While best management practices and best in class programs may be a goal of many EHS professionals, at the heart of the profession are the requirements and obligations established by law. It is this myriad of legal requirements that EHS professionals must be able to identify in order to achieve the minimum goal of compliance. While it is not expected that anyone can be an expert in all, or even many, areas of the law, a good EHS professional has enough knowledge to identify potential legal requirements which allows for further review and analysis. This paper provides a quick review of the major areas of regulations along with some of their components and triggers. EHS professionals are cautioned to seek local counsel when their analysis identifies complicated legal issues or structures or for areas where the professional does not feel competent to make decisions.
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ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition
June 8–11, 2014
Orlando, Florida USA
Legal Aspects of the Environmental, Health & Safety Profession
Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida USA, June 2014.
Paper Number:
ASSE-14-610
Published:
June 08 2014
Citation
Feldscher, Neil A. "Legal Aspects of the Environmental, Health & Safety Profession." Paper presented at the ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida USA, June 2014.
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