Environmental and Safety Auditing: Program Strategies for Legal, International, and Financial Issues / Edition 1

by Unhee Kim

Overview

This is a complete and concise guide to creating and managing a successful environmental audit program. It provides step-by-step guidance on setting up an audit program for nearly every major component of environmental concern, from air standards to workplace safety, and from effluent discharge to waste handling and disposal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566702461
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/22/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

AuditingControversies of AuditingRisk and BenefitVoluntary versus Mandatory ProgramSelf-Evaluation PrivilegeThe Auditing ClimateThe Benefits and Risks of AuditingBenefits of AuditingRisks of AuditingFederal Agency Positions and PerspectivesDepartment of JusticeEnvironmental Protection AgencyAuditing and Enforcement at Federal FacilitiesPrivate Sector Initiatives and PositionIndustry SurveyInternational Standards OrganizationBritish Standards Institute and the Environmental Auditors Registration AssociationChemical Manufacturers AssociationInternational Chamber of Commerce and Global Environmental Management InitiativeEnvironmental Auditing RoundtableCoalition of Environmentally Responsible EconomiesCorporate Environmental Enforcement CouncilAmerican Petroleum InstituteOther OrganizationsConclusionLegal Perspectives on Environmental, Health, and Safety AuditingConcerns About Disclosure and PrivilegeTraditional Common-Law PrivilegesFederal Government ResponseThe State Legislators RespondMajor Case HistoriesEnforcement StatisticsOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationAudit Program IssuesCommentary on Getting a Program StartedAudit Program IssuesAudit Relevant RegulationsOccupational Safety and Health ActClean Air ActClean Water ActOil Pollution Control ActComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ActEmergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know ActPollution Prevention ActResource Conservation and Recovery ActToxic Substances Control ActEndangered Species ActOther ActsNational Environmental Policy Act and Environmental Quality Improvement ActExecutive OrdersInternational Standards Organization 14000 Requirements for AuditingRequirements of an Audit ProgramAuditor QualificationTrainingSecurity Exc