1.3 General Organizational Requirements

1.3.1 The Standard requires that the organization shall provide a commitment:

1.3.1a To comply with the USRW Certified Woods Standard and the requirements of the certification process.

1.3.1b To maintain proper business standards including required licensing/certification for the services they provide and the collection of and timely payment of applicable taxes or fees.

1.3.1c To appoint a management representative to be responsible for maintaining CoC documentation and conformity to certification requirements.

1.3.1d To clearly define CoC requirements and responsibilities that are assigned to individuals within the organization.

1.3.1e To adopt an inventory management system, that can be implemented in a way that is easily monitored, evaluated, and audited in order to track Chain of Custody.

1.3.1f To appropriately assess the social, environmental, and community impacts of their management practices, including outreach and education.

1.3.1g To identify and take precautions against the spread of insects or disease using current industry best management practices (BMP’s).

• This would include documenting and passing on the information to the next person in the process, so they can proceed with BMP’s.
• CoC should include a record of what was done in regard to the mitigation of the pest or disease. (Section 2.3.7)

1.3.1h That all employees working within the Chain of Custody should be paid fair wages based on local, state, and federal requirements.

1.3.1i To bring awareness to the usefulness of an urban tree when it has ended its cycle of life and to develop an ecosystem around the urban lumber industry that provides environmental benefit, jobs, and economic development equally to all communities.