VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Specialty Technical Publishers (STP) and Specialty Technical Consultants (STC) announce the availability of the newly updated International Audit Protocol Consortium (IAPC) EHS audit protocol for Italy. Leading companies around the world use IAPC EHS audit protocols to understand the scope of their EHS regulatory obligations and rapidly collect, share, archive, and export audit findings in a cost effective manner. IAPC EHS audit protocols are now prepared by STC in partnership with STP and continue to focus on those national (plus, in some cases, regional or provincial) EHS requirements that have site-specific application for manufacturing operations. As a leading EHS management consulting firm with a global network of experienced EHS teaming partners, STC has indepth knowledge and technical expertise of local/regional EHS requirements.
STP and STC maintain leading-edge EHS audit protocols for more than 50 jurisdictions. The protocol documents are written in English and are available in MS Word, Adobe Acrobat and Excel formats, as well as through STP's web-based portal or can be integrated into an existing company platform. Using the protocols' custom templates and advanced functionality features, auditors can easily track audit findings and manage data over time to improve compliance, risk management and safety performance. In addition, STP's formatting is compatible with leading risk management and sustainability platform providers.
Highlights of selected legislation covered in the newly developed protocol include:
- "Legislative Decree no. 183 of 15 November 2017, Transposition of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 (pursuant to Article 17 of the Law no. 170 of 12 August 2016)" introduces provisions for medium combustion plants. This Decree provides requirements for the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the atmosphere from medium combustion plants, as well as for the reorganization of the regulatory framework of establishments that produce emissions into the atmosphere.
- "Presidential Decree No. 146 of 16 November 2018, Regulation of transposition of EU Regulation No. 517/2014 on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases that repeals EC Regulation No. 842/2006" introduces the obligation for companies performing installation, repair, maintenance and dismantling of stationary refrigeration equipment, air conditioning, stationary heat pumps and fire protection equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases to enroll in the National Electronic Register and be in possess of a certificate issued by a Certification Body as well as to keep any data related to these operations into a dedicated the database ('Banca dati') on fluorinated greenhouse gases and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases.
- "Law No. 12 of 11 February 2019 Converting into law Decree No. 135 of 14 December 2018 "Urgent Provisions to Support and Simplify Administrative Burdens for the Public Administration" abolishes the SISTRI system (Sistema Informatico di Controllo della Tracciabilita dei Rifiuti) (Waste Tracking Information System), an electronic waste tracking information system aimed at centralizing the monitoring of all phases of waste management in Italy. As a consequence, the requirements relating to paper waste record keeping obligations (waste manifests, waste registers and Unified Declaration Forms "MUD") apply to facilities that were registered with the SISTRI system until 31 December 2018 as well as to those facilities that were not required to meet the SISTRI obligations. The provisions that currently apply to waste tracking (paper traceability system) are those entailed in art. 188bis, 190, 193 of "Legislative Decree n. 152 of 3 April 2006." These will be eventually repealed by a new set of rules which will create and implement the National Electronic Register.
- "Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (Regulation (EU) 2017/852, OJ L 137/1, 24 May 2017), 17 May 2017" sets forth requirements for the temporary storage and disposal of mercury waste. Requirements related to operators of chlor-alkali manufacturing processes, the cleaning of natural gas, non-ferrous mining and smelting operations and extraction from cinnabar ore as industry specific are not covered in this protocol.
- "Legislative Decree No. 152 of 3 April 2006, Legislation on Environmental Issues, as amended through Legislative Decree No. 104 of 16 June 2017, as amended through 30 December 2018" changes requirements for recording of emissions. Affected combustion plants will need to change the way they record air emissions measurements as of 2025 (medium combustion plants) and 2030 (combustion plants with a nominal thermal power equal to or less than 5 MW).
- "Decree No. 195 of 3 November 2017" defines the Charter of Rights and the duties of students alternating between school and work for the purpose of giving students an opportunity to learn profession, work and research, useful to achieve and integrate curricular skills, in order to motivate them and direct them to conscious choices, in the perspective of the continuation of studies or entry into the work world. Furthermore, the Decree establishes special provisions for students' health and safety.
- "Decree of the Minister of Public Health No. 33 of 22 January 2018" defines the measures and the requirements for plant protection products in order to avoid dangerous handling operations and guarantee a safe use by non-professional users, with particular regard to the person of the user himself and those who can come into contact, directly or indirectly, with these products being handled or used as well as during home storage. The Decree also defines certain requirements for the trade and sale of the aforementioned products.
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Specialty Technical Publishers (STP) produces technical resource guides covering environmental, health & safety, transportation, accounting, business practices, standards and law, offering comprehensive guidance on key compliance and regulatory issues. STP is a division of Glacier Media Inc., a Canadian information communications company that provides primary and essential information in print, electronic and online media. Glacier's Business and Professional Information Group publishes directories, technical manuals, research and development materials, medical education, electronic databases, investment information and specialty websites.
About Specialty Technical Consultants
Specialty Technical Consultants, Inc. (STC) is a specialized management consulting firm working to enhance environmental health and safety (EHS) performance. Through its consulting services, STC partners with clients to strengthen management systems' design and implementation, and identifies needs and implements solutions to meet business objectives. Services provided include: EHS compliance support; risk assessment; EHS auditing; corporate responsibility and sustainability; EHS management systems development and implementation; EHS regulatory information tools; and EHS training.
STC is certified as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and the Supplier Clearinghouse for the California Public Utilities Commission, and as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.
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