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# Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog
## Melanie Powers
### Recent Posts
## [STC Webinar: ISO 14001:2015 – Challenges for the Transition](https://blog.stpub.com/stc-webinar-iso-140012015-challenges-for-the-transition)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Tue, Jun 07, 2016
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The long awaited** ISO 14001: 2015 standard is here**. The 2015 standard follows a new format and requires organizations to redefine some key planning and implementation aspects of their environmental management system.
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Tags: [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar), [iso14001](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/iso14001)
## [EPCRA Tier II: Key State Differences for Chemical Inventory Reporting](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/203989/EPCRA-Tier-II-Key-State-Differences-for-Chemical-Inventory-Reporting)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Wed, Jan 21, 2015
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Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/corporate-governance), [Business & Legal](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal), [Health & Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety), [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [Hazcom](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/hazcom), [STC](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/stc), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar)
## [Environmental State Differences Checklists Expanded to Include Operator Certification Requirements](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/202200/Environmental-State-Differences-Checklists-Expanded-to-Include-Operator-Certification-Requirements)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Thu, Oct 16, 2014
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Striving to meet wastewater compliance limits? Your treatment processes are only as good as the operators running your facilities—which is why every state and Puerto Rico have set specific operator certification standards for wastewater treatment plants. Do you know your state's requirements for:
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Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/corporate-governance), [Business & Legal](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal), [Environmental risks](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-risks), [Environmental](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental), [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [STC](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/stc)
## [Managing Confined Space—Ensuring Worker Safety in Unusual Circumstances](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/201230/Managing-Confined-Space-Ensuring-Worker-Safety-in-Unusual-Circumstances)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Wed, Sep 03, 2014
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**** **Specialty Technical Consultants**
**** **Free Webinar**
**Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014**
**Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT**
**Free! All are welcome**
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Tags: [Employer Best Practices](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/employer-best-practices), [Health & Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety), [OSHA](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/osha), [Employee Rights](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/employee-rights), [Training](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/training), [Environmental risks](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-risks), [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar)
## [Effective Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO) — What You Need to Know to Ensure Compliance](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/192840/Effective-Control-of-Hazardous-Energy-LOTO-What-You-Need-to-Know-to-Ensure-Compliance)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Mon, Jan 20, 2014
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### **Specialty Technical Consultants**
### **Free Webinar**
**Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014**
**Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT**
**Free! All are welcome**
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Tags: [Employer Best Practices](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/employer-best-practices), [Health & Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety), [Employee Rights](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/employee-rights), [Training](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/training), [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [Hazcom](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/hazcom), [STC](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/stc), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar)
## [Free Webinar: GRI G4 Materiality Aligns Sustainability Reporting and Strategy](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/185622/Free-Webinar-GRI-G4-Materiality-Aligns-Sustainability-Reporting-and-Strategy)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Mon, Aug 19, 2013
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**Date: **Wednesday, August 28, 2013
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Tags: [Corporate Governance](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/corporate-governance), [Business & Legal](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/business-legal), [Training](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/training), [Environmental](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar)
## [STC Webinar: A Fire Code Primer](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/179176/STC-Webinar-A-Fire-Code-Primer)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Tue, May 14, 2013
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## **A FIRE CODE PRIMER**
**Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013**
**Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT**
**Free! All are welcome**
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Tags: [Health & Safety](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/health-safety), [OSHA](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/osha), [Hazcom](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/hazcom), [STC](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/stc), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar)
## [Opportunities For Learning: Free STC Webinar Open To All](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/169341/Opportunities-For-Learning-Free-STC-Webinar-Open-To-All)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Fri, Jan 11, 2013
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## **Essentials of Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) MACT Compliance** ****
**Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013**
**Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT**
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Tags: [Environmental risks](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental-risks), [Environmental](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/environmental), [EHS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/ehs), [EPA](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/epa), [mact](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/mact), [Webinar](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/webinar), [NSPS](https://blog.stpub.com/topic/nsps)
## [Free Education Webinar Series: Electrical Safety OSHA](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/152917/Free-Education-Webinar-Series-Electrical-Safety-OSHA)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Tue, Aug 14, 2012
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## **Electrical Safety OSHA: Principles and Hazard Controls**
### FREE! Education Webinar from STC | August 23, 2012
In 2010, 164 workers died after contact with electrical current in U.S. private industry. That amounts to an average of more than 3 deaths per week. In this free education Webinar, our presenter, Barbara Ruble, CPEA, QEP, will discuss the legal requirements related to electrical safety, how to identify electrical hazards, and suggestions for establishing and implementing controls to protect employees, as well as minimize the opportunity for business interruption.
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## [STC Webinar: Preventing High Consequence Events](https://blog.stpub.com/bid/123858/STC-Webinar-Preventing-High-Consequence-Events)
Posted by [Melanie Powers](https://blog.stpub.com/author/melanie-powers) on Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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***Webinar Scheduled for March 7, 2012:*** Headlines following catastrophic incidents such as fatal or crippling injuries, fires and explosions, lead to demands for answers as to who was at fault and how the event could have been prevented. EHS managers, auditors, operations, risk managers, and legal counsel all have a role in uncovering the potential for and preventing high-consequence/low-frequency events.
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