Practical guide to environmental management
Aimed at environmental and business professionals, this text explains how to create and maintain an effective corporate environmental management program. Corporate environmental lawyer Friedman begins with an overview of the history of environmental law. Other topics include, for example, reducing w
Print Book, English, 2003
Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C., 2003
xiv, 575 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781585760473, 1585760471
51500814
1. Introduction
2. Historical perspectives on environmental management
3. Environmental management in the 21st Century
4. Organization and staffing for environmental management
5. Implementing a strong environmental management program
6. Environmental auditing and environmental management
7. Review of acquisitions
8. Waste management
9. Dealing with lawyers, engineers, business managers, and consultants
10. Dealing with federal and state agencies, cirtizen groups, the press and the public
11. The environmental impact statement process
12. Green Arthritis
13. Conclusion
Appendices. (A) Environment, health, and safety acronyms
(B) Environmental auditing policy statement
(C) Policy on criminal prosecutions for environmental violations
(D) Health, environment, and safety policy
(E) Sample health, environment, and safety department organizational chart
(F) Core health, environment, and safety responsibilities of employees and contractors
(G) Checklist for acquisition review
(H) Incentives for self-policing : discovery, disclosure, correction, and prevention of violations
(I) Sample internal environmental and safety audit questionnaire
(J) Code of ethics & standards of conduct
(K) Standards for performance of environmental, health, and safety audits
"January 2003."