Up-to-the-minute information on the latest standards for environmental, health, and safety audits This essential update to McGraw-Hill's Environmental, Health, and Safety Auditing Handbook, Second Edition, covers all of the regulatory changes and new auditing standards implemented since the book was published. Accessible and free of legal jargon, it is a must for anyone responsible for compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws and corporate environmental standards and objectives. Look inside for: The most recent regulatory information and auditing standards, including ISO 14000 and 14001; New techniques and methods for conducting effective audits and re-engineering the EHS audit process; Innovative approaches to measuring sustainability in business; A guide to EHS auditing within a decentralized management structure. Learn how to plan and conduct effective environmental audits with step-by-step guidance from leading corporations and consultants with extensive experience in EHS auditing. This valuable reference work guides you through the process, with sections on auditing and the environmental management system. . .international approaches to EHS auditing. . .enhancing the value of EHS audit reports. . .using computers in EHS auditing, and even auditing the software used by EHS auditors. . .and environmental audits and the law. This information is detailed in language you can understand to help you conduct EHS audtis that are effective in measuring compliance, evaluating management systems, and helping your organization achieve its environmental, health, and safety goals--whether your organization has a long-established EHS audit program or is just beginning todevelop one.

This text is designed to answer the new awareness and concern about the environment and health and safety issues, by corporations operating in the USA and internationally, since the environmental audit became a routine part of corporate business. As with any other type of audit, the process includes a careful review of all aspects of the process and the plant (past and present) that could cause health, safety or environmental problems.

The need for environmental audits has created a booming engineering niche for environmental assessments. Audits can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a company's environmental management or assess environmental risks. This book is a guide to those interested in environmental auditing. It offers the rationale and broad background in environmental auditing as well as specificity. Everything is covered, from staffing and client requirements to site visits and data protocol. This is a precise document for those involved in the audit process.