Legislation goal-setting

Where industries and companies do agree and set standards, the role of enforcement - whether internally or by HSE inspectors - should be to ensure those standards are met, maintained and are not punitive. 

Goal-setting legislation cannot stand by itself but must rely heavily on associated requirements, in the form of Approved Codes of Practice, official guidance material, national and harmonised standards etc. to provide a base against which the degree of conformity can be assessed. 

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Primarily goal-setting legislation which sets required standards and objectives to be achieved by duty holders for the continued safe operation of their installations. 

SEPA and SWEA work under strict mandates from the relevant ministries, whereas KemI has a legislative structure that grants it free rein so long as it meets political goals set by the Ministry of Sustainability. 

This chapter introduced the European Union (EU) and discussed some of its directives and a regulation. Keep in mind that a directive is a goal set by a legislative act that all EU countries must achieve. On the other hand, a regulation is a law, a binding legislative act. 

Railway safety cases provide a means of reconciling the need for a legislative framework for safety on the privatised railway with the Victorian principles outlined by Major Holden in his paper to this seminar (Ref 1) and with a modem goal-setting approach to safety legislation. 

Paper or documentay standards are written articulations of the goals, quaUty levels, dimensions, or other parameter levels that the standards-setting body seeks to estabhsh. Value standards are a subset of paper standards and usually relate direcdy to society and iaclude social, legal, pohtical, and to a lesser extent, economic and technical factors. Such standards usually result from federal, state, or local legislation. 

EPA s Office of Solid Waste has proposed that an integrated system of waste reduction, recycling, incineration, and landfilling be established. This view seems to be supported by most industries and many legislative and environmental groups, but with different emphasis on the different components. EPA has also set a goal for recycling 25% of solid waste nationwide. 

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