Collective Risk Assessment Project
Report and Toolkit
About the Report
This report contains the experience and lessons learned by the tripartite group involved in the development of the methodology as part of the Risk Assessment Project. It highlights the changes to the methodology as well as the broader lessons learned by participating in the project. It is not a set of ‘ETI recommendations’ but rather observations and suggestions generated as a result of the process. This report complements the Risk assessment toolkit which contains full details of the approach.
About the Toolkit
This document contains the methodology toolkit developed by the tripartite group involved in the Ethical Trading Initiative’s (ETI) Risk Assessment Project. This toolkit should be read in conjunction with the report The Risk Assessment Project: towards a credible one-day risk assessment of labour standards which contains full details of the project: why it was started; who was involved; the process followed and the broader lessons learned by the ETI members who participated.
This toolkit consists of:
- An Application framework setting out the parameters for the credible use of this type of assessment;
- A Critical path document setting out the steps in the process, with timeframes;
- A Worker information leaflet to inform workers of the process;
- A Client information form to gather preliminary site information crucial for planning;
- An Assessment report covering all areas of the ETI Base Code to be used during the assessment itself.
The reporting forms should not be used in isolation. The whole Risk Assessment Toolkit must be used. Acrobat Forms, which may be completed on-screen and saved locally, are available in the Toolkit ZIP file.
Downloads
The report is available to download in PDF format. The Toolkit (included as an appendix to the Report) may also be downloaded separately as indicated below:
Download
Whole Report [PDF, 579kb] to read and/or print
out.
This is the entire report and all appendices, including the Toolkit, as a single PDF. Note that the forms included in the toolkit are not suitable for on-screen completion in this version.
Download Toolkit Only [ZIP file, 295kb], to use in
the field, and complete the forms on-screen.
The file contains:- Toolkit Sections 1-4 (PDF)
- Toolkit Section 5 (PDF form)
- Toolkit Section 6 (PDF form)
- readme.txt (text file which largely repeats the notes below)
- The forms comprising Sections 5 and 6 must NOT be separated
from Sections 1-4
They are not usable without reference to the notes and instructions contained therein. The forms must never be passed on to inspectors etc without including Sections 1-4 and clear instructions that they must be read!
- To unpack this you will need appropriate decompression software:
Mac OS-X and Unix systems incorporate these as standard, but Windows users will need software such as WinZip. Download a trial version of WinZip here: http://www.winzip.com/
The trial is fully functional, but a registration fee is required if you continue to use it after the trial period. By the way, if you have a version of WinZip older than Version 9, you should go to the website and get an upgrade as it fixes an important security hole!
- To complete the forms on-screen you need the right version
of Adobe Acrobat:
- Acrobat Reader versions 5 or 6 (free) will NOT work! You cannot complete and save forms using this - if this is all you have, you should buy Acrobat Approval. (Version 4 of the Reader might work, but we don't recommend it.)
- Adobe Acrobat Approval 5 (about £35 - see below) gives you the facility to save a completed form. This is what the forms are designed to use.
- Acrobat PDF creation software - Standard or Professional, version 5 or above - will also work fine, but is a lot more expensive!
- other PDF software may or may not offer this facility, but we
have not tested it in these environments, and cannot vouch for
the reliability of the results.
Notes re purchasing, installing and configuring Adobe Acrobat Approval:
- Do you need it?
If you already have Adobe PDF creation software (Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Professional, versions 5 or 6) you do not need Acrobat Approval; if you only have the free Acrobat Reader, then you do need to buy Acrobal Approval. It is not expensive. - Where when and how to buy it?
Please be aware that Acrobat Approval is a very large download - the Windows version is some 90MB. If possible, do it on a corporate network or broadband connection. Do NOT attempt this on a slow/unreliable connection while you are 'on the road'. You go to the Adobe website (link below) and buy it online with a credit card and download it. - Purchase it on, and download it directly onto the computer on which you intend to use it - the purchase and download process assumes this, and takes you straight into the install process.
- Installation problems?
You might find that you do not have the necessary permissions to install this on your machine - if this is the case, please contact your system administrator. - When you start Acrobat Approval 5, it may warn you that it is out of date and tell you to upgrade -- this is not a helpful message since, at time of writing, there is still no version 6 of Approval. Cancel and ignore the message!
- Configuring it:
It doesn't need much. It will choke on the abbreviations and jargon you are likely to be using, so you can switch off the automatic spell-check in:
Preferences > Spelling - Any further problems?
Please do not contact ETI for assistance regarding downloading, installing and configuring Adobe products - we have told you everything we know here - please contact your system administrator and/or Adobe on this.
Buy Acrobat Approval from the Adobe website
(about £35):
http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrapproval/
See also:
ETI Activities: Experimental Projects: Collective Risk Assessment
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