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EHS Compliance in China
This document discusses trends in environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulations and quality standards. It provides examples of recent regulatory updates in various regions including international, European Union, Africa, Americas, China, and others. It then discusses the importance of an ISO 14001 compliant legal register for identifying and complying with applicable laws and regulations. Key aspects that should be included in a legal register like jurisdiction, revision dates, and links to business activities are presented. Effective legal registers must be actionable for employees, convertible to audit protocols, and help organizations demonstrate efforts to maintain compliance.
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- 1. EHS Trends, Legal Updatesand Lessons Learned and Audit Integration
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- 3. Improve the world byhelping businesses comply to environmental, health and safety and quality requirements.
- 4. 1. Top regulatoryupdates 2. Lessons learned tracking compliance 3. Effectively manage a 14001 register 4. Link EHS Audits to Changing Regulations
- 5. • Minamata Conventionon Mercury Enters into Force • Kenya Health Act Requires Lactation Rooms in the Workplace • EU: Regulation Setting a Framework for Energy Labelling • New Law on REACH (KKDIK) Issued in Turkey International, EU and Africa
- 6. • Law Enactedto Protect Worker Safety and Health in Emergencies in Chile • Canada Bill on labelling toxic products • British Columbia : New spill response rules in effect soon • US Delays and Excludes a series of requirments Americas
- 7. • Measures forthe Supervision and Administration of “Three Simultaneities” of Facilities for the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases of Construction Projects • Regulations on the Administration of Construction Project Environmental Protection • Less upfront paperwork, more fines. China
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- 9. Regulatory Approval forOil & Gas Pipelines
- 10. Great ISO 14001 LegalRegisters Nimonik Jonathan Brun, CEO
- 11. • A frameworkto follow • Built on best practices and industry knowledge • Your clients force you to do it Why management standards?
- 12. • Certification requiresit • All companies are subject to the law • Ignorance does not hold up in court Why legal register?
- 13. • The organizationshall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) • to identify and have access to the applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which the organization subscribes related to its environmental aspects, and • to determine how these requirements apply to its environmental aspects. • The organization shall ensure that these applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which the organization subscribes are taken into account in establishing, implementing and maintaining its environmental management system. 14001:2004 4.3.2
- 14. 6. Planning • 6.1Formulate actions to address your risks and opportunities. • 6.1.1 Develop processes and prepare plans to establish EMS. • 6.1.2 Identify significant environmental aspects and impacts. • 6.1.3 Study environmental aspects and compliance obligations. • 6.1.4 Address aspects, obligations, risks, and opportunities. ISO 14001:2015 6
- 15. Compliance obligation “A complianceobligation is a requirement. There are two kinds of compliance obligations: mandatory compliance obligations and voluntary compliance obligations. Mandatory compliance obligations include laws and regulations while voluntary compliance obligations include contractual commitments, community and industry standards, ethical codes of conduct, and good governance guidelines. A voluntary obligation becomes mandatory once you decide to comply with it.” - Praxiom Consulting ISO 14001:2015 6.1.3
- 16. What are theoperational requirements in terms of permits? What are the operational requirements in terms of applicable rules? What are the operational requirements in terms of collaborative agreements? Monitoring Programs NPRI Report Training and Employment Incident Follow-up Business Opportunities Expiration Date on TDG Training Education Awards and Scholarships Air Emissions Criteria Environmental Matters and Closure Financial Matter
- 21. Legislation Name Only CommonElement!
- 22. • Legislation Name •Control Measures • Jurisdiction • Last Revision Date • Aspects • Work Area or Impacted Area Better Common Elements
- 23. • Summary ofrequirement • Sections or articles (specific obligations) • Applicability text • Issuing authority • Last revision person or group • Specific hazard or asset Additional Elements
- 24. Ideally each businessactivity has identified applicable environmental law by • Aspect (i.e. Air, Waste, Water,…) and with • Applicability Text - short and sweet. Links to Activities
- 25. • Can anew employee read it and take action? • Can a new employee understand the critical environmental legislation and how it applies to your operations in under 8 hours? Actionable
- 26. • Living documentvs. point in time picture • Ability to convert your legal register into an audit protocol Convert to Audit
- 27. SpecificBroad Word/Excel Software High Cost High Value LowCost Low Value Maintainability Very Low Cost Low Value Low Cost High Value
- 28. • Know yourcompliance obligations • Link to your business activities • Demonstrate efforts to stay compliant • Transferability to new employees Conclusion
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