Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules
v1.5 · current · published 2025-07-01
75 requirements in the product view, of 99 held for this standard. Scheme profile
- 6.2Company contacts for the programKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: nomination and upkeep of company contacts through the dashboard; a documentation duty for clients, connected to clause 6.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.9·No CMF area
- 6.3Company contact nominationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the roles of company contact a client names; a list of contact categories connected to clause 6.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.9·No CMF area
- 6.4Relevant information maintenanceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the client's responsibility for keeping contact and site details current on the dashboard; a documentation duty connected to clause 6.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.1Site-specific assessment and auditKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the site as the unit of assessment, audit and certification; a principle connected to clause 16.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.10Audit report submissionKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the auditor's submission of the audit report and certification recommendation to the programme operator; a reporting step connected to clauses 7.11 and 7.12.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.11Audit report issuanceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: issue of the audit report and certification decision to the client by the programme operator; a timing provision connected to clause 7.10.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 7.12Audit report findingsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: contents of the audit report, including conformity status and the handling of non-conformances; connected to clause 8.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 7.13Certification level adjustmentsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: client changes to the chosen certification level and their fee effect; connected to clauses 7.8 and 20.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 7.2Annual compliance assessmentKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: how compliance with the programme is assessed, and by whom; an assessment step connected to clauses 7.3, 7.4 and 10.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.3Auditor conflict-of-interest processKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a conflict-of-interest safeguard in the auditor's engagement contract; connected to clause 17.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.4Desktop audit bookingKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: desktop audit booking for sites seeking or keeping certification; a scheduling duty with a deadline for the applicant or certified company.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.5Assessment audit timingKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the timing of the assessment audit after a paid application, and the programme operator's ability to end an application when that timing is missed; a deadline-based condition.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.6Audit preparation requirementsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: audit readiness for the applicant, a preparation duty tied to the evidence submission in clause 8.1.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.7Audit reschedulingKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: rescheduling of a booked audit through the program dashboard; an allowance for the applicant with a notice limit, connected to clause 7.5.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.8Certification level selectionKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the applicant's nomination of a target certification level and its bearing on audit scope; a selection duty connected to clause 5.3.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 7.9Audit compliance with program principlesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the scope of the audit, covering principles and their supporting credits at the level sought, with detail held in a separate technical requirements document; a definition of audit scope.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.10·No CMF area
- 8.1Compliance evidence submissionKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: submission of compliance evidence and supporting commentary by the applicant through the online dashboard ahead of the audit; a documentation duty with a deadline, linked to clause 7.6.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.2Compliance assessment evidenceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: how evidence is assessed against each program credit, and the outcome categories recorded on the audit record, including non-conformance grades and observations; a definition of assessment results.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.3Corrective action requests for non-conformancesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: corrective action requests for non-conformances on the audit record; a rectification duty for the applicant, with a review and verification step by the auditor and programme operator.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.4Major non-conformances rectificationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: rectification of major non-conformances; a deadline-bound duty for the applicant, with suspension as the consequence, connected to clause 8.8.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.5Rectification of minor non-conformancesKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: minor non-conformances in relation to certification; a rectification duty tied to the following annual audit.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.6Additional fees for excess reviewsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: additional charges for the applicant when corrective action reviews exceed a per-site allowance; a fee condition referring to the separate fees and charges document.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.7Non-conformance escalationKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: escalation of uncorrected non-conformances; a grading consequence connected to clauses 8.2, 8.4 and 8.8.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 8.8Suspension of non-compliant applicationsKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: the programme operator's reserved right to suspend an application for non-compliance with these rules; a suspension power linked to clause 8.4.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.11·No CMF area
- 9.6Certification complianceKlar Cite’s name
Klar Cite note, not the standard’s words: Addresses: a condition for achieving and keeping certification concerning major non-conformances against the chosen certification level, connected to clauses 7.8 and 8.2.
Wording is not listed. Open the clause for its citation and, where the publisher’s terms allow, its words.
Steel Sustainability Australia Certification Program Rules·p.12·No CMF area