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We hope you will find these articles interesting and informative. If you would like to contribute something for a future article, please contact us!
Sincerely,
Wendy K. Acha
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The BEAC website is in need of updating. We have established a Working Group for this project. However, input from the End Users of the website is KEY to bringing it up-to-date with all the bells & whistles that will make it WORLDCLASS!
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Advocacy
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- BEAC and The Auditing Roundtable issued a joint comment to OSHA on its Request for Information related to updating the OSHA Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM) standard.
- BEAC participated in the Intersociety Forum, hosted by the American Society of Safety Engineers during a one-day meeting in St. Louis. The forum is comprised of chief staff and volunteer officers from various EHS organizations.
- BEAC participated in the annual meeting of the Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialties Board. The CESB has re-accredited the CPEA designation through 2018.
- BEAC's Executive Director attended an ISO Standards meeting held recently in Orlando.
- BEAC is sponsoring Lincoln Romain to participate on the Auditing Roundtable Working Group on Conflict Minerals.
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Events
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BEAC will be exhibiting at several professional conferences during 2014.
If you will be attending, please stop by the BEAC exhibit booth and introduce yourself. Certified auditors can also earn CPD hours for helping staff the booth (contact the BEAC office for more information).
The 2014 Exhibit schedule follows:
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Committee Corner
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Certification Committee
The Certification Committee is responsible for reviewing certification qualification criteria; they are currently updating for the Environmental Compliance Auditor and Health & Safety Compliance Auditor qualification definitions. Certification Committee volunteers also review all completed applications and make recommendations to the BEAC Board.
Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee has been discussing a possible change to the Continuing Professional Development requirements which would require a certain level of Ethics training, similar to a requirement of the ABIH. Current discussion has centered on the types of Ethics courses currently available and their relevancy for EHS Auditors.
The Ethics Committee has also been revising the Disciplinary Procedures.
Exam Committee
The Exam Committee is finalizing the new Process Safety Auditor examination questions and Study Guide. BETA testing of the new exam is expected to begin in May.
Training& Education Committee
The T&E Committee is reviewing the Continuing Professional Development guidelines for updates, and assisting the Exam Committee with reviews of the exam Study Guides.
Courses recognized by the BEAC T&E Committee are listed here.
Marketing / External Affairs Committee
The Marketing Committee is responsible for getting out the message about EHS auditing and BEAC certification, and establishing liaisons with stakeholder groups.
BEAC is seeking volunteers to serve on BEAC committees.
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Auditor spotlight
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Leo J. DeBobes, CSP, CPEA, Assistant Administrator for Emergency Management and Regulatory Compliance at Stony Brook University Hospital, was honored by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) with the 2013 Edgar Monsanto Queeny National Safety Professional of the Year Award for demonstrated outstanding accomplishments as a safety professional and making significant contributions to advance the safety profession. Leo is also a member of the BEAC Ethics Committee.
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Scott Patterson, MSc, CSP, CPEA, Technical Services Manager at Alexander & Schmidt, and Shari Falkenburg, Assistant Vice President, CNA Risk Control, will present "Environmental Liability: What Every Safety Professional Should Know" at Safety 2014, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSE) Professional Development Conference & Exposition June 8-11, 2014, in Orlando, FL. Session #778 will take place on Wed., June 11, at 3PM.
Participants will gain an understanding of the basic concepts of Environmental Liability insurance coverages, become familiar with basic environmental terms most frequently used in the industry, and will be able to demonstrate increased preparedness to address potential environmental hazards and controls from a variety of situations under different coverages.
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Michael L. Miozza, a CSP, CPEA, CSHM, and founder of Health and Safety Solutions, Inc. (Fall River, Massachusetts) has authored a new book. "Safety Doesn't Have to Be Difficult! A Recipe for Creating a Strong and Sustainable Safety Management System" introduces the proprietary iforSafety™ program, an easy-to-use, 12-step process to help diverse organizations identify and correct safety problems before they lead to workplace incidents. A free, web-based companion assessment tool is available to evaluate an organization's safety culture through benchmarking and repeat evaluations.
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The American Industrial Hygiene Association® (AIHA) has added 43 new distinguished Fellows, recognized for their significant contributions to the field of industrial hygiene, to its list. The list includes four CPEAs:
- William O. Adams, CIH, CSP, CPEA, LEED® AP
- David E. Downs, CSP, CIH, QEP, CPEA
- Michelle F. Gillie, CIH, CPEA
- Carl W. Heinlein, ARM, CPEA, CRIS, CSHM, CSP, OHST, STS
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Leaders elected to positions at the American Society of Safety Engineers include the following CPEAs:
- Jeffery C. Camplin, MS, CSP, CPEA
- Michael F. Lorenzo, MS, CSP, CPEA
Let us know about your accomplishments, and we will share them with the EHS Auditing community.
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BEAC Board
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Members of the BEAC Board of Directors are appointed by The Auditing Roundtable and The Institute of Internal Auditors. The 2014 BEAC Board of Directors are:
- CHAIR: Joseph Cotier, CPEA (Elm Consulting Group)
- CHAIR ELECT: Elizabeth Holmberg, CPEA (Medtronics)
- SECRETARY: Tom Harding, CPEA (Consultant)
- TREASURER: Stan Rubins, JD (The IIA)
- Director: Steve Albert, CPEA (AECOM)
- Director: Tom Johnston, CPEA (Tesoro)
- Director: Stacey Kruse, CPEA (GM)
- Director: Joel Olener, CPSA (Process Safety Intl)
- Director: Jim Sprowl, CPEA (Goldenberg, Schneider)
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Benchmarking Surveys
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Do you have a subject area or particular question that you would like to see included in a benchmarking session? BEAC has sponsored audience-response voting devices which have been used at several Auditing Roundtable conferences. If you would like to have a subject matter or particular question included, send an email to wacha@beac.org or kathy@auditing-roundtable.org.
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Auditing Roundtable Training
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The Auditing Roundtable provides a variety of training options for EHSS auditors.
Training courses provide participants with the fundamental principles, skills, procedures, techniques and 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 certified auditors can gain training hours to meet the BEAC Continuing Professional Development requirement.
Training courses currently offered include:
- EHS Basic Auditing Skills
- Environmental Compliance Auditor
- Health and Safety Compliance Auditor
- Introduction to PSM
- Lead Auditor Training
- Auditing PSM and RMP
AR offers these courses at various times and locations throughout the year; companies can also arrange to have the courses presented at a specific location. Link to training courses.
Training DVD- The EHS Basic Auditing Skills course is available on DVD. Go here for more information, including a sneak preview.
EHS Webinars - several webinars are offered, and archives are also available. More information.
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RecertTrack discount for BEAC auditors
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RecertTrack is a full service online solution for professionally certified/licensed individuals who want to track their recertification activities, store support documentation, and create a report that can be submitted to a certification body for review and approval more efficiently and with less hassle. Spend more time on your personal and professional life and less time worrying about where your recertification file is.
The BEAC Training & Education Committee has approved using the RecertTrack report to submit BEAC Continuing Professional Development activities.
CPEAs and CPSAs receive a 25% Discount on RecertTrack!
Visit RecertTrack and select the "BEAC Group" rate from the pull down menu in the right-hand column. Then, create your profile by selecting "Sign Up".
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Workplace HR & Safety magazine CPD
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A subscription includes two articles and quizzes a month, sent electronically, for the full year. That's 24 quizzes!
Here are the points you can earn:
- Certified Professional Environmental Auditors (CPEA) and Certified Process Safety Auditors (CPSA) earn up to 8 credit hours
- Certified Safety Professionals (CSP) earn up to 2.4 points
- Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH) earn .5 per calendar year for 12 quizzes
More information.
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Nimonik Services
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Audit, inspect and track EHS laws with Nimonik Services
EHSQ Reporter for audits and verifications is a popular free iPhone and iPad app that allows you to verify and inspect in the field, gather notes, photos and findings and generate rich reports. EHSQ Reporter synchronizes with WikiChecklists, an online service to build and manage your checklists, inspect against them, issue corrective actions and generate reports.
EHS Tracker helps ISO 14001 and OHSMS 18001 certified sites easily and rigorously track environmental, health and safety legislation in the USA and Canada. EHS Tracker is a web based tool that allows you to receive easy to understand updates on laws, identify responsible people for revisions and track the activity of all of your colleagues for use as evidence during audits.
BEAC certified auditors can receive a special discount, please contact info@nimonik.ca.
More information on our services is available here.
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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) or Certified Process Safety Auditor (CPSA).
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Who employs BEAC certified auditors?
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BEAC has a table top display (see photo) available for use at local meetings or regional professional conferences.
BEAC will also provide information brochures, and will pay for shipping to and from any U.S. event. PowerPoint presentations are also available.
Please contact the BEAC office at least 4 weeks prior to the event to check availability. Please either phone 407 831 7727, or send an email to info@beac.org.
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