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Maintaining Visibility of International ESH Requirements

This survey explores how multinational companies ensure they have knowledge of environmental, safety, and health requirements in different countries. It includes questions on operations in multiple countries, knowledge of laws and regulations, sources of information, communication, and trend analysis.

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Maintaining Visibility of International ESH Requirements

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  1. In this day of economic and trade globalization, multinational companies are responsible for an expanding number and type of requirements. In-country ESH laws are increasing, The number of international and regional Directives, Covenants, and Trade Agreements having environmental, safety and/or health requirements is growing. How are we maintaining visibility of these requirements? This is the theme of this GEMI member survey.

  2. Notes: The number of respondents to this survey is 28. The number of respondents to any one question varies. The title of each graph is the question asked.

  3. Other 13% Transportation 3% Aerospace 3% 3% Automotive Semiconductor Manufacturing 3% Chemical 10% Pharmaceutical 17% 10% Construction Petroleum 3% 6% Electronics 3% Forest & Paper 3% Energy Food & Beverages Engineering 10% 10% 3% 1. Please select your industry. Consumer Products

  4. 2. Does your firm have operations* in countries other than the U.S.? a) If YES, how many non-U.S. countries does your company operate in? *”Operations” refers to locations where manufacturing or other activities are conducted that generate environmental, safety, and/or health risks and/or regulatory requirements.

  5. 3. Does your firm have operations* in numerous U.S. States? a) If YES, how many U.S. States does your company operate in? *”Operations” refers to locations where manufacturing or other activities are conducted that generate environmental, safety, and/or health risks and/or regulatory requirements.

  6. 4. Do “corporate” and/or business unit ESH group(s) maintain some knowledge/understanding of what the laws and regulations are in each country and U.S. State in which your firm operates? a) If YES, what is the topical scope of the information?

  7. 4. b) If YES, what is the legislative scope of the information? (i.e. Proposed regulations, final regulations)

  8. 40 4. c) If YES, how is this information obtained? Please rank from highest (#1) to lowest value. 35 8 30 25 Fourth Choice 7 Third Choice 20 Second Choice First Choice 1 8 15 4 10 4 2 8 3 12 2 4 5 1 2 1 4 3 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 Internet Law Firms Industry Ass'ns. Consultants, Seminars Subscription Svs., Newsletters Gov't. (publications, websites, contacts)

  9. 4. d) Do “corporate” and/or business unit ESH groups maintain some knowledge/understanding of what the laws and regulations are in countries and/or U.S. States where you have no operations? If YES, to what purpose?

  10. 5. If regulatory/requirements information is received from more than one source, who collects/consolidates this information?

  11. 6. How often is the information gathered?

  12. 7. How is this information used? • Compliance and Conformance Assurance (both site and product) • Communication • Internal Standards • Audit Protocols • Operational Impact • Trends • Strategic and Business Planning, Policy Development

  13. 8. Do you communicate the gathered information on regulatory and other requirements to affected sites? a) If YES, how often?

  14. 8. b) If YES, how do you distribute/update the information?

  15. 9. Does the site have a means to communicate their regulatory/requirements information and concerns back to “corporate” and/or the business unit ESH group(s)? How?

  16. 10. Do “corporate” and/or the business unit ESH group(s) do “trend” reports on major “horizon” (emerging) issues from the information gathered? a) If YES, who do you distribute them to internally?

  17. 10. b) If YES, how do you distribute/update the information?

  18. 10. c) If YES, what are the major trend issues for your company at present? *(NOx, Ozone attainment, Emissions, Permitting, Monitoring, Compliance)

  19. 11. Do you use the information you gather on requirements to write Audit Protocols? a) If YES, how often are the protocols updated? b) If NO, do you receive your audit protocols via consultant/contractor? Five companies said they used protocols developed by consultants (not developed in-house). Of these, 2 companies specified that these Protocols are for International Audits, and one specified that consultants are used to develop only specific parts of their Protocols.

  20. 11. c) If you purchase your protocols, what products do you recommend (both domestic and international)? 8 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 ADLittle Dakota (domestic) ENSR (IAPC)(Int'l.) ERM(Supplemental)

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