Part One of The ABCs of EHS Compliance discussed the role of an environmental, health & safety (EHS) Professional. This article will review where to begin when implementing an EHS program or when improving an existing program. EHS is a broad field that encompasses many areas, a compliance evaluation or audit often reveals issues in…
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What is the Pulse of Your EHS Program?
The pulse of an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Program is the measurement of how quickly it responds to the changes in regulatory requirements, new processes and equipment, or modifications to existing processes and equipment. Does your organization’s EHS Program monitor changing regulatory requirements? If an air permit or regulatory reporting requirement were modified is…
The ABCs of EHS Compliance–Part One
As an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Professional and Consultant, I am often asked to describe the responsibilities or functions of this profession. Prior to answering this question let’s begin with a review of some general definitions. The term environment typically references the impact and interaction of a business’s activities on the surrounding land, air,…