Environmental compliance programs

The objectives ofthis chapter ofihe Semiconductor Safety Handbook are to provide the reader with background and to suggest approaches that can assist in developing, implementing, and managing effective environmental compliance programs for a wide range of semiconductor facilities and operations. 

Comment 3 In order to evaluate an organization s environmental compliance program or other organized effort, the court may utilize experts as specified in Comment 4 to Step III. 

SARE, The sustainable agriculture research and education program. Website http //www.sare.org SAREP, University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (1997) What is sustainable agriculture Available at website http //www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/concept.htm Schultz JJ (1992) An examination of the environmental issues facing the phosphate fertilizer production sector - indicated cost of environmental compliance. In Schultz JJ (ed) Phosphate fertilizers and the environment... 

These programs are also matched in the areas of Safety and Industrial Hygiene as well as Environmental Compliance. 

About 40 nuclear power plants are presently in operation in Japan and local governments where these are located routinely monitor environmental radioactivity and radiation around sites as a part of the regional environmental safety programs. Results of those analyses and measurements have to be assured in compliance with the principle based on ICRP publication 43 (1984), Chapter Quality Assurance . 

D0E0 451.1A National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Program Consideration of potential environmental impact fiom proposed actions. For proposed activities with potentially significant impacts. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or where significance of potential impact is unclear. Environmental Assessment (EA) unless the proposed action may be categorically excluded or for the specific case of decommissioning, NEPA values may be integrated with CERCLA documentation. 

What is the scope of the existing program—TSCA compliance, environmental law compliance, or law compliance Note that compliance programs developed for other purposes, such as human resources and tax accounting, may have valuable statements concerning an overarching policy of compliance with laws. 

Whereas environmental compliance is typically driven by legislation, many health programs such as asbestos abatement are propelled by litigation, particularly in the United States. In other words, standards are developed through the use of lawsuits rather than government mandates. 

The MMS s Safety and Environmental Management Program (SEMP) was developed in response to the 1990 finding of the National Research Council s Marine Board that MMS s prescriptive approach to regulating offshore operations had forced industry into a compliance mentality. The Marine Board found further that this compliance mentality was not conducive to effectively identify all the potential operational risks or developing comprehensive accident mitigation. As a result, the Marine Board recommended and MMS concurred that a more systematic approach to managing offshore operations was needed. 

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