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This list includes key points to consider when preparing for and managing an OSHA inspection.

The purpose of this policy is to establish uniform procedures to coordinate management involvement at every location in the event of an OSHA inspection in the United States.

A "Claims-Made and Reported" policy that requires a claim to be made upon the insured and reported to the company during the policy period and contains provisions which limit the amount of legal defense expense the company is responsible to pay in connection with claims.

Training presentation for educating employees on how to write audit and incident reports for workplace safety and health.

No longer is the annual report a dry recitation of financial figures. Increasingly, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings have become a canvas for broad, aspirational statements on corporate environmental and social practices. Publicly traded companies now face overlapping and sometimes conflicting demands for transparency from the SEC, activist shareholders, customers, and non–governmental organizations on subjects as disparate as conflict minerals, climate change, material environmental liabilities, and social mandates. These disclosures, which inevitably carry some degree of subjectivity, are fraught with obvious risks, including SEC enforcement actions, shareholder lawsuits and civil litigation based on consumer deception or false advertising claims. This program will provide corporate counsel with tips and case studies for working with their corporate colleagues and outside auditors to obtain information critical to making accurate and defensible disclosures that will highlight company accomplishments without creating unnecessary litigation or enforcement risk.

In the first part of this QuickCounsel, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this second part, we now look for bankability in the negotiation of the contract for the project's Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

This article discusses insurance options for those who wish to remediate areas with identified pollution.

An in-depth look at the life cycle approach and it's development and practice in the recent past.

<a href="http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/middle-east/knowledge/publications/80049/mining-in-turkey-ten-things-to-know">Mining in Turkey: Ten Things to Know</a>

A review of legal issues related to mining in Turkey. Includes brief overview of legislation, licensing, environmental protection, and investment.

David C. Cannon Jr., of PPG Industries, explains how corporations with proactive environmental programs that lead rather than be led by the regulators are sharpening their companies’ competitive edge.