S&W CERT for Services and White Process

Services and Commercial Activities for Clients, Customers and Attendees Safety, towards:

  • Service Process Requirements & Monitoring
  • White Process, regarding airborne Communicable diseases Awareness, Prevention and Control

referred to:

  • Shop and Stores
  • Complex / Mall, Multi Shops and Stores
  • Laboratories
  • Atelier
  • Commercial activities areas
  • Handmade service delivery units
  • Scientific and Intellectual services delivery units
  • Hardware & Software repairs and maintenance activities
  • Gym, Athletics and Campus
  • Training & Educational facilities of any level
  • Spa & Wellness activities spaces
  • Agricultural services
  • Means of Transport

Introduction

Radical social, economic and cultural changes are in progress due to the epidemic of infectious, «influenza like» communicable diseases, like Covid-19. The recent Covid-19 pandemic, an infectious, airborne disease of inter-human transmission, has to be faced in any premises, where social or business activities take place.

The «Market Industry», of any kind and size, providing services (or products) to one or millions of final consumers or clients, through physical, direct or indirect contact, is facing new and big challenges. In this context, the survival of any commercial activity is highly depending on the radical and immediate changes that should be adopted, to ensure the normal Markets’ function in a health safe environment.  Additional services shall be added in the day to day business, and new hygienic and social rules have to put in place, during daily operation. The Swiss Approval S&W CERT qualification criteria, is an Innovative management & assessment tool, which is setting up the base for such radical changes.

The innovative framework of Swiss Approval S&W CERT for «Social Market Place / Activities / Enterprise», appoints a new Responsible, the so-called S&W Manager, dealing directly with the Clients and Customers safety, in every Shop, Complex of Shops, laboratories, atelier, commercial activities area, offices, handmade service delivery units, training & educational facilities, athletics and campus activities, means of transport, agricultural activities, and other social related facilities and activities.

In the today’s pandemic reality a new kind of safety procedures should be incorporated on a permanent basis in the daily operation of any «Social Market», that should be additionally considered hereinafter as a «hygienic interest» activities place.

This may implies increase of operational costs, but at the same time it will increase significantly the feeling of safety and security for Staff, Clients, Participants, Travelers, Employers & Employees, Visitors, Athletes, Students and other social activities participants and creators.

Increase of costs is rather related to the following factors:

  • Sanitary Disinfections, additionally to conventional disinfections.
  • Use of personal protective equipment for employees, staff, clients and customers.
  • Guarantee a maximum capacity of clients, visitors, attendees and stuff always less than 100%, as defined by local or National Authorities and taking into consideration the interpersonal transmission risk assessment, according to the nature, the range and other operational and social particularities of the commercial activities or services provided, in accordance to the «S&W Certification scheme criteria».
  • Invest in Facilities, outsourcing services, technology, specific Human resources as well as in Training.

The «Social Market Enterprise» under the perspective of «S&W CERT» qualification and certification criteria, does not undertake responsibilities related to medical services and does not subsidize the role of any medical care provider, provider or Health Authority, but is aiming to assure effective implementation of public health safety measures, for all clients, customers and staff, with aim to limit short -and long-term consequences on health and socioeconomic well being.

The «Certification Body» has absolutely no responsibility for the transmission of infectious diseases to certified companies Staff, Clients, Participants, Travellers, Employers & Employees, Visitors, Athletes, Students and other social activities participants and creators, as it investigates and assesses compliance with the S&W scheme requirements at the time of audit, exclusively with regard to precautionary and preventive measures in accordance with the instructions of the competent National or International authorities.

Scope

The scope of Swiss Approval «S&W» Scheme of Qualification Criteria Conformity Assessment is to assure the desired level of Clients and Customers health safety in the context of:

  • Service Process Requirements & Monitoring
  • White Process, regarding airborne Communicable diseases Awareness, Prevention and Control

The above are related, to any «Social Market Place / Activities / Enterprise», properly licensed by Local Authorities, delivering services’ to their Staff, Clients, Participants, Travellers, Employers & Employees, Visitors, Athletes, Students and other social activities participants and creators, defined under the general term: «S&W CERTIFICATION».

Certified «Enterprises», according to «S&W» Framework, are registered to the related database of SWISS APPROVAL INTERNATIONAL INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION BODY, gaining a unique code for the identification and verification validity of the relevant conformity certificate.