4.2.4. The vehicles, tools, Verifiers: and harvesting equipment Forest machinery is of the FME and its equipped with crash bars contractors shall be adapted and/or other safety to forestry work, including devices. safety devices. Chainsaws have and/or other safety devices. 4.2.5. Warning shall be posted at access roads to sites with ongoing logging operation. 4.2.6. FME shall conduct Verifiers: regular checks to ensure Inspection records that all safety procedures Inspection of equipment are observed in the field, in the field and periodically inspect or Interviews with workers test all equipment for safety and performance. 4.2.7. For large FMEs: FME Verifiers: shall maintain a register of Accident/ incident records accidents (including those Updated procedures or among the contractors policies working on the FMU) and Training records document steps taken to Interviews with staff and minimize risk of further contractors accidents. 4.2.8. Where located and Verifiers: provided on the FMU, Interviews with managers worker accommodation and and workers nutrition comply, at a Inspection of facilities minimum, with the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry. 4.2.9. There is assured Verifiers: compensation benefits for Documented affected workers and their compensation protocol family members in case of Evidence of compensation accidents. insurance policy, where applicable Records of payments kept 4.2.10. No staff, contractors Verifiers: or their family members Interviews with forest site shall be engaged in debt managers, workers, family bondage or other forms of members at logging forced labor. labour representatives.
4.2.4. The vehicles, tools, and harvesting equipment of the FME and its contractors shall be adapted to forestry work, including safety devices. Verifiers: Forest machinery is equipped with crash bars and/or other safety devices. Chainsaws have and/or other safety devices. 4.2.5. Warning shall be posted at access roads to sites with ongoing logging operation. 4.2.6. FME shall conduct regular checks to ensure that all safety procedures are observed in the field, and periodically inspect or test all equipment for safety and performance. Verifiers: Inspection records Inspection of equipment in the field Interviews with workers 4.2.7. For large FMEs: FME shall maintain a register of accidents (including those among the contractors working on the FMU) and document steps taken to minimize risk of further accidents. Verifiers: Accident/ incident records Updated procedures or policies Training records Interviews with staff and contractors 4.2.8. Where located and provided on the FMU, worker accommodation and nutrition comply, at a minimum, with the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Forestry. Verifiers: Interviews with managers and workers Inspection of facilities 4.2.9. There is assured compensation benefits for affected workers and their family members in case of accidents. Verifiers: Documented compensation protocol Evidence of compensation insurance policy, where applicable Records of payments kept 4.2.10. No staff, contractors or their family members shall be engaged in debt bondage or other forms of forced labor. Verifiers: Interviews with forest managers, workers, family members at logging labour representatives. site
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