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The Greek environmental market: An extensive review

The importance of environmental protection became a popular topic in Europe in the early ‘80s; shortly after it was imported in Greece. Throughout the years, the demand of integrating environment as a value in every aspect of modern life has been considered a prerequisite for sustainability. Legislation has been transformed, either with Europe-wide initiatives or independent state decisions, ...

Oct. 26, 2008

By LDK Consultants

Operating and Financial Review (OFR): Using corporate environmental, health & safety management systems to accelerate compliance and increase competitive advantage

In January 2005, the UK government published the final draft of the Regulations that will require mandatory reporting by all UK quoted companies of an Operating and Financial Review (OFR). Not only are there criminal liabilities for not completing an OFR, there are fines for Directors who complete them without due care and skill, and there are potential civil liabilities for misrepresenting a ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By BSI

Hydrogeological risk assessment review

Client: Waste Management Industry Location: UK Services: Hydrogeological risk assessment (HRA) review. Issues: Potential risk to groundwater, leachate levels and maintenance of hydraulic containment, regulatory compliance. Summary: ESI undertook the hydrogeological risk assessment review this ...

Oct. 8, 2011

By ESI Ltd - Environment Specialists

opsEnvironmental™ Fuels General Motors’ Environmental compliance engine

Software provides 45% time savings on SARA 313 reporting during first year of implementation with substantially higher returns anticipated in subsequent years. The Company General Motors (GM) is the world’s largest automobile manufacturing company, as well as the world’s third largest company. GM has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and employs about 325,000 people around the ...

Apr. 20, 2005

By IHS

Environmental compliance enforcement from the government accountability office

This article presents the testimony before the Committee on the Environment and Public Works in the U.S. Senate about the EPA's effort to improve and make more consistent it's compliance and enforcement activities. Why GAO Did This Study The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces the nation’s environmental laws and regulations through its Office of Enforcement and ...

Jun. 28, 2006

By Environmental Data Management, LLC (EDM)

Contents: Environmental Law Review - Volume 14 Issue 3 2012

Contents 177 Opinion Blue Flags – Are the UK’s Beaches Flagging? Lynda M Warren Articles 185 - Mainstreaming Enforcement for the Victims of Environmental Pollution: Towards Effective Allocation of Legislative Competence under a Federal Constitution - Engobo ...

Jan. 1, 2012

Managing compliance: New Year, new compliance challenges

Environment, health and safety regulations are increasing in volume and complexity, which in turn makes the associated compliance tasks increasingly difficult to manage. The risks and costs of non-compliance are rising as the regulatory environment becomes more challenging. Compliance needs are pervasive and persistent across all geographical jurisdictions and vertical industries. Today's EHS ...

Feb. 1, 2011

By 3E Company

The Perfect Lab Partner For Compliance

In July 2011, the NELAC (National Environmental Accreditation Conference) standards were revised as the new The NELAC Institute (TNI) Standard 2009, based on ISO 17025 guidance. Implementation of this updated TNI standard by the respective accrediting bodies will become a reality in the next year, though many have already implemented the new standard. For water system operators and testing labs, ...

Aug. 31, 2012

By Thermo Fisher Scientific, LIMS & Laboratory Software

Devolution as a barrier to Environmental Reform: assessing the response to the review of Environmental Governance in Northern Ireland

Keywords: Sustainable development, environmental NGOs (ENGOs), environmental regulation, environmental governance, DOE(NI), devolution When devolution was restored in Northern Ireland in 1998 there was finally hope that after decades of unresponsive government by Direct Rule a new era of political accountability was beginning. The Good Friday Agreement was first and foremost a peace ...

Jan. 1, 2009

Planning for Compliance Reporting

Companies are already responding to challenging demands for environment, health & safety (EHS) data. These challenges continue to grow both in respect of the amount of data generated and reported and the requirements for data integrity. The growing demands arise both from new legislation and increased interest from a broad range of stakeholders. The need for better EHS information also applies ...

Jan. 1, 2001

Compliance Corner - Record retention

In the course of a dangerous good shipment, a shipper’s declaration is created and needs to be stored as it contains information used to protect the safety of individuals, businesses and the environment. This shipping paper must be maintained for a given period of time depending on the method of shipment. There are also similar record retention requirements for dangerous good training ...

Feb. 26, 2014

By 3E Company

Demonstrating Compliance through Integration of Continuous Monitoring Data with Environmental Management Information

An essential ingredient for Emissions Management Information Systems (EMIS) to effectively manage compliance information is facility monitoring data, especially at a petroleum refinery where so much process data is already monitored to ensure optimum operating performance and safety conditions. EMIS solutions typically reside on corporate or facility servers that are readily available to ...

Oct. 30, 2005

By T3 EH&S Planning and Implementation Services

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stocks up on 3E’s Environmental Regulatory Compliance Solutions

Background Headquartered in Westborough, MA, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is a leading operator of membership warehouse club stores in the Eastern United States. The Company currently operates over 200 clubs in 15 states from Maine to Florida and employs more than 25,000 team members. Challenges As a large ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By 3E Company

Best Practices for Chemical Management for Cost Savings, Regulatory Compliance, and Environmental Responsibility

If you ask industrial and laboratory operations managers about their biggest challenges, the answers you'll hear most often relate to environmental regulations and the management of chemicals. And the concern permeates the whole organization as well -- according to Accenture and the Conference Board, over one third of 500 top US CEO's named chemical-related Environmental Health ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Chemical Safety Software

Asia’s Regulatory Outlook for 2012 – A review of Enhesa’s Webinar

The phenomenal recent growth in Asia has been accompanied by an equally phenomenal growth in EHS policy activity. In November 2011, Enhesa’s most recent webinar focused on Asia’s Regulatory Outlook for 2012. Between the two sessions, Enhesa hit a new attendance record of over 600 registrations for the event. About a third of webinar participants tuned in from the Asia region, which ...

Dec. 22, 2011

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

Utilizing Compliance Management Tools to Simplify the Title V Compliance Certification Process

One of the primary objectives of the Title V operating program established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 40 CFR Part 70 is to assimilate in one document all of the requirements to which a facility is subject. Through certification provisions, a Title V Permit serves as the primary verification and documentation of a facility’s compliance with all applicable requirements of the ...

Nov. 1, 2001

By T3 EH&S Planning and Implementation Services

Utilizing Compliance Management Tools to Simplify the Title V Compliance Certification Process

One of the primary objectives of the Title V operating program established by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) in 40 CFR Part 70 is to assimilate in one document all of the requirements to which a facility is subject. Through certification provisions, a Title V Permit serves as the primary verification and documentation of a facility’s compliance with all applicable requirements of the ...

Nov. 1, 2001

By Trinity Consultants

Pharmaceutical and Medical Sector Waste Review Service

Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants generate a variety of waste streams throughout the production, supply and organisational processes. While the day-to-day activities are similar from one plant to the next, the actual processes used in pharmaceutical manufacturing ...

Jun. 12, 2013

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Internal Auditing for Compliance & EMS Performance

Many companies today conduct their own environmental audits to monitor compliance and keep management informed of environmental performance. Why is this important? If you ask these companies, you will generally hear this reason Risk management The liabilities resulting from noncompliance with environmental regulations can be severe, and include both monetary penalties and personal ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By ERS Global

EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES FOR MERCURY MACT COMPLIANCE

On December 15, 2003, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a rule with two alternatives to permanently reduce mercury (Hg) emissions from power plants. Under one alternative, which is the focus of this paper, the utilities would install controls known as Maximum Achievable Control Technologies (MACT) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The proposed rule ...

Jul. 26, 2004

By Trinity Consultants

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