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PUBLIC SUMMARY REPORT RSPO 3rd ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE ASSESMENT Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd Melalap Palm Oil Mill, Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia Report Author: Senniah Appalasamy – February 2014 BSI Group Singapore Pte Ltd (Co. Reg. 1995 02096-N) BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Co.Reg. 804473 A) 1 Robinson Road B-08-01 (East), Level 8 Block B, PJ8, #15-01 AIA Tower No. 23, Jalan Barat, Seksyen 8 SINGAPORE 048542 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel +65 6270 0777 MALAYSIA Fax +65 6270 2777 Tel +6 03-7960 7801 Aryo Gustomo: [email protected] Fax +6 03-7960 5801 www.bsigroup.sg TABLE of CONTENTS o Page N SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................. 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED………................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 SCOPE OF SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Identity of Certification Unit....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Production Volume .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Certification Details .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Description of Supply Base and Supply Chain ……….................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Other Certifications held ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 1.6 Organizational Information/Contact Person............................................................................................................... 2 1.7 Progress against Time Bound Plan……......................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 ASSESSMENT PROCESS …........................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Certification Body ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 2.2 Qualifications of the Lead Assessor and Assessment Team....................................................................................... 3 2.3 Assessment Methodology, Programme, Site Visits.................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 ASSESSMENT FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................................. 4 3.1 Summary of Findings ................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Detailed Identified Nonconformities, Corrective Actions and Auditor Conclusions.................................................... 13 3.3 Status of Nonconformities Previously Identified……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 3.4 Issues Raised by Stakeholders and findings with respect to each issue....................................................................... 15 4.0 CERTIFIED ORGANISATION’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY............................................... 16 4.1 Date of Next Annual Surveillance Assessment............................................................................................................. 16 4.2 Date of Closing Nonconformities (Major and Minor)………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 4.3 Acknowledgement of Internal Responsibility and Formal Sign-off of Assessment Findings......................................... 17 LIST of TABLES 1 Mills GPS Locations............................................................................................................................................... ........... 1 2 Certified Production Tonnages....................................................................................................................................... 1 3 Estate Certified FFB Production Tonnages ................................................................................................................... .. 2 4a Age Profile of palms ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 4b Estates and Areas Planted .............................................................................................................................................. 2 List of Appendices A Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd – Melalap Palm Oil Mill Certification Unit’s RSPO Certificate Details B Assessment Programme C List of Stakeholders Contacted D Melalap Palm Oil Mill Supply Chain Assessment – Module: E Mass Balance E Map shows location of the Project (Melalap Palm Oil Mill and Supply Base) in Sabah, Malaysia F Melalap Estate field map G Sapong Estate field map H Sime Darby Plantation Time Bound Plan RSPO Surveillance Assessment Report -Melalp Palm Oil Mill and Supply Base Page 1 SUMMARY 1.0 SCOPE OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT BSi has conducted the 3rd Annual Surveillance 1.1 Identity of Certification Unit Assessment of Melalap Palm Oil mill and supply base operations located in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia Melalap Palm Oil Mill and estates are located in Tenom, comprising one palm oil mill, two company own oil palm Sabah, Malaysia Location map in Appendix E. The oil mill estates, support services and infrastructure. Melalap is central to the estates located near Melalap town. Palm Oil Mill is belongs to Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Melalap Palm Oil Mill process FFB from own company Bhd. (RSPO Membership number: 1-0008-04-000-00). estates and from traders. Additional maps are included rd in the Appendix F and Appendix G showing Melalap BSI conducted the 3 Annual Certification Assessment Estate and Sapong Estate field map. The GPS location of on 25 – 27 November 2013. The assessment was the mill is shown in Table 1. conducted against the RSPO requirements [RSPO P&C MYNI 2010; RSPO Certification System June 2007 Table 1: Mills GPS Locations (revised March 2011); Annex 4: Procedure for Annual Surveillance Assessment and Supply Chain Certification Standard: November 2011, Module E-CPO Mills: Mass MILL EASTING NORTHING Balance]. There were two major nonconformities raised Melalap Palm Oil Mill during the assessment. Corrective action plans for both 116° 00’ E 5° 15’ N major nonconformities were appropriately implemented (Capacity: 25mt/hr) and closed prior to finalising this assessment report. BSi concludes that Melalap Palm Oil Mill and Supply Base 1.2 Production Volume operations comply with the RSPO requirements [RSPO P&C MYNI 2010; RSPO Certification System June 2007 The estimated tonnages reported during the AS 3 are (revised March 2011); Annex 4: Procedure for Annual detailed in Table 2. The projected tonnages for the year Surveillance Assessment and Supply Chain Certification 2014 period of the Certificate are based on the annual Standard: November 2011, Module E – CPO Mills: Mass budget. The actual production for the ASA2 period is Balance]. included as well. BSi recommends for the approval of Melalap Table 2: Certified Production tonnages Certification Unit’s operations as a producer of RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil. Melalap Projected Actual for Projected Palm Oil during period for 2014 ABBREVIATIONS USED Mill ASA2 covering (ASA3) ASA2 ASA Annual Surveillance Assessment BOD Biological Oxygen Demand CPO 20,626 19,392 20,241 CHRA Chemical Health Risk Assessment PK 4,940 3,611 4,416 CPO Crude Palm Oil OER 22.96 22.61 22.69 DOE Department of Environment KER 5.50 4.21 4.95 DOSH Department of Occupational Safety & Health EFB Empty Fruit Bunch 1.3 Certification details EMS Environmental Management System FFB Fresh Fruit Bunch RSPO Membership No: 1-0008-04-000-00 HCV High Conservation Value BSI RSPO Certificate No: SPO 547124 IPM Integrated Pest Management Date of Initial Certification Assessment: 18-20/5/2010 MPOM Melalap Palm Oil Mill Date of certification: 21/01/2011 MAPA Malaysian Agriculture Producers Association ASA1: 27-28/01/2012 MPOA Malaysian Palm Oil Association ASA2: 7- 8/01/2013 MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet ASA3: 25 – 27/11/2013 MY‐NI Malaysian National Interpretation 1.4 Description of Supply Base and Supply Chain PK Palm Kernel PPE Personal Protective Equipment The supply base is the FFB from two company owned PSQM Plantation Sustainability and Quality estates and traders that supplied for processing at the Management Melalap Palm Oil Mill. The projected FFB for the year SEIA Social & Environmental Impact Assessment 2014 are listed in Table 3. SIA Social Impact Assessment SOP Standard Operating Procedure The projected FFB production tonnages shown in Table 3 were based on the potential yield could be achieved by the supply base estates in Melalap Certification Unit. Melalap Palm Oil Mill is using the Mass Balance mechanism for the incoming FFB and outgoing palm products. This is because Melalap Palm Oil Mill receives FFB from company owned estates and traders Prepared by BSi Group Singapore