March 22, 2012
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Environmental Management Newsletter March 22, 2012 |
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Transforming `environmental compliance` into business opportunities
The one-person, basement dwelling corporate environmental department may soon be heading to a corner office - with a staff. Environmental compliance is often looked upon as a burden for many companies. Environmental compliance programs were seen as sales busters and progress impeders. Maintaining environmental standards was an expensive proposition running contrary to business operations and providing little benefit to the bottom line. Now, however, it is emerging as one of the newest streams of revenue and business value, according to a new report from Enviance. In a newly released white ... | ||
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OSHA Releases Final HCS Rule
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on March 20, 2012, that it has revised the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final HCS rule will be implemented in various phases with full implementation by 2016 and, according to OSHA, will benefit workers by reducing confusion about chemical hazards in the workplace, facilitating safety training, and improving understanding of hazards, especially for low literacy workers. OSHA states that the revised ... | ||
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