Certification scheme for firewood merchants
A voluntary certification scheme was proposed as part of Strategy Three of the National Approach to Firewood Collection and Use in Australia. The scheme certifies compliance of firewood merchants and suppliers with the Voluntary Code of Practice for Firewood Merchants (the Voluntary Code of Practice).
The firewood industry was consulted in the development of the Template Certification Manual (the Manual), which was approved in April 2005 by the Firewood Taskforce of the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council.
The industry group, the Firewood Association of Australia (FAA), was established in October 2005 to operate a certification scheme based on the Manual which enables firewood suppliers to demonstrate compliance with the Voluntary Code of Practice.
Compliance with the Voluntary Code of Practice through the FAA certification scheme is a core condition of full membership of the FAA.
The Certification Manual supplied by the FAA to full members includes information on:
- The Voluntary Code of Practice;
- Compliance standards and requirements, including:
- Legal supply;
- Environmental supply;
- Firewood industry statistics;
- Moisture content;
- Firewood measurement;
- Wood contaminants;
- Firewood source information;
- Firewood use information;
- Promoting sustainable firewood certification;
- Compliance monitoring procedures;
- Use of the certification mark;
- Information and references; and
- Fact sheets for supplying to customers and members of the public.
For more information on the certification scheme, contact: Firewood Association of Australia
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