• Review examples of some high consequence events and their underlying causes;
• Discuss a major theory of accident causation;
• Understand observations and nonconformances that can lead to high consequence events; and
• Learn to communicate such information in a way that will get attention when it really matters.

Our presenter will be Curtis J. Johnson, CPEA and STC Senior Program Director in our Texas office. Mr. Johnson will bring examples from amongst the hundreds of facilities he has examined during his 30+ years EHS experience in industry and consulting. In addition to auditing and assisting with EHS management program development in industries ranging from petroleum and chemicals, to manufacturing to food and pharmaceuticals, Mr. Johnson is a contributing author for STC’s Pipeline Safety Auditing: Federal Compliance Guide and for ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems: A Complete Implementation Guide. He is currently developing an auditing guide for use in the upstream oil and gas production industry.

Title: Preventing High-Consequence Events
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

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System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

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Martin Bermudez, CHMM, joins our consulting team as an STC Senior Program Director in our Oakland, California office. He has over 20 years of environmental, health, safety and risk management experience in consulting, insurance, and industry. Martin has spent much of his recent career evaluating, implementing and developing global EHS systems in the oil & gas, aerospace, and telecommunications industries. He has also worked on projects in semiconductor, medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, apparel, paint and coatings, industrial tool manufacturing, automotive parts manufacturing, electronic product assembly, and mining  in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Martin has a broad range of experience in environmental management issues and has performed work involving environmental compliance assessment, permitting, CAA 112(r) risk management, hazardous waste characterization, chemical process evaluation, due diligence, environmental site assessment, and underground storage tank management. His environmental expertise is complemented by his experience in health & safety management. Martin has developed corporate safety programs and procedures for the management and assessment of non-ionizing radiation, chemical & biological agent exposure, occupational noise exposure and airborne asbestos hazards. Martin has also performed process safety management program development and evaluations for ammonia refrigeration systems and semiconductor manufacturing processes. He has conducted training in Spanish and has also translated EH&S documents.

Martin is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and is also currently pursuing his Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).

For more information about his environmental, health and safety expertise, please contact Martin at (510) 909-5460 or via email at mbermudez@stcenv.com.

STC Summary of NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Sources presented by Russ Boesch on Feb 23, 2011

Audit Action Plan Strategies presented by Curt Johnson on May 18, 2011

STC Corporate Social Responsibility presented by Sara Broadbent on September 15, 2011

OSHA Recordkeeping Webinar presented by Carol Robinson on December 14, 2011

Our presenter will be Carol J. Robinson, CIH, CSP, Vice President of Specialty Technical Consultants. Carol has over 30 years experience in EHS management for a wide range of industries including biotech, chemical, high tech, personal care and petrochemical companies. She has performed hazard and exposure assessments, conducted compliance and management system audits, and supported clients in the identification and implementation of practical corrective and preventive actions. As head of corporate EHS programs at JDS Uniphase and Helene Curtis, Ms. Robinson developed corporate objectives, metrics, policies and strategic direction. She led injury reduction efforts that resulted in reduced costs. Her experience managing non-EHS groups including engineering, facilities, corporate security and TSCA compliance has exposed Ms. Robinson to a diverse range of business issues and backgrounds, enabling her to provide focused, understandable and actionable guidance and training.

Title: OSHA Recordkeeping – Answering Your Tough Case Questions
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT (11 to noon PDT)

At registration, you will be asked to describe your OSHA recordkeeping case question to be answered during the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

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Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Before moving to NY, Jenni was a corporate environmental manager at Baxter International for more than 10 years. She was heavily involved in the development of Baxter’s sustainability program. Prior to Baxter, Jenni worked in the electric utility industry. She has experience managing air, water, and waste compliance programs, as well as site remediation projects and emergency response programs. Jenni is known for her innovative approaches to integrating six sigma and lean manufacturing into EHS, and she is an experienced ISO 14001 Lead Auditor.

Jenni plans to help clients with compliance support, compliance and management systems audits, Six Sigma and lean manufacturing projects, and STC’s CSR and sustainability client services. To get in touch with Jenni, call 510.533.4067.

• Leverage what you’re already doing for CSR
• Use organizational strengths to customize a program
• Target the key activities that fill gaps effectively, without undue time and effort
• Communicate your success to stakeholders

Our presenter will be Ms.Sara Broadbent, R.E.A. Sara is a Senior Program Director and leads STC’s Corporate Social Responsibility practice. She has over 30 years environmental, health and safety management experience, including operational, management, industry and consulting experience in industries ranging from electronics to hazardous waste. While the Executive Director for EHS at Seagate Technologies, Sara directed Seagate’s Corporate Social Responsibility Program, was Vice-President of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, and represented the United States Network of the United Nations Global Compact. She has utilized her Lean/Six Sigma training in diverse projects such as improving design cycle times and implementing more efficient training methods. Sara has regional and international EHS program management and compliance experience with Fortune 500 companies. She is an ISO 14001 Auditor, a California Registered Environmental Assessor, a Grade II Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/226148242

Audits are essential to assuring effective EHS management programs. However, these tools are successful only when there is effective follow up and resolution of audit findings; otherwise they become a liability. This free webinar will review aspects of auditing that enhance development and management of action plans. Guidance will be provided on optimum structure and management of corrective and preventive action plans. A case will be presented for measuring action plan performance relative to target dates and actual action item completion dates. Participants will be able to apply these concepts within their own EHS management programs, helping assure prompt effective resolution of audit action plans.

Our presenter will be Mr. Curt Johnson, CPEA and STC Senior Program Director. Curt has over 30 years experience in EHS auditing and compliance assurance strategies and is certified in all four auditing specialties from the Board of EHS Auditing Certifications. He has conducted hundreds of EHS and management systems audits and guided development of the 1995 Survey of Voluntary Environmental Audit Practices, which was instrumental in modifying USEPA’s policy on voluntary auditing and disclosure. As the VP of EHS Auditing for Browning Ferris Industries he was responsible for over a hundred audits a year and the responsible closure of every audit finding. In his consulting practice, Curt assists organizations to design and implement their audit programs.

Title:
Audit Action Plan Strategies: How to Get the Results You Need
Date:
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Time:
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

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Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

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Join us for a Webinar on February 23

EPA’s new National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule will soon affect a broad swath of industries that fabricate and/or finish metal products.  The rule, which takes effect on July 25, 2011, will impose operating, reporting and record keeping standards on nine metal fabrication and finishing source categories.  This rule applies to an “area source” (that is, a stationary source of HAP that is not a “major source”) where the primary activity matches one of the following source categories:
·    Electrical and electronic equipment finishing operations
·    Fabricated metal products
·    Fabricated plate work
·    Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
·    Heating equipment, except electric
·    Industrial machinery and equipment finishing operations
·    Iron and steel forging
·    Primary metals manufacturing
·    Valves and pipe fittings

This webinar will discuss the regulatory requirements and strategies for compliance with notification, emission controls, record keeping and reporting obligations, and employee training. Our presenter will be Mr. Russ Boesch, CPEA, CHMM an STC Senior Program Director with 25 years experience in EHS compliance management.

Title:     NESHAP Area Source Standards for 9 Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories
Date:     Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Time:    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

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System Requirements
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Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Previously STC received a letter of interpretation from OSHA, which  clarified policies related to Vendor-owned and operated systems of process safety management (PSM)-covered chemical supply systems on industrial sites.  STC received a reply from EPA clarifying policies relating to EPA’s Risk Management Program on November 23, 2010.

A copy of the original request letter and the OSHA and EPA interpretation letters are available on the Resources page of our website at http://www.specialtytechnicalconsultants.com/resources/.  If you have further questions on these issues or wish help interpreting shared roles between suppliers and hosts for PSM systems, please contact Randy Roig or 510-495-6060.