Part 2: When Must Your Company Pay the Costs of Emergency Environmental Measures? In Part 1, we told you that your company could be forced to pay the government for the costs it incurs in responding to an environmental emergency for which your company is responsible. Liability for the costs of government emergency measures is [...]

MODEL CLAUSE CONTRACTORS’ ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS EHS Laws. Contractor shall ensure that all work is conducted in accordance with applicable environmental, health and safety (EHS) laws. EHS Program. Contractor shall ensure that all work is conducted in accordance with the Company’s EHS program and that its workers have received any applicable training required by said EHS [...]

Mercury—or “liquid silver”—is a metal that’s used in products such as thermometers, dental fillings, electrical and vehicle switches and fluorescent light bulbs. It can also be emitted into the environment through various industrial processes used to create other products. The bad news is that mercury is highly toxic to the environment and to human health. [...]

As an EHS coordinator, you work hard to ensure that your company complies with environmental laws. You set up an EHS program that has rules and policies on environmental compliance, train workers on those rules and policies and make sure that supervisors keep a close eye on workers to ensure they do what they’re supposed [...]

What Are Your Legal Obligations? You’ve just discovered an oil slick under one of your trucks. It looks like an oil leak. The truck has been sitting in a gravel lot for at least the last three days. Your mechanic reports that the leak is no more than 24 hours old. And the discoloration left [...]

The chart below lists the names and numbers of individuals you’re required to notify about hazardous spills or environmental contaminants at your company. Keep the information for your jurisdiction handy so you can report spills immediately. Province/Territory Contact Federal Environment Canada: 416-346-1971. Also notify any member of the public that might be adversely affected by [...]

Based on the analysis from the first two parts