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Webinar – Managing Compliance With Evolving EHS Regulations
Staying in compliance is critical. But it doesn’t have to be complicated. Companies need to comply with a host of environmental health and safety regulations, and these can vary drastically between geographical locations, industries and business activities. When you factor in an ever-changing regulatory landscape, things can get a bit overwhelming! This webinar is hosted by Teck Lee, ...
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At Last: A breakthrough EHS training program that includes local regulations
Enhesa and SAMTRAC demonstrate the most powerful training tool for EHS professionals on the market Register Now! Tuesday, 27 August at 10:00 AM EST Overview: As Global Managers and Directors of large organizations, you are often confronted with the challenge of working with remote EHS teams operating in multiple jurisdictions around the world. Due to the lack of resources, you may be compelled ...
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Global Regulatory Update for January 2017
Acta Will Present Deeper Dive On Chemical Substance Regulation In Central And South America:The Acta Group (Acta) is pleased to offer our clients, associated businesses, and corporate product stewards and regulatory personnel a follow-up to our November 2016 webinar “Current Opportunities and Challenges with Chemical Substance Regulation in Mexico and Central and South America.” This ...
By Acta Group
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International Standards Including ISO Now Available on the RegScan One Platform
RegScan, Inc., a Williamsport, Pa.-based compliance management company, is pleased to announce that key Environmental and Safety standards are now supported on the RegScan One platform. ISO and OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) standards serve as a complementary piece to the global legal registers and audit protocols already available. Users of the RegScan One system can ...
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Going Green - International electric vehicle racing championships envisioned
Strategic sustainability project specialists Quimera, the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron (ALMS) will form a joint venture combining their respective areas of expertise in 2012 launching a new global initiative to develop the next generation of sustainable motorsport. To view the multimedia assets associated with this ...
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Workplace Safety Training – A Double-Edged Sword
Building workplace safety awareness on the job can be an application of two extreme views of managing people. The first would be analogous to the army first sergeant, who might tell his troops, “What I’m about to teach you will save your life, because if you don’t learn it I will kill you!” Or there’s the less threatening approach that employs posters with clever and ...
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The Benefits of Training Management Software
The workplace keeps evolving as new technology is created and adopted. There are various occupational health and safety regulations that companies must adhere to in order to remain compliant. One way to ensure compliance and a safe workplace for all employees is through the use of training management software. Implementing health and safety policies require collaboration between the workforce ...
By EHS Insight
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Health and Safety Awareness Training Now Available for Ontario Supervisors
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an e-course to help Ontario supervisors learn about Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and how it affects their role as a supervisor. Under the new Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training regulation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which comes into force on July 1, 2014, all ...
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ABS Consulting Vice President Steve Arendt Recommends a Risk Based Approach for Process Safety Management Excellence to Senate Committee
Houston, TX – During testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, Steve Arendt, Vice President, Organizational Performance and Assurance, ABS Consulting, recommended that any future process safety regulation should incorporate a risk based approach to process safety management (PSM). In the hearing entitled 'Lessons Learned from the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) ...
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International Standards Including ISO Now Available on the RegScan One Platform
RegScan, Inc., a Williamsport, Pa.-based compliance management company, is pleased to announce that key Environmental and Safety standards are now supported on the RegScan One platform. ISO and OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) standards serve as a complementary piece to the global legal registers and audit protocols already available. Users of the RegScan One system can ...
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Environmental Resource Center® to Provide Training in Charlotte, NC
Cary, NC - When handling hazardous waste or shipping hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. Workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and those shipping hazardous materials must be trained at least every three years. Environmental Resource Center, a leading provider of environmental and safety training, will present this training in Charlotte March ...
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Coulson Ice Blast Announces iBlast Total Blasting Solutions as South African Distributor
Coulson Ice Blast has announced that iBlast Total Blasting Solutions will distribute Coulson Ice Blast products across South Africa. iBlast was established by Sean Miles who, while managing one of the largest dry ice manufacturers in the region, helped introduce dry ice blasting to the South African market. During his tenure, this company developed their own dry ice blasting products, designed ...
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SGS Celebrates World Accreditation Day 2016
SGS celebrates World Accreditation Day, a global initiative jointly established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. This year’s theme, "Accreditation: A Global Tool to Support Public Policy", focuses on the use of accreditation as a tool for supporting all of ...
By SGS
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California Metal Finishing Companies Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
LA Testing provides hazardous waste testing services to help companies comply with federal and state regulations and to protect workers and the environment. Garden Grove, CA, November 10th, 2010 Earlier this fall, it was announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had fined nine California metal finishing companies for breaking federal hazardous waste laws. The companies, ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Safety and Emissions Regulations Ensure Steady Revenues for the North American CV Maintenance and Repair Market
The maintenance and repair market's revenue lines are directly linked to those of the commercial vehicle (CV) market. Regardless, aftermarket participants have little to no fear, as the number of CVs in operation are expected to multiply from 6.5 million units in 2010 to 7.6 million units in 2017. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.automotive.frost.com( ...
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RightAnswer Acquires ChemKnowledge® and RegsKnowledge® Systems from Thomson Reuters
MIDLAND, Michigan (January 28, 2011) — RightAnswer.com, Inc., has acquired the Corporate Solutions group of the Healthcare & Science business of Thomson Reuters effective January 1, 2011. The acquisition strengthens RightAnswer’s ability to provide current and accurate chemical, MSDS, reproductive risk, and regulatory compliance information to organizations worldwide. The ...
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Fifteen Tons of Asbestos Containing Materials Dumped on the Streets of San Francisco
LA Testing provides asbestos testing services to keep the public safe from exposure to deadly airborne asbestos fibers. Garden Grove, CA, November 22nd, 2010 Earlier this month it was reported that someone illegally dumped fifteen tons of old roofing material in the Bayview district of San Francisco. The asbestos containing materials were left on the street for the city to remove at the cost ...
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Hazmat Training Comes to Indianapolis, IN
August 5, 2010 – When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least every three years. In addition, whatever your responsibilities ...
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Flame Retardants under Scrutiny Once Again
Last month, concerns over flame retardants and their ongoing impact in young children were in the news once again. The topic was under the spotlight after researchers studied several hundred pregnant women looking for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in blood samples. They found that elevated levels of PBDEs correlated with childhood behavior and learning challenges. PBDEs include a ...
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Computing toxic chemicals
A new computational method for working out in advance whether a chemical will be toxic will be reporting in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics. There is increasing pressure on the chemical and related industries to ensure that their products comply with increasing numbers of safety regulations. Providing regulators, intermediary users and consumers ...
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