dont see any way to edit my post above but, i just want to mention that the above requirements seems a little hard for our current situation since the employees are required to wear one-piece coveralls by our oversea parent company....they will be more of a hassle to remove before going to washrooms etc....
Dear teioh,
Thks for post and Welcome to the forum !
Nice avatar but a little blurry ?
As might have been expected, the BRC "clothing" related clauses / procedures have generated a large number of requests for clarification, implementation, etc.
Some similar queries to yr own have previously appeared. Apart from the area risk level itself, some relevant associated factors are working temperatures, products, types of uniform (eg 1-piece, 2-piece, overgarment, etc).
A variety of appropriate responses exists here including scenarios such as yr own which is obviously a "tricky" one (I can recall an inspection [not BRC] of a battermix plant where all the workers were uniformly wearing T-shirts due approx. 40degC environment and minimal air circulation). Would clearly have been incompatible with seeming expectations of 4.7.1 as written. "Regulatory" health issues seemed another possible factor IMO.
AFAI can see there (so far) seems to be no specific conclusion as to what BRC / auditors have actually demanded in a generic sense. Some posters recommend risk assessment as a justification for perceivable deviations from the letter of the standard. Rather ironic in a BRC context perhaps.
Further current input / experiences only too welcome however these related threads may give some (fairly recent) helpful insights (in decreasing chronological order) -
http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__53332http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__58445 (SLIGHTLY OFF CURRENT PROBLEM POST)
http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__51350 (HIGH RISK ORIENTED)
http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__47505http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__40414Rgds / Charles.C
PS @teioh, if you wish to edit there should be a visible edit button at bottom off post ? Just click it. can always cancel after if you change yr mind.