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Greetings!
For more than a decade the
Board of Environmental, Health and Safety Auditor
Certifications (BEAC) has been working to ensure that
organizations and government are staffed with
professional auditors who ensure we live in a healthy
and safe world.
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BEAC is pleased to announce the following new
appointments:
The Auditing Roundtable has appointed the following
board members:
- Steven Albert, Senior Program Manager of
ENSR
AECOM, to replace John Nagy,
- Thomas Harding, EHS Manager of
Kearfott
Guidance & Navigation Corporation, to replace Julie
Thompson
BEAC is pleased to welcome Sue Fisk as
Certification Administrator.
The Training &
Education Committee has appointed Jeffrey
Romine as Chair, and Salvatore Caccavale
as Vice Chair.
The Marketing Committee
has appointed Jeffery Camplin as Chair, and
Earl Gaugler as Vice Chair.
The
Ethics Committee is pleased to welcome new
members Joseph Baker and Gary
Helmer.
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| IIA offers special membership to BEAC participants |
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The Institute of Internal Auditors has extended a
special
membership discount to BEAC participants.
CPEAs and applicants can join The IIA for
only US $65. That's 50% off the price
of
standard
membership.
IIA membership provides
access to guidance,
training, networking opportunities, and research,
through their robust benefits package. And the
commitment doesn't stop
there - you can renew at a 50% discount each year, a
truly unprecedented offer!
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| ACC issues revisions to Responsible Care program |
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has
announced the release of newly enhanced versions
of
the RCMS and RC14001 Technical
Specifications.
RCMS:2008 and RC14001:2008 include several new
elements focused on product and product
stewardship requirements; streamlined and more
consistent language between the two technical
specifications; and the addition of emergency
response elements in RCMS.
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| CPEA presentations worldwide |
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Jitendra Patel, CPEA, held an EHS audit
course in
Bahrain at the Mideast ASSE Chapter conference Feb
16 - 20. Jitu is a member of BEAC's Training &
Education Committee.
CPEAs Stuart
Wood
and Jack Fearing will be speaking at the
ASSE
Singapore conference on April 30, 2008.
Lincoln Romain, CPEA and past
Chair, will
be making presentations on EHS Auditing at IIA
conferences in Colombia (May), Costa Rica (August),
and the Dominican Republic
(September).
Interested in a BEAC
presentation? Contact the BEAC office at
info@beac.org
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| Article on "Environmental Auditing and Management Approaches for Compliance" |
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The article "Environmental Auditing and Management
Approaches
for Compliance ", by Timothy Wilkins, Partner at
Bracewell &
Giuliani, LLP appears in the February 2008 issue of
Biodiesel Magazine.
Excerpt:
"Periodic "checkup" audits are essential. In addition to
the ongoing efforts of qualified environmental
personnel, the most essential component of a strong
compliance effort may be periodic audits of a facility's
environmental compliance status."
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| Trilateral initiative |
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The following text is agreed and approved by The
Auditing Roundtable (AR), Board of Environmental,
Health & Safety Auditor Certifications (BEAC) and The
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
The Leading organizations in EHS and internal
auditing have joined forces to promote the
professional practice of EHS auditing and auditor
expertise. Collectively, the AR, BEAC and The IIA
provides auditors and stakeholders with resources
such as auditor certifications, codes of ethics, body of
knowledge, and educational and networking
opportunities, for a competent and productive EHS
audit program.
EHS auditing contributes to effective and accountable
corporate risk management. When delivered by
certified professionals, a reliable EHS audit program
adds to the business value by enabling improved
performance, enhancing credibility, increasing
stakeholder assurance, and defining the organization
as a responsible employer and an environmental
steward.
If you have any questions please
contact the Marketing Task Force Leader, Cindy
Chiles, at cchiles@cc-global or (310) 832-8400.
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| ABOUT BEAC |
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BEAC is an independent non-profit
corporation, created in 1997 as a joint venture
between The Auditing Roundtable and The Institute of
Internal Auditors to issue professional
auditor certifications relating to environmental, health
& safety, security, sustainability, social responsibility
(EHS), and other scientific fields.
BEAC applicants must meet a variety of qualification
criteria. Once approved, they are awarded the
professional designation of Certified Professional
Environmental Auditor (CPEA).
The BEAC certification is accredited by the Council of
Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB).
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| Internal Auditors and Corporate Social Responsibility |
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The most recent newsletter from the IIA (IIA
Insight), included a Feature Article on Corporate
Social Responsibility. BEAC Chair Jerry
Atlas, Past-
Chair Lincoln Romain, and IIA President
Dave
Richards were quoted a number of times in the
article.
Read more....
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