Environmental Health and Safety Audits (eBook)

Lawrence B. Cahill is a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor with Master Certification, and a Principal in ERM's Business Integration Group in Exton, Pennsylvania. He has over twenty-five years of professional EH&S experience in industry and consulting. Mr. Cahill has worked for Fortune 500 companies such as DuPont, Exxon, BF Goodrich, Colgate-Palmolive, Hercules, Eastman Kodak, Occidental Petroleum, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and TRW. He has conducted hundreds of audits, and has trained thousands of people in auditing skills all over the world, from Asia and Africa to South America, and throughout Europe and North America.

Part 1 Managing a ProgramChapter 2 Perspectives in EH&S AuditingChapter 3 Government PerspectiveChapter 4 Legal ConsiderationsChapter 5 Elements of a Successful ProgramChapter 6 Impact of International Standards on EH&S Audit ProgramsChapter 7 The Challenges of Meeting ISO 14000 Auditing Guidelines: Audit Program GapsChapter 8 A Review of Some Typical ProgramsChapter 9 Benchmarking EH&S Audit Programs: Best Practices and Biggest ChallengesChapter 10 "Conducting Third-Party Evaluations of Environmental, Health and Safety Audit Programs"Chapter 11 EH&S Auditor Qualifications: Great ExpectationsChapter 12 Training EH&S AuditorsChapter 13 EH&S Audit Training in Asia PacificChapter 14 Information ManagementChapter 15 Using Groupware to Manage the EH&S Audit Program Documentation ProcessChapter 16 Managing and Critiquing an Audit ProgramPart 17 Conducting The AuditChapter 18 Conducting the EH&S AuditChapter 19 Typical Compliance Problems Found During AuditsChapter 20 Conducting Effective Opening and Closing ConferencesChapter 21 Auditing DilemmasChapter 22 Preparing Quality EH&S Audit ReportsChapter 23 Environmental Auditing: A Modern FableChapter 24 Achieving Quality EH&S Audits: Twenty Tips for SuccessPart 25 EH&S Audit Practical GuidesChapter 26 EH&S Audit Guidance: Pre-Audit PreparationChapter 27 EH&S Audit Guidance: On-Site ActivitiesChapter 28 EH&S Audit Guidance: Audit Findings Writing GuidePart 29 Special Auditing TopicsChapter 30 Property Transfer AssessmentsChapter 31 Top Ten Reasons Why Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports Miss the MarkChapter 32 Waste Contractor AuditsChapter 33 Waste Minimization or Pollution Prevention AuditsChapter 34 Evaluating Management Systems on EH&S AuditsChapter 35 International EH&S Audits