convergence consulting LLC is pleased to introduce its newest international compliance tool powered by Optial – country health and safety legal registers for offices, retail operations, and other non-manufacturing operations.

A "country legal register" is an inventory of laws and regulations of a country that relate to a particular topical scope – in this case health and safety in an office or retail setting - and the laws are presented as a list of formal legal citations. Each legal citation has a descriptive summary of the law or regulation. The description involves: scope and objectives of the law; general description of the main requirements; potential penalties for non-compliance; and applicability of the law. The Register is presented in dual language (national language and English), organized by topic, keyword searchable, has customized reporting, and linked to the full text legislation in a publicly available website.

Business Value
A Legal Register is a tool typically used to inform a facility of the laws and regulations that apply to them; however it brings more value and function to an organization. It is a compliance resource to support:

Store or Office Build-out
Opening of New Operations
The Site’s Safety Committee
Demonstration of a Compliance Assurance Program
Reduction of Company Risk.

Business Challenges
Companies operating globally face an added layer of business challenges.

How do you identify and attain the applicable EHS regulations and laws in a country?
How do you understand the laws and regulations when they are written in a foreign language?
How do you keep your worldwide operations routinely informed of regulatory changes that affect them and in their language and with cultural sensitivity?
How can you trust the accuracy and completeness of a regulatory support tool when you are unfamiliar with the country legislation or the language?
How can you stretch your budget to inform all of your worldwide office or retail operations of the legal requirements that apply to them?
How do you reduce the risks to employees in your office or retail operations, and risk to brand?

convergence’s Country Legal Registers are a tool to address these challenges and more. Please review our brochure and video for more information about this tool.

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