Factory audit

Dollar General is a well-known chain retail store in the United States, renowned for its low prices and high-quality products. It mainly supplies daily household necessities: including health and beauty products, packaged foods, cleaning agents, household items, stationery, toys, seasonal goods, clothes, and household textiles such as towels and bed sheets. The private equity giant KKR holds 85% of the company's shares. The company has 6,700 stores in 29 states of the United States. The goods in these stores are supplied by 7 distribution centers: Alachua in Florida, Scottsville in Kentucky, Indianola in Mississippi, Fulton in Missouri, Zanesville in Ohio, Ardmore in Oklahoma, and South Boston in Virginia. 

Social Responsibility Factory Audit Checklist Compilation

1. Work hours records, overtime records, payrolls, piecework records, bank transfer records for all employees

2. Labor contracts for all employees

3. Personnel files, entry registration forms, ID copies, leave records, resignation employee application forms and salary payment records for all employees

4. Equipment list and acceptance, maintenance records for special equipment, annual inspection records or usage permits (such as elevator, boiler safety annual inspection), employee qualification certificates for various special equipment (such as vehicle driving, electrician certificates)

5. Factory rules, factory records and employee reward and punishment records

6. Social insurance payment records and related approvals (if applicable)

7. Fire drill, fire training records and fire facility inspection records

8. Production orders or processing contracts

9. Intermediary company information, export documents, shipping documents, and overseas processing agreement certification documents

10. Outsourced processing factory information (for example, outsourced processing factory contact information, outsourced processing records)

11. Business passport, national tax and local tax registration certificates, kitchen hygiene license, kitchen workers' health certificates, health check records and onboarding certificates for underage employees, completion acceptance certificates

12. Pollution discharge permit, hazardous (dangerous) waste discharge permit, chemical list, material safety data sheets for chemicals, waste treatment procedures

13. Other government department approval or licensing certificates (such as integrated hourly system or other types of overtime approval documents)

14. Other certification certificates (such as ISO9000, ISO1400, SA8000, etc.)

15. Safety and health training and job training records for new employees and employees changing positions, chemical personnel training

16. Work injury accident records, first aid personnel training certificates

17. Assessment of risks in each position and the personal protective equipment to be provided

18. Workshop humidity and temperature records, workshop noise test records, annual drinking water testing

19. Union-related document records (if applicable)

20. Factory floor plan

21. Employees must be present for normal attendance to conduct a complete assessment