2.2.2010

Green to Gold Implications for the EHS Function: Management of Change and EHS Function Capacity

The issues and challenges presented in Green to Gold and suggested in REACH and the nanotechnology areas raise several issues. The first relates to an organization’s Management of Change structures and functions, while the second relates to the EHS function’s capacity to manage and guide the organization in these areas.

Management of Change

The concept of Management of Change (MOC) is central in EHS management systems. The basic idea behind MOC is that policies and procedures are established to identify and respond to new issues that can change an organization’s EHS risk profile. Typically, changes in processes or production lines are currency of MOC activities. More forward-thinking organizations include organizational and regulatory change issues in their MOC activities. Read More

1.29.2010

European Union Reach Program – Green to Gold Case Study

At the time Green to Gold was published in late 2006, the European Union promulgated a far-reaching new regulation that will have a wide impact on companies: Registration Evaluation Authroisation of Chemicals, referred to as the REACH regulation or program. The REACH program is very complex, providing many issues to consider; some highlights are presented here, with a focus on business strategy-related issues. Read More