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title: STP ComplianceEHS Newsletter - July 2022
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| Not rendering correctly? View this email as a web page here.   JULY 2022 Introducing STC Consulting Package to Support STP Compliance Suite Implementation. We are passionate about delivering exceptional quality work and customer service at each and every step of the customer journey. The objective is to provide clients with expert support from EHS professionals during the implementation of tools and programs used for managing compliance. Whether building new registers of requirements, or updating existing compliance obligations, or trying to stay ahead of the regulatory curve, this consulting package will help you find success within the STP Compliance Suite and its wide range of features and functionalities.  We are super excited about this partnership with Specialty Technical Consultants (STC) and the great experiences we'll create together! The package will include:  ✅ A tailored reference document providing information for continued success. ✅ An action plan of next steps, with ongoing tasks, tools, and resources that will be essential for ensuring that the Registers are an integral part of the client's compliance plan. ✅ An overview of key discussion points and decisions made during the consulting sessions.   Interested to learn more about our products? Just drop us a line at info@stpub.com or call us at +1 (604) 983-3434 or +1 800 251-0381.   Recent Blogs   Environment Canada bans single-use plastics On June 20, 2022, the government of Canada published “Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations”, which will ban the manufacture and importation of most single-use plastics effective December 20, 2022, with some delayed deadlines to December 20, 2023. Bans on sale will phase in between December 20, 2023 and December 20, 2025. These rules are an important part of national efforts to reduce the manufacture and use of plastics, in order to reduce both resources used to manufacture them, and pollution when they are disposed or discarded. These new regulations are the most far-reaching of global efforts to date (as a narrower example, I wrote about California’s Microplastics Policy HERE). The remainder of this note summarizes the new Canadian regulations..... Read more   Environment Circuit Court sends Roundup pesticide review back to EPA for another try On May 22, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH, but generally referred to as “Cal/OSHA”) issued its latest revised discussion draft of a regulatory standard mandating workplace violence prevention (WVP) steps for employers in “general industry” (potential 8 CCR 3343). This draft revives an effort that began in 2017, when the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) responded... Read more     Health & Safety OSHA identifies 10 most frequently cited violations The US federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published its annual list of the “Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards” for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The tabulation covers October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021; OSHA delays its annual publication to allow time for inspections during a fiscal year to produce citations if appropriate. (I wrote about OSHA inspection procedures and priorities HERE). The remainder of this note summarizes the new list. Read more   Health & Safety Washington enforcing summertime heat and wildfire protection rules This summer is again bringing record-breaking heat to parts of North America. It's time to remember that outdoor work in the summer sun can lead to heat illness, as can indoor work in spaces that aren’t sufficiently insulated or cooled. It’s also time to consider the possible impacts of local or regional wildfires on workplace air quality. Washington state provides useful benchmarks for these considerations, through rules administered every summer by the Department of Labor & Industries’ (L&I’s) Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The remainder of this note summarizes those requirements ... Read more   Recent updates   EHS Audit Protocol for British Columbia, Canada   Read more   EHS Audit Protocol for Germany Read more Upcoming Events October 17-20, 2022  NAEM’s EHS & Sustainability Management Forum 2022, Tampa, Florida LEARN MORE     About us STP ComplianceEHS We offer a variety of top resources to help organizations achieve compliance through understanding the law, its application and interpretation. We offer expert guidance on environmental, health & safety, transportation and business practices, standards and laws. Read more   For more information about STP products visit www.stpub.com, email info@stpub.com, or call 1.800.251.0381   If it does not display correctly, here to view it in your browser.     STP ComplianceEHS   122 W 2nd Avenue    Vancouver  British Columbia   V5Y 1C2   Canada You received this email because you are subscribed to Audit, Compliance and Risk Blog Subscription from STP ComplianceEHS. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive.  Unsubscribe from all future emails   |
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