Description
The Global Standard for Storage and Distribution reflects best practice and facilitate a process of continual improvement through well-designed risk-based product safety management
systems. It ensures the quality and safety of products during their storage and distribution throughout the supply chain.
Developed with input from leading brands, retailers, storage, logistics and online retailers, the standard has seen 16% year on year growth with sites certified in over 50 countries. The
Standard is specifically designed for logistics operations dealing with Food, Packaging, and Consumer Products. It is easy to understand, uses prescriptive language, and applicable for global
application. It is fully flexible as operations can implement the full scope, or a scope relevant to their operation e.g. Storage only, Distribution Only, Transport Only. The storage and/or
distribution operations to which the Standard is applied can be at any point in the distribution chain from primary production to retail.
Content of BRC Storage and Distribution issue 4 Documentation Kit with Manual, procedures, checklist
The contents of the document kit which we offer include more than 150 files as listed below:
- BRC Storage and Distribution Manual (27 files): A sample BRC system manual with storage and distribution policy that meets the requirement of BRC storage and distribution issue 4 for quick certification.
- BRC issue 4 Procedures: (13 procedures): It includes 13 HACCP and system procedures to implement the system in the company and comply with issue 4 storage and distribution requirements.
- Forms & Templates for record-keeping (65 sample forms): A set of 63 BRC blank templates and standard forms to demonstrate the implementation of storage and distribution management system.
- Standard Operating Procedures (32 SOP): Standard operating procedures and sanitation control and hygiene control procedures for good work practices.
- Exhibits: It includes the 9 Exhibits which stated the Standard parameters to be followed.
- Policies: It included the 5 files with different policies as a part of BRC requirements.
- Process Approach: 11 different area process approaches outline the correlation of the different departments and their working style to establish a good working system. The process flow gives an easy way to present the system to be followed in the departments.
- New HACCP Documents: HACCP documents that cover ready documents like product description, process flow chart, Hazard Analysis report, HACCP plan, corrective action plan, verification plan, blank HACCP documents, filled HACCP documents, HACCP principles, etc., designed as per HACCP requirements.
- Audit checklist for BRC (more than 600 questions):
- BRC global standard for storage and distribution issue 4 requirement compliance audit checklists.
- Department-wise checklists to ensure related requirements are implemented in each functional area.
- Supplier audit checklist
All these audit questions can be easily customizable for making your own audit checklist.
All the BRC standard documents provided are editable and the user can easily modify the name of the company, its logo, and other details required by your company or your clients for the preparation of BRC storage and distribution issue 4 documents in 3 days for quick certification.
Documentation:-
Our documentation kit is having sample documents required for BRC product safety & quality management system certification as listed below. You need to study the documents to do necessary changes as per your company need and within 4 days your entire documents with all necessary details will be ready. Many organizations are certified globally in 1st trial with the help of our documents from any kind of stringent certification audit.
Under the main directory, further files are made in MS Word Document as per the details given below. All the documents are related to any kind of product storage & distribution, including e-commerce and cross-docking, company.
1. BRC Manual:
It covers sample copy of BRC manual based on Issue no. 4 of global standard for storage and distribution. It describes all requirements of BRC global standard for storage and distribution. It
covers list of procedures as well as overview of organization and covers tier-1 of BRC documents. Also, organization chart and quality policy is given with the manual.
BRC Manual Index
Section – 1
A. Company Profile
B. Table of Contents
C. Control And Distribution
Section – 2
1. Senior Management Commitment
1.1 Senior Management Commitment and Continual Improvement
1.2 Management Review
1.3 Organizational Structure, Responsibility and Management Authority
2. Hazard and Risk Analysis
3. Product Safety and Quality Management System
3.1 General Documentation Requirements
3.2 Internal Audits
3.3 Corrective and Preventive Action
3.4 Customer Contractual Arrangements
3.5 Purchasing
3.6 Traceability
3.7 Management of Product Withdrawal and Product Recall
3.8 Incident Management and Business Continuity
3.9 Control of Non-Conforming Product, Damages and Returns
3.10 Complaint Handling
4. Site and Building Standards
4.1 Location, Perimeter and Grounds
4.2 Site Security and product defense
4.3 Layout, Product Flow and Segregation – Product Intake, Handling, Storage and Dispatch Areas
4.4 Fabrication – Product Intake, Handling, Storage and Dispatch Areas
4.4 Staff Facilities 4.5
5. Vehicle Operating Standards
5.1 Vehicle Standards
5.2 Vehicle and Load Security
5.3 Vehicle Management
5.4 Vehicle Temperature Controls
6. Facility Management
6.1 Equipment
6.2 Maintenance
6.3 Calibration and Control of Measuring and Monitoring Devices
6.4 Housekeeping and Hygiene
6.5 Waste and Waste Disposal
6.6 Pest Management
7. Good Operating Practices
7.1 Receipt of Goods
7.2 Product Handling
7.3 Environment Control
7.4 Physical and Chemical Product Contamination Risk
7.5 Stock Rotation
7.6 Product Release
7.7 Management of Allergens
8. Personnel
8.1 Training and Competency
8.2 Personal Hygiene
9. Handling of Open Food Products
9.1 Hazard and risk analysis
9.2 Staff facilities
9.3 Fabrication – Product intake, handling, storage and dispatch areas
9.4 Maintenance
9.5 Housekeeping and hygiene
9.6 Protective clothing
10. Wholesale Requirements
10.1 General requirements applicable to all wholesalers
10.2 Branded products
10.3 Wholesaler- own, wholesaler- exclusive and/or customer exclusive products
11. Cross-docking Requirements
11.1 Main certificated site
11.2 Traceability and mass balance
11.3 Product handling and returns
11.4 Environmental controls
12. E-commerce requirements
12.1 Senior management commitment
12.2 Customer contractual agreement
12.3 Traceability and mass balance
12.4 Product handling and returns
12.5 Packaging system performance- testing and validation
12.6 Use of the distribution network for final mile deliveries only
13. Contractual Arrangements (All Services)
14. Product Inspection
15. Contract Packing (Repacking, Assembly Packing)
16. Quantity Control Inspection
17. Contract Chilling/Freezing/Tempering and Defrosting and High-pressure Process Operations
18. Contract Cleaning of Baskets, Roll Cages and Other Distribution Containers
19. Waste Recovery and Recycling
Annexure
ANX-I List Of Quality and HACCP Procedures
ANX-II Glossary Of Terms
ANX-III Process Flow Chart
ANX-IV Quality Policy
ANX-V Organization structure
2. Procedures (13 Procedures):
It covers sample copy of mandatory procedures covering all the details of BRC Storage and Distribution (Issue 4) standard.
1 Procedure for Management Review.
2 Procedure for Document and Data Control.
3 Procedure for Correction, Corrective and Preventive action
4 Procedure for Control of Quality Records.
5 Procedure for Internal Audit
6 Procedure for Control of Monitoring and Measuring Equipments
7 Procedure for Control of Non–Conforming Products.
8 Procedure for Preliminary Analysis of Production Process.
9 Procedure for Pre-requisite Program
10 Procedure for Hazard Identification.
11 Procedure for HACCP Plan
12 Procedure for Emergency preparedness and response
13 Procedure for product recall / Withdrawal
3. Blank Formats (65 Formats):
It covers sample copy of blank forms required to maintain records as well as establish control and make system in the organization. The samples are given as a guide and not compulsory to follow and organization is free to change the same to suit own requirements.
List of Formats
- Packing Report / Slip
- Bag/other packing material inspection report
- Loading Vehicle Checking Report
- Breakdown History Card
- Preventive Maintenance Schedule
- Preventive Maintenance Checkpoints
- Daily Preventive maintenance checkpoints
- Preventive Maintenance checkpoints for Building and civil work
- Incident Reporting Record
- Master list cum distribution list of documents
- Change Note
- Corrective Action Report
- Master List of Records
- Objectives
- Audit Plan/ Schedule
- Internal Audit Non conformity report
- Clause Wise Document wise audit review report
- Preventive Action Report
- Continual Improvement Plan
- Calibration Status of Instrument
- Internal Audit Conformity Report
- Monthly Product Safety Inspection Report
- Cleaning and Sanitation Report
- House Keeping Records–Area Wise
- Visitor Entry Report
- Pest Control Report
- Fumigation Report
- Daily Sanitation Audit Report
- Pest Control log book–Daily Sheet
- Glass Inventory Records
- Visual Inspection Report–Glass Monthly
- PSCP Progress Monitoring Report
- Wooden Checking
- Rodent trapping record
- Operation Pre-requisite Programs
- Screen Checking report
- Fly kill Analysis Report
- Medical Checkup report
- Health Questionnaire
- Skill Matrix
- Product Planning
- Disposal of Non confirming Products
- Job Description and Specification
- Purchase Order
- Induction training Report
- Training Report
- Training Calendar
- Unloading Vehicle Checking Report
- Gate Pass
- Daily stock Statement
- Customer Complaint Report
- Feedback for customer
- Order form confirmation
- Validation Report
- Normality Record Sheet
- pH Meter Calibration Report
- Positive Re-Call Report
- Sample Test Request
- Job work contract
- Supplier Audit Checklist
- Supplier Audit Schedule
- Open Purchase Order
- Supplier Registration form
- Approved Vendor List cum Open Purchase order
- Indent cum Incoming Inspection
4. Standard Operating Procedures (32 SOPs)
It covers sample copy of mandatory standard operating procedures and practices as well covering all the details as per BRC global standard requirements for storage and distribution (Issue no 4). The list of procedures is given below:
List of SOPs
- SOP for Material Receipt / Issue in Dispatch Area
- SOP for Checking the Transport Vehicle
- SOP for Packing /Labeling /Sleeve
- SOP for RM / PM / General Material Receipt / Issue / Storage
- SOP for Pallet Management
- SOP for Glass Breakage Management
- SOP for Installation of New Glass
- SOP for Self Care Laundering
- SOP for Handling Damages, Waste Product and Returns
- SOP for Traceability
- SOP for Incident Reporting
- SOP for Blade Management
- SOP for Product Recall
- SOP for Metal, Wood & Glass
- SOP for Security
- SOP for Personnel Health And Hygiene
- SOP for Vehicle Management
- SOP for Purchase
- SOP for Product Return (E-commerce)
- SOP for Allergen Management
- SOP for Fraud Vulnerability Assessment
- SOP for Product Defense & Threat Assessment
- SOP for Vehicle Breakdown Management
- SOP for Safety
- SOP for Building Maintenance And General Facilities
- SOP for Material / Process / Product Mix-Up
- SOP for Equipment Layout
- SOP for Cleaning of Doors, Windows, Walls, Tube lights and Fans
- SOP for Pest Control
- SOP for General Housekeeping
- SOP for Entry / Exit Procedure – Personal Hygiene
- SOP for Floor Cleaning
5. Exhibits (09 Exhibits)
It covers sample copy of exhibits covering all the details of BRC global standard requirements for storage and distribution (Issue no 4).
- Exhibits for Skill requirements
- Exhibits for Disposal of Non–conforming products
- Exhibits for Quality plan – Incoming inspection and testing
- Exhibits for Product Safety Culture Plan
- Exhibits for Codification system
- Exhibits for Security assessment
- Exhibits for Acceptable sanitation and cleaning limits
- Exhibits for Housekeeping procedure and frequency
- Allergen Assessment
6. Policies (05 Policies)
It covers sample copy of policies in accordance with BRC Global standard for storage and distribution (Issue no 4).
- Quality Policy
- Glass Policy
- Hygiene Policy
- Jewelry Policy
- Allergen Policy
7. Process Approach (11 Process Approach)
It covers sample copy of process approach covering all the details and sample flow chart for process activity.
List of Process Approach
- Process Flow Chart of Customer Service
- Process Flow Chart of Dispatch
- Process Flow Chart of Engineering
- Process Flow Chart of Training
- Process Flow Chart of Marketing
- Process Flow Chart of Purchase
- Process Flow Chart of Quality Control
- Process Flow Chart of Research And Development
- Process Flow Chart of Stores
- Process Flow Chart of Subcontractor’s Activity
- Process Flow Chart of Management Representative’s Area
8. HACCP Docs
It covers Blank and Filled HACCP docs detail given below;
A. Blank HACCP Doc.
Pre-Requisite Program (PRP)
HACCP and Validation Team
Product Description
Process Flow Diagram
Hazard analysis Report
HACCP Plan
CCP Corrective Action Plan
Verification And Validation Plan
B. Filled HACCP Doc.
- Pre-Requisite Program (PRP)
- HACCP and Validation Team
- Product Description
- Process Flow Diagram
- Hazard analysis Report
- HACCP Plan
- CCP Corrective Action Plan
- Verification And Validation Plan
9. BRC Audit Questionnaire / clause Wise audit Questionnaire (More than 600 audit questions)
This covers audit questions to check compliance with BRC Global standard for storage and distribution Issue 4 requirements as well as questions for each department. These sample questions are very good tool for the auditors to make audit questionnaire while auditing and bring effectiveness in auditing.
10. BRC Storage and Distribution, Issue 4 Clause Wise Document compliance matrix
The master sheet is providing inter linkage of all the documents with reference of BRC Global standard for storage and distribution Issue 4 requirements.
How useful?
- Easily editable documents help the user to modify documents as per their working system for their company.
- Readymade templates are available which can reduce your time in preparation of manual, procedures, SOPs, policy and audit checklists.
- BRC procedures and formats are provided in the document kit can help in fine-tuning the processes and establish better control over the storage and distribution process.
- It gives true value for money to customers and payback is very law.
- Take care of all the sections and sub-sections of BRC Storage and Distribution standard issue 4, and gives better confidence as well as improvement in a system.
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