In last week’s blog post, I discussed issues related to Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in developing countries. This week I’ll explore some of the issues in carrying out a Phase II ESA, and in particular how to carry out the Phase II ESA when there are no local regulatory soil and groundwater remediation […]
Author Archive: Randall D. Shaw, Ph.D.
Are Phase I ESAs in Asia a Waste of Time and Money? Property Transfer and Environmental Liability in Asia
Over the last twenty years, we have carried out Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) for western–based multinationals in many countries across South-East Asia and the Middle East, including sites in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, China, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. Interestingly, we have yet to receive […]
The HSE “Professional’s” Dirty Secret – Fake Credentials and Certifications
This topic was suggested to me by a blog reader, M.F., an HSE trainer from a country in South Asia, who commented on the dismal state of HSE in his country:“Organisations state that they are adopting HSE but in reality they don’t have HSE departments in their organisations. Secondly, most of the consultants or institutes […]
How to Carry Out Your Own HSE Compliance Audit
In the last blog post, I discussed the process of developing a simple HSE Legal Register. We will continue that discussion to the obvious next step; that is, developing a simple system to assist in complying with the legislative requirements imposed on your business.To be clear, in this blog post I am not discussing compliance […]
How to Build Your Own HSE Legal Register
An effective HSE management system requires that you have in place the processes and procedures required to meet the legal requirements of the jurisdiction in which you operate. These legislative requirements will obviously depend upon the country of operation, and can include a handful to literally hundreds of laws and regulations (as discussed in detail […]