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Fair Stone Standard

Development

In 2007 the Social- and Environmental Standard Fair Stone was developed by WiN=WiN GmbH – Agency for Global Responsibility in close cooperation with experts from the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and other international experts. It was created in the context of a co-funded develoPPP Project. CoFunding was provided by the Ministry of Economic Cooperation/DEG. The standard focuses on ILO Conventions as well on safety and health at the workplaces, the management system and environmental issues. Its objective is to improve the working conditions in quarries and factories for natural stones in emerging economies. In 2014, the non-profit association Fair Stone e.V. was founded. Until now, Fair Stone e.V. takes care of natural stone supply chains from China, Vietnam and India.

Contents

The Fair Stone Standard includes the four main sections Occupational Safety and Health, Human and Labour rights, Environment and Management System. Special criteria exist for quarries, stone processing factories, the supply chain as such, (Associated) Partners and the Management System. Comprehensive criteria for the improvement of working conditions in stone processing factories and quarries include the eight core conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) as well as additional regulations going beyond these conventions regarding Occupational Health and Safety (=OSH). Please click on the points for a detailed view :

Our Traceability System TFS2 supports FS Partners (=Importers) in the organization and management of their registered suppliers. Moreover, adopting responsible purchasing practices is essential for ensuring ethical and sustainable supply chains in the natural stone industry. FS Partners strive for mutually beneficial and long -term cooperation with their suppliers .

  1. Organizational preconditions regarding OSH
  2. Risk assessment and prevention
  3. Training and instruction
  4. Maintenance and inspection
  5. First Aid and prevention of fire
  6. Personal Protective Equipment
  7. Work place safety
  8. Prevention of silicosis and mineral dust
  9. Prevention of noise and vibration
  10. Handling of harmful substances
  11. Machinery and facilities
  12. Electrical appliances
  13. Storage keeping
  14. Transport and Lifting devices
  15. Ergonomics
  16. Service facilities for personnel
  1. Prevention of discrimination
  2. Adherence to national laws and regulations
  3. Working contracts
  4. The right to collective bargaining (China special case)
  5. Working hours, breaks, holidays
  6. Salary and wages
  7. Social security
  1. Life cycling, renaturation of quarries
  2. Waste management
  3. Energy and water usage

These criteria also include the internationally recognized ILO conventions (provided they are consistent with national laws):

  • Convention 29: Forced Labour (1930)
  • Convention 87: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (1948)
  • Convention 98: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining (1949)
  • Convention 100: Equal Remuneration (1951)
  • Convention 105: Abolition of Forced Labour (1957)
  • Convention 111: Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) (1958)
  • Convention 138: Minimum Age (1973)
  • Convention 182: Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999)
  • Convention 148: Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) (1977)
  • Convention 155: Occupational Safety and Health Convention (1981)
  • Convention 170: Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work (1990)

The complete standard can  be downloaded in the download area .

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