MEMBER SUPPORT STANDARDS FAQs #31 A monthly update by TAPA EMEA's Standards Lead, Mark Mark Gruentjes Steve McHugh
Gruentjes, and Executive Director Standards, Steve McHugh After receiving a steady stream of questions about TAPA’s Security Standards from Audit Bodies and our members, we feel it will be beneficial to share some of the questions received and the responses given by the TAPA EMEA Standards Team. We aim to cover 3-5 questions in Vigilant each month.
We are continuing to receive positive comments about the TAPA 2020 Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) security standards. It is clear that many members are following our advice and reading the documents now to prepare for their introduction on 1 July 2020.
In this FAQs, we answer some of your questions on auditing practices and certification.
If you would like to raise a new topic for discussion or ask questions about one of our published responses, please contact us at
https://www.tapa-global.org/ contact.html.
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Question 1.
When I complete the FSR 2020 training, I plan to self-certify the warehouses my company operates to FSR level C. As I will be qualified as a TAPA Authorised Auditor, can I now also audit my sub-contractor’s warehouse, which stores and handles shipments for us?
Answer: The Authorised Auditor (AA) qualification for a Logistics Service Provider (LSP) is intended for the organisation the individual works for. It is not permitted for the LSP AA to conduct self certification audits at other LSPs or their sub-contractors. This is due to the fact that self certification is awarded to a business unit in line with TAPA’s requirements and the LSP may be utilised by multiple buyers or other LSPs. Therefore, to ensure consistency and avoid conflict of interest claims, TAPA does not permit LSP AAs to submit TAPA self-certification audits for other organisations.
For smaller LSPs which do not have an in-house security resource, it is possible for the LSP to formally contract directly with an external security agency/professional, where a named individual can be appointed by the LSP to perform the role of the AA for the LSP. In this instance, the named individual must be trained by TAPA and is deemed to be acting on behalf of the LSP. They should not be offering a TAPA self-certification audit service to other LSPs.
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