What Is Environmental Compliance?

Post date: May 14, 2018 12:56:35 PM

Simply put, environmental compliance refers to conforming to government-regulated laws, standards, and requirements to protect the environment. These measures are increasingly being implemented on a global scale, and goals of many corporate entities, like sustainability and waste management, are now being aligned with such compliance concerns.

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For a company to ensure compliance with such obligations, it first needs to establish monitoring programs and schedules for such in the workplace. These programs must address the permit requirement at the affected location while following the correct parameters.

These programs must likewise have clearly defined ways to pre-process, calculate, and validate compliance data gathered. After which comprehensive reports must be made and relayed to concerned authorities.

Nowadays, more and more software systems are being developed to make environmental compliance more manageable and less time-consuming for huge companies. These systems are often called Environmental Data Management Systems or EDMS. They must be able to handle complex computations while providing for easy data extraction and automated workflows. The important thing is that the chosen EDMS allow for accurate, complete, and on-time reporting.

Finally, keep in mind that companies have no excuse not to comply with these laws and regulations. They must take the time, effort, and resources to ensure compliance or risk the closure of their respective businesses.

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Captain Martin Sanders was previously certified as a biosafety professional by the American Biological Safety Association. He has been a member of many research teams and has contributed to several published studies on epidemiology. For more on Captain Sanders’ work, visit this LinkedIn page.