SA 8000 Implementation Program

Prepare for SA 8000 Implmentation Program with PJC's comprehensive Implementation Program.

PJC consultants assist organizations in SA 8000 social accountability system development with the SA 8000 Implementation Program. The comprehensive Implementation Program is designed for companies in the early stages of the SA 8000 process. We make sure our clients are properly prepared for registration by tailoring our program to meet their particular needs.

When organizations write their own documentation, it can take up to two years. But with the PJC SA 8000 Implementation Program, documentation writing time is cut by as much as 80 percent.

The SA 8000 Implementation Program may include:

Gap Analysis, in which PJC compares the organization's current social accountability system, if any, to SA 8000 requirements, identifies nonconformities and recommends actions to achieve conformity.
SA 8000 Overview, describing social accountability system and certification requirements.
Social Accountability Policy Development, creating a document that describes social accountability policy, procedures, requirements, goals and structures.
Procedures Development, covering methods, strategies and principles used to perform social accountability system activities.
Registrar Liaison, contacting an accredited third-party firm that audits the social accountability system, its documentation and implementation for SA 8000 certification.
Senior Management Representative Selection, assisting in choosing the person with day-to-day responsibility for social accountability system development and implementation, as well as liaison between management and the registrar.
Procedures Implementation, ensuring social accountability system conformity to SA 8000.
Internal Audit Assistance, to monitor social accountability system implementation for conformity to SA 8000.
Corrective Action Assistance, to eliminate social accountability system nonconformities found during internal audits.
Preassessment of social accountability system implementation to prepare for the certification audit.
Consulting During the Certification Audit of the social accountability system, facilities, records and other documentation.

SA 8000 Maintenance Program

Once SA 8000 certification has been achieved, the social accountability system must be maintained. The PJC SA 8000 Maintenance Program can perform this work in a cost-effective and efficient manner, tailored to fit the client's needs.

The PJC SA 8000 Maintenance Program may include:

Internal Audits, which are a crucial component in social accountability system checks and balances, for discovering a major nonconformity during an internal audit can prevent certification from being revoked during the subsequent surveillance audit. PJC can conduct internal audits twice a year in a professional, efficient and even-handed manner.
Corrective Actions, which are performed after surveillance audits to close out nonconformities.

The PJC SA 8000 Maintenance Program frees up client personnel for regular job duties and costs less than committing a client employee to social accountability system upkeep.