A Supplier’s Checklist for Barrien Metal Product Incorporation Report (Assessment)

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A checklist is a complete list of items to be investigated or discussed with a particular selected person from a certain department(s) within a firm or a company.

A checklist for supplier support visits concerning the effectiveness of Barrien Metal Product Incorporation in the United States. In this case, a checklist includes items that need to be remembered and amended in a firm (Besterfield, Besterfield-Sacre, Besterfield & Besterfield-Michna, 2003)

Company Name: Barrien Metal Product Incorporation
Address: (800) 978-5300, Michigan
Product sourced: stainless steel
Contact Person: the director of Barrien Metal Product
Persons visited: three employees
Facility visited: steel
Date visited: May 23, 2010
Visited by: the Quality Assurance Manager

Sustainability hazard achievement	high risk	Increased risk	average risk	small risk	Low risk
Company structure
Location and ecological effects
Employee safety and health
Overall sustainability hazard achievements

(Feigenbaum, 1991).

Is there any agreement between the company and the Federal Reserve Board and the Open Market Committee? Yes (2010 FGFOA Annual Conference, 2010)

Company structure	No	Yes	Evidences
The company has signed the Government Auditing Standards		yes	This firm has signed the government auditing services and hence there is transparency
The organization scheme is available and describes the GAS responsibilities		yes	These government auditing services are well described in this firm
Has the emergency tools been fixed at the company in relation to the present risks like explosives		yes	This company has adequate equipment which assist in cases of emergencies like explosives
Employees has the knowledge of hazard recognition		yes	The firm has provided its employees with adequate training programs on risks
		yes	There are annual general meetings where the company meets with the local stakeholders
Emergency arrangements have been improved and implemented to alleviate the most horrible case situations		yes	There are emergency plans like trainings and equipments concerning risks to be introduced
There is an apparent consciousness of risks within the company and their effects on the humanity, surroundings and the people in general if not well managed		yes	The risks caused to humanity, society, and environment by the company are well catered for through improvements in trainings and equipments in relation to risks

(Gawande, 2009) (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009).

A table showing the ecological dimensions in a firm

Ecological dimension: location and ecological impact	Yes	No	evidences
The firm is located in the direct environs of town or rural regions	yes		This company is located in direct vicinity of urban areas
The firm is located in direct environs of freshwater bodies		no	The company is located some distance away from the fresh water bodies
The firm is located in direct environs of swamp or any other nature protected regions		no	This firm is located in a relatively dry area
The firm is located in an arranged industrial region	yes		The location of this firm is near an industrial region
The firm has possibility to enlarge their capacity if required	yes		It is located within a spacious area where expansion can be made with ease
The firm wholly suit home authority conditions regarding release to water and air.	yes		In this case, this firm adheres to the local expectations in relation to pollution and opportunities

(Besterfield, Besterfield-Sacre, Besterfield & Besterfield-Michna, 2003).

Has the company signed for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? Yes (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009).

A table indicating the social dimension within the firm

Social dimension; employee’s safety and health	No	Yes	Evidences
Works boards is vigorous or other means of employee participation in safety and health advancement are exercised within the firm		yes	There is a vigorous training and equipments for employees’ safety and health
The firm ensures that neither child labor (below the age of 18) nor forced labor is practiced	yes		There are neither child labor nor forced labor within the firm
Employees have been provided with safety and health information	yes		There is adequate training to employees on safety issues
The firm has improved professional protection programs which include; -hazards evaluations -training programs	yes		The firm has wide range of trainings to employees offered in different sessions throughout the year
The firm has advanced in Professional Health programs which include hazard evaluations and regular assessments			There are first aid facilities and also other facilities which help in solving health concerns
In the case of provision of overnight accommodation, there is assurance of safety, cleanliness and fulfillment of employees’ primary needs.	yes		Workers who work overnight within this firm are provided with clean accommodation and the required basic needs
There is adequate employees’ access to clean water, disinfected toilets, hygienic and ingestion facilities provided by the firm	yes		Adequate water is supplied into the firm making it easy for employees access to clean water and hygienic foods

(Besterfield, Besterfield-Sacre, Besterfield & Besterfield-Michna, 2003) (GAO/AIMD-00-21.3.1, 1999).

After investigation on the above areas, give a general decision on the firm occupational protection and health hazards considering the controls established present within the firm (Gawande, 2009).

Things that are agreed upon at the end of the visit

Item number	Short description of the concern to be advanced	Action by	Due date	Results fallow-ups
1.	Safety and health status of the workers	Head of department	Two months	There is increased safety and health among workers
2.	Issues relating to the control of environment pollution	Head of department	Twenty one days	Wastes management practices have been implemented within the firm
3.	Issues relating to the Government Auditing Services	Government representative	Fourteen days	There is auditing services provided by the government

(Feigenbaum, 1991).

Reference lists

Besterfield, D., Besterfield-Michna, C., Besterfield, G. & Besterfield-Sacre, M. (2003). Total Quality Management, 3^rd edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc

Feigenbaum, A. (1991). Total Quality Control, Revised (Fortieth Anniversary Edition), 3^rd revised sub edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies GAO/AIMD-00-21.3.1. Web.

Government Auditing Standards.

Gawande, A. (2009). The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, 1^st edition. New York: Metropolitan Books Publishers The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Web.

2010 FGFOA Annual Conference, 2010. Web.

Government Finance Officers Association.

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