Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
We just uploaded three free checklist for OSHA self inspections in oregon. Let us know what you think!
Abrasive Wheel Grinder Safety Checklist
In 2003 my friend Louis introduced me to Apple, it’s been a one way trip. It’s sometimes hard to explain to people what makes Apple’s products different; how do you explain the nuance of serif and sans-serif font, the click of a keyboard or the lightness of a Macbook Air. Of course, it’s not one of these innovations that makes Apple stand out, but rather the uncomprimising combination of them.
Yes, Apple makes consumer products for relatively wealthy people. Yes, there are bigger problems and greater issues in the world. But, Apple and its undying devotion to perfection inspired and empowered many of us to do what we do today.
It is hard to imagine I’ve much to add to what will be said. Yet, it is however as simple as this; to honour Steve Jobs and his legacy, ask yourself: What would you do with your time on earth if it were limited to 56 years.
Do that, and nothing else, and the world will be a better place.
These checklists are taken from the documents on the US Government website which describes C-TPAT as, “C-TPAT is a voluntary government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen and improve overall international supply chain and U.S. border security.”
This list covers parts of the Customs Trade Partnership (C-TPAT or CTPAT) requirements needed for certification. This list is non-official and does not have the authority of the US Government Trade department.
Here are three handy checklists you can use in the field on your iPad and iPhone for C-TPAT inspections:
Free C-TPAT Self Assessment for Manufacturing and Wharehousing Checklist
Free Checklist for C-TPAT Self Assessment requirements towards certification.
Free 5 Step Risk Assessment Checklist for C-TPAT
For the readers amongst you, we just generated some transcripts of our recent conversations with environmental Lawyer Dianne Saxe.
Erickson Wind Farm Permits Authorization
Cascades Lagoons contaminated Sites Liability
Quebec Laurentian Highway Noise Issues
BP Oil Spill Environmental Legal consequences
In this short clip, Dianne Saxe of Envirolaw.com and Yves Faguy of Nimonik discuss recent issues around liability after a commercial contract has been performed – or not. Watch the video to find out more and what risks you run when selling or buying industrial property in Canada.
Title: Liability during property transfer – Cascades Lagoons
Length: 2:59
URL: http://www.nimonik.ca/2011/09/liability-during-property-transfer-cascades-lagoons/
Note: Unclear word/s is/are time-stamped and highlighted.
Yves:
Do you have a sense of what’s coming up in your head?
Diane:
Well, one of the case is, again it depends a little bit who the audience is but the Cascades paper decision that I was just reading, I think is really interesting because it’s a decision of Cascades created certain environmental issues in the course of running a paper mill. They sold the mill and paid the buyer, I forgot the exact statistics, but something in the general area of 2.5 million dollars to take over the environmental issues and fix them. And then they paid them another half million dollars to dredge a particular lagoon. And the recipient of the money took the money, spent the money, didn’t do the lagoon, (and) didn’t deal with any of these environmental issues. So they took all the money reportedly spent it all (and) didn’t deal with the issues. So now the ministry is coming back to Cascades and saying ‘You have to clean this up’ and Cascades is saying ‘We already paid for it the current owner won’t… we have a plan with the current owner that won’t let us carry out, this is just not workable, it’s not fair, it’s not workable.’
Yves:
What’s the outcome of this case?
Diane:
The outcome was that they the Environmental Review Tribunal said ‘We don’t care that you already paid for this at least once or twice. You dug your own grave here because you gave them the money without making sure that they would spend it with what you gave the money for, so have to do it again.’
Yves:
So they might have cause an action against the new owner.
Diane:
They absolutely do but the point of this is that the new owner may have spent the money. There’s no particular reason. They absolutely can sue the new owner but you have to wonder whether there’s going to be any assets there. So the moral there, this is something that we see fairly regularly is people think that they can make a commercial deal and someone else agrees to take the liability and they’re protected.
What we’ve seen several times coming out of the courts is it doesn’t have to be fair in what we would normally consider fairness if the government wants to order you to clean stuff up and they have the statutory right to do it because you had something to do with the property they can do it. So the kinds of deals that are still being negotiated are often not enforceable deals. I think that would surprise a lot of people that you can pay for a cleanup and have to pay for it again.
