iso14000-digest Monday, May 12 1997 Volume 02 : Number 002
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 05:29:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Philip Stein
Subject: Re: ISO 14000 Software
>We are currently evaluating a ISO 14000 software package from Intelex
>Technologies Ltd. called "ISOsoft 14001". Has anyone used this package? If
>so, can I have your comments re the suitability of the software for guidance
>in setting up an EMS?
One of my clients works with Quality Systems International in Woburn, MA.
Their product, System 14000, is an outstanding software package to support
EMS and registration.
Call 617-938-9001 or surf to www.isonotes.com
Philip Stein
Subject: Re[2]: Responsible Care and CMA
Here is the latest position statement from the Chemical Manufacturers Association
on Responsible Care and ISO 14000. Jim Bigelow
From: INTERNET:trish_messenger@mail.cmahq.com, INTERNET:trish_messenger@mail.cmahq.com
TO: Jim Bigelow, 74544,1470
DATE: 4/18/97 2:57 PM
RE: Re[2]: Responsible Care and CMA
Author: Dick Doyle at CMAHQ
Date: 04/18/97 9:03 AM
Trish,
Sounds like an ISO registrar is attempting to sell his or her
services.
There are no plans to eliminate any aspect of Responsible Care in 1988
that will impact on or increase the applicability of ISO 14001. In
fact, CMA's Board is stepping up its pressure to encourage all members
to participate in the Responsible Care Management Systems Verification
process by the end of 2001.
Further, it appears that the Board is proceeding down a path of
creating a standing committee of the Board for Responsible to focus on
the "next steps."
Please let your contact know that Responsible Care is alive a well,
and that we are still pursuing our goals of continuous EH&S
performance improvement and enhancing dialogue with the public.
Thanks, Dick
More from the Internet rumor mill re: Responsible Care...
Trish, at the bottom of this message is more about Resp Care changing in 1998???
Jim
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From: INTERNET:iso14000@quality.org, INTERNET:iso14000@quality.org
TO: (unknown), INTERNET:iso14000@quality.org
DATE: 4/12/97 12:24 AM
RE: Re: Responsible Care and CMA
" Jim,
I checked with my Responsible Care folks, who confirm that this is NOT
true. Perhaps the person who started this rumor misinterpreted a
statement to the effect that Responsible Care, which is more
comprehensive than ISO 14000, could make ISO 14000 redundant in the
chemical industry.
Patricia"
>>
No...instead there may be an misunderstanding about the date.
Is there anything in the works regarding Responsible Care which is
supposed to happen after 1998?
The person who was discussing this indicated that something in the
Responsible Care program would go away after 1998 which would be detrimental
to
the program's effectiveness and was speculating that ISO 14001 certification
could be used to replace it.
I was simply trying to find out if this was his opinion (apparently this is
the case), or was something actually happening here.
appreciate the quick feedback on everyone's part
grantblair@aol.com
ninety six SC 29666
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 12:26:58 -0400
From: Rick Gehrke
Subject: ISO 14001 & Responsible Care
Dick Doyle wrote:
>Author: Dick Doyle at CMAHQ
>Date: 04/18/97 9:03 AM
>Trish,
>Sounds like an ISO registrar is attempting to sell his or her
>services.
>There are no plans to eliminate any aspect of Responsible Care in 1988
>that will impact on or increase the applicability of ISO 14001. In
>fact, CMA's Board is stepping up its pressure to encourage all members
>to participate in the Responsible Care Management Systems Verification
>process by the end of 2001.
>Further, it appears that the Board is proceeding down a path of
>creating a standing committee of the Board for Responsible to focus on
>the "next steps."
>Please let your contact know that Responsible Care is alive a well,
>and that we are still pursuing our goals of continuous EH&S
>performance improvement and enhancing dialogue with the public.
>Thanks, Dick
First, my apologies for the lengthy snip included. Second, our
organization did not start the thread concerning ISO 14001 replacing
Responsible care. However, as a member of an ISO 14001 registrar, I can
assure you all that we have absolutely no interest in the elimination of
Responsible Care, and would not be inclined to advocate its elimination
in an attempt to sell our services. In fact, institutions like
Responsible Care have been incorporated into EMS's as part of the "other
requirements to which the organization subscribes" in section 4.3.2 of
ISO 14001. Just our two bytes worth...
Rick Gehrke
ISO 14000 Program Manager
AWM
http://www.mindspring.com/~awms/iso/
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 14:09:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (Moderator)"
Subject: re: Glossary of Quality Terms
Thank you! to all who have sent me your collections of terms, as well as
your favorite links to other sites having glossaries. I'm extremely
gratified by the participation following my request!
I have installed a page on the QUALITY.ORG website, entitled "Links to
Glossaries of Quality Terminology", which includes the links you've sent
me to date. I may not have time to compile the files you've sent until
after the Annual ASQC Qaulity Conference in Orlando May 5-7.
I hope you understand that QUALITY.ORG and its website is a volunteer
effort and it sometimes has to take a backseat to other tasks.
Please check out these outstanding glossary links, and keep the
information coming!
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 21:18:03 -0400
From: "MJ \"Mark\" Saarelainen"
Subject: Some environment and ISO 14000 relevant news
http://www.usia.gov/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml?/current/news/latest/97
042207.tlt
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 09:25:59 -0400
From: jorser@niagara.com (J. Orser)
Subject: Re: Concurrent 9000 and 14001??
>From: ampnteal@vaxxine.com (Taran Hewitt)
>Much has been made of the relationship between ISO9000 and ISO14001, and
>there are evidently lots of companies that are now certified to both (or
>their equivalents). However, the general impression is that companies do
>not want to integrate the two systems. We have many potential customers in
>this area that are interested in ISO14001 buth think that it is necessary to
>complete either ISO9000 or QS9000 before even starting to think about the
>environmental standard. But presumably many of the procedures that will be
>written for the quality standard will also relate to environmental issues,
>so doesn't it make sense to start thinking in terms of the environmental
>standard early in the game and thereby save a considerable amount of time
>later on?
>
>Our thinking is that companies should at least consider the first stages of
>implementing ann EMS, that is to establish their environmental aspects and
>develop some rudimentary outlines for their environmental objectives. Then,
>when they are developing the various procedures for the quality standard
>they could be writing those that are relevannt with an eye on their
>anticipated environmental objectives. Does anyone have any experience of
>working along these lines?
>
>Your comments would be much appreciated as we are approaching this from the
>environmental perspective, with very little knowledge of the requirements of
>ISO 9000.
>
>Regards
>Taran Hewitt
>Teal EMS
It would seem that this would appeal to many companies, considering the cost
benefits available. Why invent the wheel again? The argument regarding the
same people doing ISO 9000 then shifting to ISO 14000 that was voiced in
this list over the last days and weeks needs to be heeded. I think that the
best scenario would see the combining of the 9000/14000 teams into an
overlapping committee, headed by the "champions" for each application. In
that way, work done by each teams could be immediately available for
scrutiny and use by all concerned. I see real economies here.
___________
John Orser, OHST, ROHT
Orser Environmental & Safety Inc.
195 King St., Suite 204, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2R 3J6
(905) 688-0500 Fax 688-4746, jorser@niagara.com, E&OE
"We only begin to appreciate the true meaning of life when we plant a tree
in whose shade we know we will never sit." (Elton Trueblood paraphrase)
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:35 EST
From: GILLIES@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil (GILLIES, WILLIAM)
Subject: ISO 14000 training
The MGI Management Institute and the Total Business
Service Center offer some fine correspondense training
courses in ISO 9000 and ASQC certification preparation,
but I have yet to find a correspondense course available
on ISO 14000. Is there one available out there somewhere?
gillies@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil
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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:36:22 -0600
From: Jeff Pallister
Subject: RE: ISO 14000 training
There is an online course on ISO 14000. Information is available at http://infopalconference.com/iso14000.htm
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From: GILLIES@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil (GILLIES, WILLIAM)
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 1997 11:35 AM
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: ISO 14000 training
The MGI Management Institute and the Total Business
Service Center offer some fine correspondense training
courses in ISO 9000 and ASQC certification preparation,
but I have yet to find a correspondense course available
on ISO 14000. Is there one available out there somewhere?
gillies@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil
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Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 11:46:02 +0200 (MET DST)
From: jup@euronet.nl
Subject: Re: ISO 14001, State Promoted?
In the Netherlands the government has been promoting the introduction of
environmental management systems for some years, supporting initiatives of
local authorities, sectoral organisations, trade unions etc.: education and
training, awareness building, developing concepts and instruments to assist
the implementation, etc. All this from the viewpoint that sustainable
development cannot just be the responsibility of the state, but must be
pursued by companies and their workers/workers' representatives.
This policy also lead to the use of voluntary long term agreements with
industrial sectors. Companies involved in these agreements are to produce a
strategic environmental plan every four years, indicating their efforts to
achieve the long term sectoral targets. If licensing authorities agree with
this plan, they will take it into account when drawing up the license
conditions.
The current policy is that when a company can show that is has a
well-functioning environmental management system, and that it has a
sufficiently ambitious environmental strategy, the licensing authority will
express it's trust in the license (only global targets, leaving the company
room for priority setting, investment timing etc.) and in it's inspection
policy (less frequent, less detailed, mainly administrative).
The question wether the environmental management system is functioning well
enough is basically not dependent on a certificate. However, a certificate
(ISO 14000 or EMAS) can be a very powerful communication instrument for a
company to show it's competence. This way - indirectly - the Dutch state
does promote ISO 14000 and EMAS.
Jup van 't Veld
At 01:52 PM 4/9/97 -0400, you wrote:
>From: Stan Carson
>I wonder if it would be appropriate for a state government (regulatory or
>economic development) to promote certification of ISO 14001EMS
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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 22:47:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (Moderator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from ["Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum" ] (fwd)
NOTE: There is now a link to this website from the ISO14000 Resources area
of the QUALITY.ORG website. --Bill
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 19:33:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum"
To:
Subject: ISO 14000 News and Views
ISO 14000 NEWS AND VIEWS VOLUME 2 ISSUE 9 is now available at:
http://www.lawinfo.com/law/ca/environmentallaw/
This issues top stories include:
HEADLINE: QMI AND COOPERS & LYBRAND FORM ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE AUDIT SERVICES
The Quality Management Institute (QMI) and Coopers & Lybrand have formed a strategic alliance to provide a full range of audit services to North American companies. QMI and Coopers & Lybrand will now be able to offer a comprehensive audit package that wil
The foundation of the alliance is based on QMI providing independent
third-party registration services to the ISO 9000, QS-9000 and ISO 14000
series of standards; and Coopers & Lybrand providing financial, business
process re-engineering, process impro HEADLINE: EUROPE WEIGHS ITS
STANDARDS OPTIONS; ISO 14000 VERSUS EMAS
DECISIONS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL standards in Europe are complicated by an
abundance of choices. Most companies continue to weigh the relative merits
of the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 14000
environmental management system (EMS) stan HEADLINE: SCRAP OFFERED NEW
CHALLENGE; STANDARDS CONSULTANT URGES ISO 9000 SCRAP METAL FIRMS TO APPLY
FOR ISO 14000 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION l
LAS VEGAS -- With the ink on their ISO 9000 certificates not yet dry in
some cases, scrap metals processors were told they might want to find
space on the office wall for yet another international standard--the ISO
14000.
Attorney Jack H. Goldman and standards consultant James H. Byntar
explained to industry members attending the Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries annual convention here last week the steps companies should
take and the requirements to be met to at
EDITORIAL: VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION
This article first appeared as an editorial in the Canadian Environmental
Journal, GreenVIEWS, Spring 1996, published by the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants. It is reproduced here with the permission of the
editor, Glenna Ford of GreenWare Env
What are voluntary agreements?
In the 1970s, the focus of environmental regulation in Canada was, broadly
speaking, on "command and control" with the threat of prosecution used to
enforce the regime. Over time, governments have explored other approaches
in their efforts to regulate ind
HEADLINE: ISO 14000; LOOKING FOR BUSINESS VALUE
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORS say they are looking to ISO 14000 for help
with complex programs for issuing comprehensive environmental permits.
Following the failure of several pilot efforts at establishing multimedia
approaches to permitting -- most were
HEADLINE: CMA CALLS CARMAKERS ON WIDGET-CENTRIC QS 9000
MOST OF THE ATTENTION given to international business management
standards centers on ISO 14000. As far as the ISO 9000 quality standard is
concerned, most companies have registered and gone through more than one
annual reregistration. The dust has set
HEADLINE: PRIVATE SECTOR, GOV'T SIGN PACT ON ECOLOGY PROTECTION
The Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corporation (Philcemcor) has signed an
eco-watch pact with some 25 government and private organizations recently.
The eco-watch pact binds every signatory to adopt a viable system of
rating the performance of each industry on environmental management and
protection, and monitoring their compliance with environmental standards,
Philcemcor said.
Philcemcor added that the pact resulted from the signatories' common
aspirations of promoting a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
"As partners of government, our moral, legal and social
responsibilities to respect environmental laws, rules and regulations go
beyond mere compliance," Philcemcor explained.
It added that it is the group's goal to initiate and maintain
effective internal environmental management systems, specifically on
pollution control as well as to support the incentive schemes for
pollution reduction and help lay the development found
To support the pact, Philcemcor, in coordination with the
Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources and the Development Bank of the Philippines,
commissioned the AF-IPK to prepare an Environmental Managemen
The study aims to gain knowledge of the environmental needs and
present technical performance of the industry.
HEADLINE: RECYCLERS EMBRACING QUALITY STANDARDS; METALS RECYCLING
INDUSTRY; METALS RECYCLING
Metals recycling industry executives say that being drawn into quality
assurance programs by customer demand is helping to improve their
operations and marketing opportunities.
HEADLINE: ISO 14000 REGISTRARS NOW READY TO SERVE U.S. INDUSTRY
As an ever increasing number of U.S. companies begin implementing the ISO
14000 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) standards and then prepare
for registration, U.S. registrars are gearing up to provide accredited
third-party registration
HEADLINE: RAB'S LIST OF ACCREDITED REGISTRARS CONTINUES TO GROW
The following Environmental Management Systems (EMS) registrars have
earned accreditation through the National Accreditation Program, a joint
program of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the
Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB).
HEADLINE: FIRMS CHECK OUT STANDARDS SERIES
One of the most urgent issues facing businesses today is environmental
management. The impact of a company's activities, products and services on
the environment can leave it vulnerable to legal and regulatory
challenges.
A worldwide environmental management standard, known as the ISO 14000
series, has generated intense interest among companies of all sizes since
being published in September by the International Organization for
Standardization.
HEADLINE: EXPERTS MEETING FOR ISO 14000 TO START IN KYOTO FRI.
The international organization for standardization will hold an experts'
Meeting in kyoto, western japan, from friday on expanding the iso 14000
series Of environmental standards for corporations. About 550
participants from 50 Countries and 15 internati
S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Esq.
Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum
3043 Harding Street
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 619-434-0295
Fax: 619-434-0072
e-mail: enlaw@lawinfo
http://www.lawinfo.com/law/ca/environmentallaw/
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 19:08:20 -0400
From: "MJ \"Mark\" Saarelainen"
Subject: ISO 14000 SWOT
4/28/97
Dear Colleague,
I am in the process of developing SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
and Threats) analysis to evaluate and analyze ISO 14001's adoption globally.
I would appreciate greatly, if you could take a minute to respond to this
survey and e-mail me your responses so that I can compile results. I'll
e-mail these compiled survey results to all individuals who e-mailed me
their responses. In your responses, please write "ISO 14000 SWOT" in the
subject. Thanks in advance.
My best regards,
Mark
- -------- ISO 14000 SWOT Analysis
Please, identify 3-5 items in each of the following categories:
STRENGTHS: Please, identify ISO 14001's current strengths that help its
adoption globally currently
WEAKNESSES: Please, identify ISO 14001's current weaknesses that impair its
adoption globally currently
OPPORTUNITIES: Please, identify some potential areas how ISO 14001 can be
developed to improve its adoption globally in the future
THREATS: Please, identify some potential areas that may impair ISO 14001's
adoption globally in the future
- -------- ISO 14000 SWOT Analysis
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M J 'Mark' Saarelainen
P.O.Box 1672, Roswell, GA 30077, USA
Tel: USA-(770)-998-7855
FAX: USA-(770)-232-1425
Email: mjsus@ix.netcom.com
DISCLAIMER:
No thought written in this message is a statement
of any organization by which I am employed or for
which I work.
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http://sunsite.unc.edu/jembin/mb.pl
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Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 09:59:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (Moderator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from [Ric C Morgan ] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 09:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ric C Morgan
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: Benchmarking Environmental Performance - Telephone Companies
I am interrested in finding out what Telephone companies are doing with
respect to environmental performance and management.
We are undertaking a project review the performance and management of a
Telephone company operating in Australia and elsewhere and am intrested
to find out what others are doing and discuss these matters further.
Also if there are web sites relevant to this area I would be interrested
in them.
- --
Ric Morgan
Noel Arnold & Associates Pty Ltd
2 Gale Street, MORTLAKE NSW 2137, AUSTRALIA
Ph: + 61 2 9743 1261 Fax: + 61 2 9743 1241
Noel Arnold & Associates Pty Ltd (http://www.ozemail.com.au/~naanet/)are
a privately owned Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental
Consultancy. But the information is Ric Morgan's and represents his
opinions.
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Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 17:46:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (Moderator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from [CARTERM@uni.edu] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 14:43:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: CARTERM@uni.edu
To: iso14000@quality.ORG
Subject: Re: Environmental Auditors
Chris,
At the time you posted this, I was waiting for my RAB certificate. I finally
received notification that I have been certified by RAB as a EMS provisional
auditor.
I am available to work on audits on a contractual basis and would like to send
you a copy of my resume, EMS certification, and diploma. I have a degree in
Chemical Engineering from UCLA.
Thank you,
Marci Carter
Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 09:54:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti, CQA (System Administrator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from [Sudjoko Kuswadji ] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 21:14:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sudjoko Kuswadji
To: ISO14000@quality.org
Subject: ICOHIS97 - ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION
International Conference on Occupational Safety and Health in the
Informal Sectors (ICOHIS 97) with focus on Asia and Oceania
Kartika Plaza Beach Hotel, Tuban, Bali, Indonesia
21-24 October 1997
Theme: " Health and Safety at Work for All"
Keynote Addresses:
Dr MI Mikheev (WHO Geneva) :Occupational Health for All Feasible and
Cost Effective
Efforts;
Ms. Forastieri (ILO Geneva): Occupational Health and Safety in the
Informal Sector,
an ILO Perspective;
Prof J Jeyaratnam (NUS Singapore): The Importance of the Informal Sector
to the
National Economy and Need for Appropriate Health Services in the Era of
Globalization;
Prof M Mercier (IPCS WHO Geneva): Health and Safety Risk in the Informal
Sector due to Hazardous Substance;
Ms Noeleen Heyzer (UNIFEM New York): Safety and Health Concern for Women
Working in the Informal Sector;
Prof DR Emil Salim (Indonesia): The Environmental Impact of the Informal
Sector and the Significant of Environmental Factors to Occupational
Health and Safety;
Prof Darwin Karyadi (Indonesia): The Safety and Health Risks to Informal
Sector Workers Resulting from Nutritional Inadequacies;
Concurrent Technical Sessions:
Risk reduction, health and safety promotion;
Working women and reproductive health;
Ergonomics and appropriate technology;
Hazardous substances;
Financing of occupational safety and health;
Organization of occupational health services;
Legal aspects;
Human resources development;
Management information system;
Specific occupational health hazards;
HIV and AIDS;
Occupational skin diseases;
Occupational lung diseases;
Occupational neurologic disorders;
Occupational safety and health problem in the handicraft home industry;
Occupational health hazards of traditional divers and fishermen;
Occupational safety and health of street vendors;
Occupational safety and health of construction workers;
Deadline of Abstracts submission: 1 September 1997
Registration fee:
Before May 31, 97
Participant US $ 400
Spouse US $ 200
After May 31,97
Participant US $ 500
Spouse US $ 200
Address:
Mailing : Direktorat Jenderal Pembinaan Kesehatan Masyarakat DEPKES RI
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Blok X5 Kaveling 4-9 Jakarta 12950
Indonesia
Phone : 62 21 520 1590 extension 7212
Fax : 62 21 522 1229 ; 62 21 520 3871 ; 62 21 520 3117
E-mail : icohis97@dnet.net.id
Bank : BNI Cabang UI Depok/ UI Salemba Acc #: 132.001.001
Jl Salemba No 4 Jakarta Indonesia
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Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 19:08:33 +0800 (SGT)
From: "CHRIS KWAN @ JADIMAS"
Subject: ISO 14001 softwares
Apologise for this repeated subject again but would like to hear any updates
from users. l am currently using one and find some difficulty so l would
like to know who else might be working on this. l do not think it it nice
to boardcast the title that l am using as l might be just "slow" rather
than anything wrong with the software. Cheers
Chris Kwan
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Lecturer in Environmental Law & Finance Tel: 603-7594602 (OPER)
Institute of Advanced Studies Tel: 603-7594410 (DL)
Uni Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur Fax: 603-7594606
Malaysia Email: Worsite@geocities.com
Email: h1kwan@cc.um.edu.my
Project WORSITE: http://members.tripod.com/~WORSITE/wos.htm
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Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 15:32:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti, CQA (System Administrator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from [Russ DeVilbiss ] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 10:59:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Russ DeVilbiss
To: "'ISO 14000 Discussion List'"
Subject: CE Stamp/Approval
A topic a bit off of 14000,
Someone posed a question regarding CE approval or certification for goods
shipped to the European Union. I would appreciate it if anyone can give
me a clue on an international CE approval or certification requirement.
Thanks
Russ DeVilbiss
ISO 14000/EMS Product Manager
ERAtech Environmental, Inc.
rdevilbiss@eratech.com
800.848.4990 x126
937.859.8998 x126
(f) 937.859.9132
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Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 20:39:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti, CQA (System Administrator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from ["Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum" ] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
and to the list's posting address, OR as directed in the posting, but
definitely NOT to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 18:58:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum"
To:
Reply-To: enlaw@lawinfo.com
Subject: ISO 14000 News and Views
ISO 14000 News and Views Volume 2 Issue 10 is now available at:
http://www.lawinfo.com/law/ca/envirionmentallaw
This issues top stories are summarized below. Please see the website
version for details.
HEADLINE: ISO STANDARDS BODY MEETS IN TOKYO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)'s Technical
Committee 207 (ISO TC 207) is holding its fifth general meeting at the
Kyoto International Conference Hall April 18-25.
ISO TC 207 is responsible for setting international standards in the field
of environmental management tools and systems, and it holds a general
meeting every year .
HEADLINE: HONG KONG AGENCY PREPARES COMPANIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
The worldwide quality assurance movement is picking up steam and it looks
as though the environment will be the next major push.
"It's already happening," said John Lo, the chairman of the Hong Kong
Quality Assurance Agency.
"ISO 14000 was established at the beginning of 1997. We are now doing a
lot of promotional work to make companies aware of the environmental
trend, which is already gaining momentum in Europe."
HEADLINE: ISO 14000 APPROACHES EMAS STATUS
A EUROPEAN COMMISSION ENVIRONMENT committee has voted unanimously to allow
companies certified under the ISO 14000 environmental management system to
qualify for the European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (Emas).
The motion is expected to be endorsed by the European Counsel of Ministers
within the next two to three weeks.
HEADLINE: HOECHST'S INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
HIMS is a modular management system that is being developed and introduced
as a pilot project at the company's Frankfurt site, with a view to meeting
the requirements of EMAS, the EC's Eco-management audit scheme and ISO
14000 regulations.
HEADLINE: SURVEYOR INDONESIA TIES UP WITH LLOYD'S REGISTER
JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia, after loosing its pre
shipment inspection contract with the government, tied up yesterday with
Lloyd's Register of England to become more competitive in the inspection
business.
Last year, Surveyor Indonesia also signed a memorandum of understanding
with German surveyor firm TUV Nord to set up a joint operation in the
field of ISO-9000 and ISO-14000 certification.
The company was established in 1991 by the government, in a joint venture
with Geneva-based Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS), to take over the
inspection of Indonesian imports at points of loading from SGS which had
carried out the work since mid-1985
SGS had since 1991 acted as Surveyor Indonesia's subcontractor in
conducting import inspections.
HEADLINE: 2 NIPSCO FACILITIES FIRST UTILITY UNITS TO GAIN ISO 14000
CERTIFICATION IN U.S.
Two facilities operated by Northern Indiana Public Service have become the
first utility operations in the country to become certified under the new
ISO 14001 environmental management system standard.
Certification of NIPSCO's Michigan City station and the Electric Service
Center/Central Stores facility in Valparaiso was announced last week by
Advanced Waste Management (AWM), a Hixson, Tenn.-based auditor accredited
by ANSI-RAB, the official U.S. International Organization for
Standardization ISO 14000 accrediting body.
HEADLINE: INDIA: TIE-UP AREAS SPOTTED FOR TRADE WITH BRITAIN
MORE than 400 Indian companies had held discussions with the British
Environment Mission, whose visit to Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Chennai
coincided with the visit of the Royal Yacht Britannia, according to the
Mission Leader and Director-Environment in the UK Department of Trade and
Industry, Dr. Colin Hicks.
Speaking to newspersons after the one-day seminar and one-on-one
discussions with the south Indian companies here, Dr. Hicks said the areas
in which these companies showed interest for partnership with British
companies were, aquaculture, water and waste-water treatment, environment
management and auditing (ISO-14000), waste minimization, low-energy
technologies, solid waste management and partly-financed insfrastruture
development.
HEADLINE: RETAILING / SUPERMARKETS: NEW DRIVE TO PROMOTE FOOD EXPORTS:
MEETING SOUGHT WITH JAPAN'S SEIYU CHAIN
The Industry Ministry wants to encourage supermarket chains in Japan, the
US d the European Union to buy processed food products from Thailand.
To achieve the 10% goal Thailand has to improve its sanitary standards.
Trade partners often cite this as a reason for limiting imports. There
will now be a push to raise production standards among food manufacturers
to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certification levels.
HEADLINE: APPLE COMPUTER REGISTERS TO ISO 14001
Apple Computer Sacramento Operations Center, has attained International
Standard 14001 registration. The formal certificate presentation will take
place during the site's Earth Day celebration on April 18, 1997. This
achievement is consistent with Apple's proactive stance towards
environmental management and belief that exceptional environmental
performance can best be achieved through a systematic management program.
The Apple Environmental Management System establishes a clear set of
environmental goals, objectives and policies and includes continous
improvement elements to ensure it remains dynamic and current. The system
incorporates all regulatory obligations to ensure the site complies with
or surpasses all local, state and federal environmental requirements.
HEADLINE: ISO 14001 AUDITORS FIND VALUE IN RAB CERTIFICATION
Milwaukee -- The Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) Environmental
Management Systems (EMS) Auditor Certification Program is providing
valuable professional credentials, according to the first three
individuals certified under the U.S. program for ISO 14001 auditors.
HEADLINE: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OFFERS ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITY AUDIT EVALUATIONS
TSD Central and The National Environmental Management Institute (NEMI) an
organization which represents all aspects of the waste generating,
treatment, and disposal industry have joined forces to develop and
implement programs that reduce the impacts of waste generating, treatment,
and disposal industry have joined forces to develop and implement programs
that reduce the impacts of waste gneration, and improve the processes by
which wastes are managed through transportation, treatment, and disposal
and to reduce the associated costs.
HEADLINE: CHINA SET TO EXPAND USE OF ISO ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
China is expected to expand the use of the standards of the International
Standards Organization (ISO) in environmental management, in a bid to get
enterprises to put resources to rational use and protect the environment.
HEADLINE: IMPORTERS SHOULD BRING IN QUALITY PRODUCTS, SERVICES
"While foreign countries have been insisting that Made-in Malaysia goods
meet their standards and quality certifications before the products are
allowed to be sold, Malaysian importers have not been doing so. "I am
sure Malaysian consumers do not mind paying slightly more if the imported
products are of high quality and safe to use," she added. Up to April 3
this year 1052 locally incorporated companies have received the ISO
9001/9002 certification for quality processes, 1461 certificates have been
issued for products and six obtained the ISO 14000 certification for the
environment. Rafidah later presented Sirim's 1,000 th ISO 9000
certificate on quality processes to Sapura Digital Sdn Bhd, the Adam
mobile phone network operator. Sirim QAS, a fully-owned subsidiary of
Sirim Bhd, has undertaken all the certification activities which was
previously carried out by its parent company.
HEADLINE: INDONESIAN INDUSTRIAL FIRMS URGED TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY
Industrial companies in Indonesia have been urged to implement an
environmentally- friendly production program, in line with the
requirements stipulated in the international standard ISO-14000.
HEADLINE: APEC ASKED TO STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN TRADE
Talks on environmental concerns among economies within the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) group opened here Tuesday with a warning that
global green standards should not be used to hinder trade.
HEADLINE: ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: COURT RULING PROMPTS NEW ENVIRONMENT REGULATION
The Chilean government has passed a new regulation making environmental
impact studies (EIS) obligatory for new industrial projects that may harm
the environment. As a result, some large projects that were previously
approved by the government could now end up in court.
Meanwhile, unlike in its efforts to create a consistent national
environment policy, the government appears to be making some headway on a
plan to implement international standards for environmental management.
It is preparing to put in place the International Standard Organizations's
ISO 14000 series of voluntary standards on environmental management and
auditing systems. It also plans to accredit companies which have
integrated the standards. The norms mainly concern the mining, fishing
and forestry industries, which want to export to countries where these are
compulsory.
HEADLINE: INDIA: RANK TEAM TO PROVIDE TQM CONSULTANCY
BUSINESS LINE
RANK Team Consultants (I) Pvt. Ltd, engaged in project promotion and
financial syndication, has taken up consultancy in total quality
management (TQM) for organisations to help them get the ISO 14001
certification under the environment management system.
The certification is modelled on the European Accreditation Council
guidelines and the concept is yet to take off in developing countries.
Rank Team first plans to create an awareness of its importance among
industrial organisations and the people,
The company has a group of certified lead assessors to guide an
organisation towards ISO certification. Organisations which have received
the ISO 9000 certification can try for ISO 14000 by incorporating
environmental quality management systems.
As policing the compliance of industry to environmental legislation had
proved tough, voluntary implementation of the environmental management
system according to ISO 14001 would ensure steady improvement in
performance, Mr. Hari Prasad said.
HEADLINE: INDIA: 'INDUSTRY MUST ADOPT ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY'
It was time industry committed itself to adopting environment- friendly
technology to help India in its quest for seven per cent growth rate per
annum, as legislation alone could no longer check pollution and
environmental degradation, the Union Environment Secretary, Mr. T. K. A.
Nair, said here today.
Mr. Vinay Kumar, president of the PHDCCI, urged the corporate sector to
adopt environment management systems speedily, as the ISO 14000 series of
environmental certification for industry could not be ignored any longer,
especially for players in the global market.
Mr. John J. Mapes, an environment management expert from the United
States, said over 130 companies in Japan and 60 companies in South Korea
had obtained the ISO 14000 . The United States- Asia Environmental
Partnership designs programs and schemes for assistance and development to
industries for leveraging incentives in the international market place for
environmental management.
HEADLINE: THE AWARD-WINNING FOUNDRY
Watry Industries isn't your typical foundry. Indeed, Watry employees from
shop floor workers to President Michael F. Hammett delight in debunking
preconceptions about what a foundry should be.
Unlike many manufacturing companies that operate under the theory that
doing business and being a good steward of the environment are mutually
exclusive, Watry, currently working toward ISO 14000 certification, always
has tried to be a good environmental neighbor. From trying to
aesthetically blend in with its surroundings to keeping reign on pollution
by focusing its business on environmental safer production methods like
permanent die casting, chemcial-free heat treating and pricier powder coat
painting, environmental impact is always a consideration for Watry
Industries.
"We don't want to pollute the environment because we have to live in it,
our kids have to like in it and our grandkids have to live in it," said
Grider, who notes the firm employs a full-time safety and environmental
director to assure compliance to safety and environmental regulations.
Watry is, and has always been, a friend to our very vital environment. We
do our utmost to comply with all city, county, state and federal
environmental laws."
S. Wayne Rosenbaum, Esq.
Law Offices of S. Wayne Rosenbaum
3043 Harding Street
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: 619-434-0295
Fax: 619-434-0072
e-mail: enlaw@lawinfo
http://www.lawinfo.com/law/ca/environmentallaw/
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