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SA8000:2014 Certification and Accreditation Process Procedures
- Newly Issued: Issue 5: SAAS Instruction 2020-5: March.2020: Coronavirus Temporary Instruction for the SA8000 Program
- New: Procedure 200:2020 v4.2: March.2020: Audit Requirements for the SA8000 Program
- Superseded: Procedure 200:2019 v4.1: June.2019: Audit Requirements for the SA8000 Program
- Explanatory Note: for Procedure 200:2019 V4.1
- SA8000 Interpretive Supplement 1: for Procedure 200:2019: Working Hours
- SA8000 Interpretive Supplement 2 rev1.3: for Procedure 200:2019 V4.1: Annual Surveillance
- Superseded: Procedure 200:2017 v3.1: Audit Requirements for the SA8000 Program
- Procedure 200A:2016: Audit Requirements for Social Fingerprint
- Procedure 201A:2015: Accreditation Requirements for SA8000:2014 Certification Audits
- Procedure 201A:2015, Annex E: Application or Expansion of Geographical Areas: Special Considerations
- Procedure 201B:2015: Competence Requirements for SA8000 Personnel
- SA8000:2014 Procedures: Stakeholder Feedback and Clarification Request Form
- Description of the Initial Accreditation Process by SAAS
- Notification on SA8000 Certification System and GDPR: Notification Outlining SA8000 and GDPR
- SA8000:2014 Standard and Related Documents
- SA8000:2014 Guidance Document
- Application for Initial Accreditation and Reaccreditation
- SA8000:2014 Procedure 200:2015 Checklist #2
- SA8000:2014 Procedure 200A:2016 Checklist #3
- SA8000:2014 Procedure 201B:2015 Checklist #4
- SA8000:2014 Procedure 201A and ISO 17021-1:2015 Checklist #5
- Application Request for Expansion to Accredited Scope
- Checklist #6 Request for Expansion to Accredited Scope
- SAAS Sample Accreditation Certificate
- Certified Facilities Report Form Instructions: Form 616
- Certified Facilities Report Form Template: Form 616
- Industry Sector List to Support Form 616
- SAAS Non-Conformity Report: CAR Report SAAS Form 415
Please also visit the Accreditation Requirements page for additional guidance and templates.
SAAS, in collaboration with SAI, has created and released a webinar to review the SA8000:2014 audit through a complete, in-depth review of the entirety of the process requirements contained in Procedure 200. Participants may enroll and participate in the pre-recorded webinar to learn more about the general content of this procedure.
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