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The European Union Health, Safety, and Environmental Forum (EUHSEF) addresses the informational, networking, and best-practice needs of corporate directors and managers of health, safety, and environmental (HSE) programs from member companies with operations in Europe. The Forum promotes effective safety, health, and environmental programs and practices in member companies' European operations.
Position Title: Director of Environmental and External Affairs - Region Americas (located at the Cincinnati headquarters)
Reports to VP of Operations for the Americas Region
Tel: 32 2 548 47 30
This survey requested information on practices for scheduling and frequency of SH&E audits at Mercer ORC Networks companies. Nine companies provided information.
Company Best Practice: Identification and Assessment of Stakeholder Input and Issues
BSR Sustainability Conference Summary- November 2010
Harvard Business Review Article: Winning in the Green Frenzy. Gregory Unruh and Richard Ettonson. November 2010.
Green competition is shifting from a race to launch ecofriendly products to a battle over what actually constitutes a green product. Unless you’re engaged in the debate and in shaping the rules, you risk being assessed against sustainability standards you can’t
meet.
The presentation describes the members, purpose and latest status (as of Dec 2010) of the Mercer ORC Sustainability and CSR Working Group
The Update (see file attached below) provides a comprehensive summary of regulations, legislative actions, and policy developments that have been reported during the past three months. To assist you in making the best use of this information, a list of top stories, where they may be found in the report, and their significance, follows. If you require further information on any of the topics included in the update, please do not hesitate to contact Mercer's Global Health & Safety Forum staff.
Basic Qualifications:
Must have a minimum of three years of safety and health experience.
Core Competencies:
- A combination of education, training, and experience to gain knowledge, skills, and abilities generally equivalent to those typically possessed by a high school graduate, and/or entry level safety experience.
- Typically possesses three or more years of experience in occupational safety, incident investigations, and/or ergonomics.
Manager III Occ Health & Safety - Raytheon Corporation (El Segundo, CA)
This survey asked about the smoking policies in effect at ORC member companies. Twenty-one companies responded to the survey questionnaire with 19 indicating that their companies did have a smoking policy and two indicating that they did not. Only 7 responders indicated that there was a total ban on smoking on company property, the remainder indicated that that smoking was prohibited only in certain areas. One responder said they were planning to initiate a total ban in 2011. Thirteen responders indicated that employees could smoke in their personal cars when parked
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Australia
Phone: (61)(2) 9290 4000
The attached update provides a comprehensive summary of non-US regulations, legislative actions, and policy developments that have been reported during the past three months. To assist you in making the best use of this information, a list of top stories, where they may be found in the report, and their significance, is provided below.
This survey was prompted by an ORC member seeking information on how other multinational companies manage recordkeeping consistency between workplace safety and health incidents in Europe compared with other parts of the world. Specifically, very similar incidents occurring in different regions result in very different recordkeeping outcomes/classifications (based on the US OSHA recordkeeping system).
We invite you to attend the upcoming meeting of the ORC Worldwide European Union Health, Safety, and Environmental Forum, which will be held at Le Méridien Hotel, Carrefour de l’Europe 3, Brussels, 1000, Belgium (Telephone: +32-2-548-4211; Fax: + 32-2-548-4080). On-site registration for the meeting will begin on Wednesday, 17th March, at 12.00 (canapés and refreshments will be available); the meeting will begin at 13.00 and end at approximately 18.00 hours. The Thursday session will begin at 08.30 and end at approximately 13.00 hours and will be followed by lunch.
On January 26, 2010, former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the country from the threats posed by WMD and terrorism.
We ask that each member company representative complete this form, whether you plan to attend or not, and return it by 26 February. Your prompt registration helps us plan events that better suit the group’s needs. Substitutes and guests should also fill out the form. Please complete the fields in gray, save the document, and e-mail it to registrations@orcww.com.
If necessary, you may fax it to 212-398-1358.