Home Depot Anti-Terrorism Factory Audit Requirements

Home Depot Anti-Terrorism Factory Audit Requirements :

1. Home Depot's anti-terrorism factory audit requires suppliers to comply with local laws and regulations and provide employees with a safe and healthy working environment to avoid accidents and incidents at work.

2. Encourage suppliers to comply with local/national laws and regulations when storing, managing and disposing of waste.

3. Suppliers are encouraged to provide personal protective equipment to workers exposed to hazardous working conditions.

4. Emergency Plan Emergency exits in factory and dormitory areas must remain unobstructed.

5. If the employer provides employee dormitories, they must ensure a safe and healthy accommodation environment and comply with all relevant local laws and regulations.

6. Freedom of speech and association Production units must respect workers’ right to freely join legal organizations and must not interfere with workers’ exercise of this right.

7. Audit Home Depot authorized suppliers, brand or patented product manufacturers will be audited once a year. In order to ensure that suppliers continue to meet SER requirements, Home Depot will conduct unannounced audits of factories. The audit costs are borne by the supplier. All SER audits are based on national/local laws or Home Depot standards (if not required by local laws).

8. Corrective Action If a supplier is found to have any non-conformities during the audit, the supplier must take appropriate corrective actions to correct the non-conformities within the time required by Home Depot and prevent their recurrence.

9. Require suppliers to comply with the environmental laws of their respective countries/regions.

10. Environmental Requirements Home Depot seeks to work with suppliers who share our commitment to environmental excellence.

11. Suppliers are expected to purchase wood and wood products that comply with forest system certification whenever feasible and promote the efficient and responsible use of wood and wood products.

12. Suppliers shall establish processes and procedures to ensure that unauthorized goods or personnel are not allowed to enter the containers of Home Depot and its subsidiaries. Therefore, suppliers shall have written security procedures to at least address the following standards established by CBP.

13. Supply Chain Security Home Depot pays great attention to supply chain security. As global terrorism becomes increasingly rampant, we have joined the US Customs C-TPAT program and taken other measures to strengthen existing internal security measures. Home Depot also requires suppliers to meet minimum security standards.

14. Home Depot reserves the right to evaluate the supplier's safety plan and the implementation of its production plants/warehouses. If the supplier's production unit does not take adequate safety measures, it will jeopardize the relationship with Home Depot.

15. All fully loaded containers shipped to the United States must be sealed with high security seals (in compliance with PAS ISO 177712 standards).

16. Container Security Suppliers must establish container loading procedures to prevent unauthorized goods or personnel from entering the container.

17. When the containers are at the supplier's production unit, they must be stored in a secure area to avoid unauthorized entry and/or manipulation.

18. Physical security of factories/warehouses The materials used in the buildings must be able to resist illegal break-ins.

19. Physical security includes: adequate locking devices, adequate lighting and perimeter security.

20. The factory/warehouse access control supplier should establish security procedures to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering all loading/unloading platforms and areas.

21. Supplier access control includes:

22. A system for effectively identifying employees, visitors and suppliers.

23. There must be procedures for identifying, questioning and reporting unauthorized persons.

24. Factory/Warehouse Safety Training and Awareness Suppliers must have or establish a safety awareness program that focuses on training employees on hazard awareness and supply chain safety issues. All employees of suppliers must receive such training.

25. Factory/warehouse personnel safety. Within the scope permitted by local laws, personnel screening is carried out during the recruitment process, including background checks and employee interviews. Related information: >>> The Home Depot Factory Inspection Assessment Process

The above content is the minimum Home Depot anti-terrorism factory audit requirements that suppliers must comply with. If you want to do business with Home Depot, you must meet these requirements. However, Home Depot is aware of the differences in the business environment of suppliers in different countries/regions, and hopes that suppliers can operate at a higher level than this minimum standard. Home Depot will handle different cases based on actual conditions. Home Depot encourages all suppliers to operate above this minimum standard and continue to improve. If you want to know more about the relevant content, you can consult online or call for details. We have professional counseling experts to communicate with you in detail and guarantee to provide you with comprehensive information and first-class service!