Articles and Case Studies from Antea Group - USA

Choose Your Own Auditing Adventure

Four Approaches for a Customized Environmental Auditing Program Compliance audits are a tool commonly employed by EHS managers to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs in meeting national, regional, and local regulatory requirements. ...

Sep. 7, 2016

5 Tips for Managing EHS Compliance Across Global Tech Company Operations

Environment, health and safety (EHS) professionals know their job isn’t simply achieving compliance, but rather sustaining compliance in an ever-changing regulatory environment. But staying on top of changing regulations and requirements is ...

Sep. 13, 2016

Getting Health and Safety Commitment: Where and How to Start

Reality has set in. You are the new plant safety person and it’s time to start moving forward with figuring out how to become the capable and informed safety person that your plant needs. As we talked about in our first post in this ongoing ...

Sep. 19, 2016

The Importance of Local Knowledge When Preparing an Oil Spill Response Plan

What to Know About New OSRP Regulations What is an OSRP? Comprehensive Oil Spill Response Plans (OSRPs) have been required for many years for containers with a capacity of 42,000 gallons or more. The goal of these comprehensive OSRPs was to detail ...

Sep. 20, 2016

6 Commonly Overlooked EHS Risks for Lower-Risk Facilities—And How to Address Them

EHS managers of lower-risk facilities understand that, while compliance is a must, their highest priority is ensuring employees work in a safe, comfortable and protected environment. But as companies focus their attention on expanding locally and ...

Sep. 29, 2016

Don`t Let EHS Be a Barrier to International Expansion - What to Know Before You Go

Expanding your organization into a new global location, with little or no understanding of the local EHS and cultural aspects of operating your business there, can be extremely challenging. When it comes to ensuring a successful cross-border ...

Oct. 3, 2016

How the New Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations Can Impact EHS at Your Food & Beverage Company

Nearly 80 years ago, the United States enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to introduce the 40-hour work week, establish a minimum wage, guarantee overtime for specific jobs, and end oppressive child labor. Over the years various ...

Oct. 7, 2016

When OSHA Comes Knocking - Part 3 of Our Guide for New Plant Safety Managers

You, the new plant safety manager, just left your first one-on-one plant manager meeting (as we talked about in our second blog in this series) and you are on cloud nine! You have just received the commitment you requested from the plant ...

Oct. 15, 2016

Lost in Translation: Why Cultural Competency is an EHS Essential for Global Expansion

While the business world is ripe with opportunities for companies to expand into new countries and markets, one crucial element that is often overlooked—and even discounted—is culture. As Robert Salomon, professor of International ...

Oct. 18, 2016

Four Reasons We Can`t Wait for the NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum 2016

For 24 years, the National Association of Environmental Management’s (NAEM) annual EHS & Sustainability Management Forum has brought environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability decision-makers together for a few days of ...

Oct. 19, 2016

Antea Group Committed to a Circular Future - Several Recent Events Focus on the Circular Economy

Antea Group recently had the opportunity to participate in a number of forums and conferences related to a relatively new sustainability topic, the Circular Economy (CE), where the focus is on de-coupling business growth from resource ...

Oct. 24, 2016

How 5 Global Companies Overcame Challenging EHS Obstacles

From unique regulations to cultural nuances to lack of local expertise, companies often face a number of environmental, health and safety (EHS) challenges when operating or expanding their businesses into other countries. But the good news is that ...

Oct. 25, 2016

Did You Know? 10 Fascinating EHS Facts from Around the Globe

Expanding your organization into a new global location with little or no understanding of the local environmental health and safety (EHS) and cultural implications of doing business there can be extremely challenging and even risky. When it comes to ...

Nov. 3, 2016

5 Tips for Building Your Company EHS Culture in a Low-Risk Environment

Environment, health and safety (EHS) programs can do more for your company than simply checking off compliance boxes. EHS can also be an integral part of your company’s culture, demonstrating to employees that their happiness, health and ...

Nov. 7, 2016

7 Steps for Integrating Your EHS Culture After an Acquisition

In today’s global marketplace, many companies are seizing opportunities to expand their businesses’ footprint through new partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. But as these companies work to bring their new assets or partnerships into ...

Nov. 14, 2016

Recap: 4 Interesting Takeaways from the NAEM 2016 EHS & Sustainability Management Forum

As the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. The 2016 NAEM EHS & Sustainability Management Forum officially wrapped up on Friday, Oct. 28 in Denver, Colorado, and it was a fantastic event. The 24th annual event drew hundreds of ...

Nov. 29, 2016

What To Do When OSHA Arrives - Part 1

Continuing Our Guide for New Plant Safety Managers You have been the new plant safety manager for a little over two months. During this timeframe you have had the opportunity to review the limited number of safety procedures left in your office by ...

Nov. 28, 2016

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