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Greetings!
We hope you will enjoy
this selection of topics of
interest pertinent to auditors and other professionals
in the areas of environment, health & safety,
security, sustainability, and corporate social
responsibility.
| Auditing Roundtable announces new Directors and Officers |
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At their Baltimore conference, The Auditing
Roundtable announced the election of new
Board members:
- - Tom Rigg (BNSF Railway)
- - Andrew Broadbent (Sunoco, Inc.)
- - Joe Cotier (Specialty Technical Consultants)
The new Officers are:
- - Rob Bray,
President
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Joyce Okantey, Vice President
- - Mike Lispi,
Treasurer
- - Joe Cotier, Secretary
Continuing Board members are:
- - Ken
Kasper
- - Andrew Malatesta
- - Doug Hileman
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| BEAC issues comment on EPA Ruling |
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BEAC sent a comment to the EPA on the EPA's
recent
ruling on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, in
coordination with BEAC's parent organizations.
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| Ethics Committee updates Disciplinary Procedures |
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The BEAC Ethics Committee completed an
update of
the BEAC Disciplinary Procedures, and updated the
flowchart
with graphic representation of the
process.
The information can be accessed
from the "Code of Ethics" section on the BEAC
website.
The Ethics Committee is also
drafting a form to be used for ethics inquiries or
reporting violations.
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| Social networking |
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Email.....Forums.....Blogs.....LinkedIn.....Facebook
...Twitter......?!?!?
Social networking has become a means for people
with
common interests to stay in touch with lots of other
people all at once.....from the comfort of their
computer / PDA / phone. It's not for everyone, but
those who have embraced electronic media can find it
a useful tool for staying in touch, reconnecting with
past business associates / friends, informing others
about their qualifications or job search, telling others
about an interesting article, getting feedback.
With current economic pressures to reduce
travel and meeting expenses, it
can provide a low cost alternative for networking or
staying informed. The BEAC LinkedIn
group
has over 600 members.
Ready to give it a
try?
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| BEAC feedback survey |
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BEAC recently sent a feedback survey to
all applicants / CPEAs. So far, over 350
responses have been received.
The survey
will
be open until September 30th. If you are a BEAC
applicant or CPEA and have not yet completed the
survey, please do so soon! The link was sent via
email, and if you cannot find yours, please contact the
BEAC office at info@beac.org.
Once the
survey is closed, results will be made available to all
BEAC participants, and a summary will be posted in
the next newsletter.
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| Environmental Law Reporter article |
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The Environmental Law Reporter recently
published
an article on the revised BEAC Performance and
Program Standards for the Professional
Practice of EHS Auditing . The article was written
by Ridgway Hall, Jr.,
CPEA
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| EHS Audits course in Latin America |
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BEAC, The Auditing Roundtable, and The IIA
recently
supported a 2 day training course on EHS Audits,
presented in Costa Rica by Roberto Jimenez.
Prior to the course, Roberto gave a
presentation on the same topic to over 200 auditors at
a regional conference of Latin American Internal
Auditors. Both the presentation and the course were
given in Spanish.
If you are interested in a
BEAC presentation, contact the BEAC office at
info@beac.org.
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| BEAC Standards available |
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The 2009 Performance and Program
Standards for the Professional Practice of
Environmental, Health and Safety Auditing are
available in four different
formats:
- Regular softcover book
- Coil Bound
softcover book
- Compact Disk
- pdf
file
All current CPEAs and applicants can receive one
complimentary copy, and they are available for
purchase. IIA and Auditing Roundtable members
receive a discount.
Order form
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| Auditing Roundtable training opportunities |
The Auditing Roundtable has developed an in-
depth
EHS auditor training program which provides
participants with the fundamental principles, skills,
procedures, techniques and EHS regulatory
knowledge necessary to conduct EHS audits properly
and in conformance with BEAC auditing
Standards.
Although these courses were not specifically
designed as exam prep courses, individuals desiring
to obtain BEAC auditor certification will benefit
significantly from them....and current CPEAs can gain
training hours to meet the BEAC Continuing
Professional Development requirement.
Three courses are currently offered:
- - EHS Basic Auditing Skills Training
- - Environmental Compliance Auditor Training
- - Health and Safety Compliance Auditor
Training
AR offers both public venue and in- house
courses.
The EHS Basic Auditing Skills training DVD is on sale
now!
WEBINARS: The Auditing Roundtable has
held several very
interesting webinars, on the following topics:
- - GHG Registry: EPA's Proposed Rule & Its
Importance to Environmental Auditors
- - ISO Auditing Standards - Their Impact on Your
Internal Audit Program
- - New BEAC Standards In case you missed
the webinars, The Auditing Roundtable has them
available here.
The Auditing Roundtable
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| IIA Training Opportunities |
The Institute of Internal Auditors is your source for
world-class training that will enlighten you on today's
critical issues and best practices. The expanding list
of educational opportunities sheds light on the topics
you need to power up your career - and keep it
there.
* The Power of IIA Seminars. For a complete
listing of all courses
and locations,
please click here.
* Recharge Your Career - Brew Up an IIA Virtual
Seminar Instantly!
Grab a cup of coffee, boot up your computer, and
enjoy IIA Virtual Seminars from your home, office, or
your favorite wireless hotspot. The new Virtual
Seminars feature live, interactive training, developed
and delivered by audit professionals, and classroom-
style instruction with a low student-to-instructor
ratio.
Register
today!
* IIA Webinars
Link to
webinars* IIA Conferences
Link to conferences
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| About BEAC |
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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.
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).
Learn More
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| BEAC online exams |
BEAC has been diligently working with the
software vendor to convert the BEAC
exams to online
format. We are 99% complete, but the last 1% has
forced us to postpone our planned launch date to
September 30th.
Once the conversion has
been finalized, all current applicants will be notified by
email, with instructions on how to register and
schedule the exam
at the location and date most convenient for you.
We apologize to anyone whose
certification plans have been delayed!
Where are ACT test centers?
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