s),
Records

Corresponding
criterion

1.2

program
Waste
management program
• Collect all the wastes from the factory
separately
• Recycle the classified wastes as much as
possible
Activities

Place dust bins for
different types of
waste

Time

Responsi
ble

Follow up

Feb
2012

Mr. Ngoc

Complete
d

Train the workers
on the
Feb
classification of the 2012
wastes

Ms. Hang

Complete
d

Find ways for the
recycling for each

March

Ms. Vinh

Not yet

3. Programs
How a program looks like

Timetable of
Water
conservation
Time lineactivities
of the water conservation
program
program

Corresponding
criterion

1.2

3. Programs
What programs do you

Corresponding criteria:

2.1, 4.1, 6.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1,
1.7, 1.9

need?
1. Integrated crop management program
2. Ecosystem conservation program
3. Soil erosion prevention and control program
4. Water conservation program
5. Occupational health and safety program
6. Integrated waste management program
7. Training and educational program
8. Continual improvement program

4. Evaluation of new work or
activities

Corresponding
criterion:

1.6

Examples:
• Expansion of
production areas
• Construction of new
infrastructure
• Change in production
system (e.g.
mechanization)

 Evaluate social and environmental impacts in
advance

5. Evaluation of service providers

Corresponding
criterion:

1.8

Examples:
• Contractors for
construction
• Supplier and
transporters of
agrochemicals

 Compliance to the relevant criteria of the
standard

6. Energy efficiency plan

Corresponding
criterion:

1.11

• Identify energy sources of
the farm
• Calculate the amount of
non-renewable energy used
 Seeking alternatives
• Increasing energy efficiency
• Reducing use of non-renewable energy
• Using more renewable energy
• Sourcing energy on-farm (e.g. production of
bio-gas)

7. Traceability system

Farm or
a farmer group

Certified
product

Non-certified
product

Corresponding
criterion:

1.10 (critical)

7. Traceability system

Farm or
a farmer group

Certified
product

Non-certified
product

??
?

Corresponding
criterion:

1.10 (critical)

7. Traceability system

Corresponding
criterion:

1.10 (critical)

• System to clearly segregate certified products
from non-certified products
• Document all the transactions

Document management

Corresponding
criterion:

1.4, 1.5

• Documents available for persons responsible
• Summary of the system communicated to
workers
• All documents and records kept for at least
3 years

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