Global Applicability & Audit

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1 Global Applicability & Audit Everything you need to conduct EHS audits and site assessments on an international scale bna.com/ga

2 Global Applicability & Audit Your timesaving solution for maintaining effective international compliance. Virtually every multinational company needs to audit its foreign operations for compliance with local EHS requirements. Global Applicability & Audit helps you understand a country s EHS compliance obligations, how those obligations are enforced, and what agencies have regulatory authority. We make it easy to identify areas that are out of compliance and weigh the level of risk. Dual-language scorecards (available for multiple jurisdictions) let English and non-english speakers work side by side from the same document. We speak your language dual language is available for multiple jurisdictions. With Global Applicability & Audit, you can: Use guide notes to understand a requirement or answer a compliance question. Customize your audit by selecting only those topics that apply to your facility. Generate audit and compliance scoresheets. Assess a facility s compliance with applicable regulations. Rely on detailed instructions, auditor guide notes, field-tested checklists, and accurate quarterly updates. Link directly to the text of any relevant citations. Save, share, and export your EHS audit checklists. Streamline your international operations as you save time and money. Receive two complimentary hours of consulting from Enhesa. Utilize dual-language checklists in English and the country s official language (available for multiple jurisdictions). To start your complimentary trial or to learn more, contact your Bloomberg Environment representative. Call or visit bna.com/ga

3 A sophisticated yet simple approach to auditing. Choose a jurisdiction and topic. This is the first step toward creating a custom audit checklist targeted to your operations. Determine what topics apply to your facility with our applicability analysis. Quickly answer questions about your operations to determine which requirements apply to your facility. Review and update your audits. Continue to fine-tune or update your audits as conditions or findings change. Global Applicability & Audit is an ideal solution for: Multinational companies with corporate selfassessment/compliance management programs Help your company s international sites meet their internal self-assessment mandates on an ongoing basis. Sites doing their own compliance analyses Use Global Applicability & Audit as part of the ISO EMS process to identify all legal aspects, especially at larger, more complex industrial sites. Internal audit groups Global Applicability & Audit saves you money compare with the cost of updating audit checklists yourself. Independent professional auditors/consultants Compete with industry leaders you have access to the knowledge and field-tested materials of an international network of EHS auditors.

4 Determine applicability. Read guide notes for audit strategy and tips. Create reports and scoresheets. Easily export your results to Excel for inclusion in documents and presentations. Manage change. Check for updates since you last saved your audit. Components Pre-Audit/Pre-Assessment Preparation List of all documents, reports, and files to be gathered for review prior to on-site audit or inspection Compliance Rulebooks (Audit Protocols) Detailed summaries of regulatory requirements Guide notes: How to determine applicability Look for specific compliance elements Practices, conditions, and situations that could indicate potential problems Scorecards Allow quick recording of the facility s compliance status with each regulatory requirement Regular Updates Changes are flagged for topics in saved templates

5 Africa/Middle East Algeria Angola Botswana Egypt Ghana Guinea Israel* Jordan Kenya Kuwait Morocco Namibia Nigeria Qatar Saudi Arabia* South Africa Tanzania Tunisia UAE: National and Abu Dhabi* National and Dubai* Zambia Americas Argentina: National and Buenos Aires National and Santa Cruz Brazil: Federal* Federal and Espiritu Santo Federal and Goiás Federal and Minas Gerais* Federal and Rio Grande do Sul Federal and Rio de Janeiro* Federal and São Paulo* Canada: Federal and Alberta Federal and British Columbia Federal and Manitoba Federal and New Brunswick Federal and Newfoundland Federal and Nova Scotia Federal and Ontario Federal and Quebec Federal and Saskatchewan Chile* Colombia* Costa Rica* Dominican Republic* Mexico: Federal* Federal and Distrito Federal (Mexico City) Federal and Hidalgo Federal and Mexico Federal and Nuevo Leon Federal and Tabasco* Federal and Veracruz Peru* Uruguay Venezuela* Asia/Pacific Australia: Commonwealth and NSW Commonwealth and Northern Territory Commonwealth and Queensland Commonwealth and South Australia Commonwealth and Victoria Commonwealth and Western Australia Azerbaijan China: National and Beijing* National and Fujian National and Guangdong* National and Henan National and Jiangsu* National and Liaoning National and Shandong* National and Shanghai* National and Shanxi National and Shenzhen* National and Sichuan National and Tianjin National and Xiamen National and Zhejiang* Hong Kong India: National National and Andhra Pradesh National and Goa National and Gujarat National and Karnataka National and Madhya Pradesh National and Maharashtra National and Tamil Nadu National and Uttar Pradesh Indonesia* Japan* Kazakhstan* Malaysia New Zealand Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea* Taiwan* Thailand* Vietnam* Europe Austria* Belgium: Federal and Brussels Federal and Flanders Federal and Wallonia Croatia* Czech Republic* Denmark European Union Finland France* Germany: National and Baden-Württemberg National and Bayern* National and Hamburg* National and Hessen National and Lower Saxony National and Nordrhein-Westfalen* National and Rhineland-Palatinate National and Saxony Gibraltar Greece Hungary* Ireland Italy* Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands* Norway* Poland* Portugal Romania* Russia: National and Moscow Serbia Slovakia Spain: National and Catalonia* National and Madrid Sweden Switzerland: National National and Geneva National and Neuchâtel Turkey* Ukraine* United Kingdom: England Scotland Wales Major topics covered Air emission management Chemicals management Emergency preparedness/response Facility/process safety General environmental requirements Hazardous materials management/ transport Occupational health Safety management Waste management Water management *Jurisdictions available in dual language Ask your Bloomberg Environment representative for more information. (New countries are added on an ongoing basis.)

6 Start your free trial today. Customize your audits and focus on the specifics of your facilities. Global Applicability & Audit allows you the flexibility to select just those modules that apply to your facility and add corporate standards or sitespecific requirements to fully flesh out your checklist. Control the level of detail you apply to your compliance audit checklist. Global Applicability & Audit is concise and streamlined yet still allows you the option of drilling down for more detail when the complexities of a situation demand it. Trusted expertise from two industry leaders. Global Applicability & Audit brings together the expertise of two industry leaders: Bloomberg Environment, a leading publisher of EHS news and analysis for more than 40 years, and Enhesa, a recognized leader in international audit consulting and regulatory compliance. To start your complimentary trial or to learn more, contact your Bloomberg Environment representative. Call or visit bna.com/ga 2018 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc JO