Fall Meeting of The Auditing Roundtable Philadelphia, PA – September 8 – 10, 2010

The Changing Climate for EHS Auditing
One of Philadelphia’s most famous residents, Benjamin Franklin, is quoted as saying “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”  Author and management expert, Peter Drucker, referenced another of Franklin’s quotations saying that “Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable.  But that still implies that change is like death and taxes it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable.  But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm.”

Auditing programs must change as quickly as business in general in order to remain relevant.  What changes are your colleagues implementing to remain relevant?  What strategies are they employing to improve and support their business objectives?  What tools would make your job more efficient?  These are the issues to be discussed at the Fall Meeting of The Auditing Roundtable, the oldest and largest organization of professional EHS and management systems auditors.  Hear how others are assessing sustainability information as part of their EHS compliance and management systems audits.  Find out how others are coordinating self-assessment activity with their corporate auditing programs.  SKF, a global supplier of roller bearings and seals will discuss how they have adapted their sustainability program in this challenging business environment. 

A year ago, the United States Congress seemed on track for a cap and trade bill addressing control of greenhouse gases.  Now, like every other legislative agenda item, the future is not so certain.  Hear from experts as they bring us up to date on existing and future regulation of greenhouse gases.  What is certain is that Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases is an obligation and businesses need to be collecting information now.  Johnson & Johnson, a company in the middle of gathering information for its greenhouse gas inventory, will shed light on how they’re assuring this reporting obligation fits into its other sustainability strategies.  While almost everyone has an understanding now that they have a carbon footprint – even if they aren’t sure what theirs is – what about your water footprint?  We’ll hear about why you ought to be keeping an eye on both your water and your carbon footprint, along with your energy usage, examine tools for water footprinting and review case studies. 

It is also certain that both USEPA and OSHA have increased inspection and enforcement budgets and plan to put their new resources to work.  Find out the latest from OSHA and USEPA concerning agency initiatives, greenhouse gas, enforcement trends and the role that auditors have in helping improve their organizations and achieve success.  Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA will present a keynote address on the reinvigoration of OSHA and the role of auditing.  Samantha Phillips Beers, Director Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice USEPA Region 3 will discuss how agency enforcement intends to bring about change.

Through plenary sessions, exhibits, interest groups, industry roundtables and training courses, The Auditing Roundtable is the place for obtaining information and exchanging ideas.  Two CEU courses will be offered on Tuesday September 7, 2010.  Thea Dunmire (ENLAR Compliance Services) will lead a course on the role of Ethics in EHS Auditing and the other short course will focus on Root Cause Analysis and be led by Dr. Randy Roig (Specialty Technical Consultants). 

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Meeting at a Glance

Time	Tuesday September 7		Wednesday September 8	Thursday September 9	Friday September 10
Early Morning			Opening and Plenary Sessions ·         Keynote Speaker (TBD)   ·         SKF Case Study: Sustainability in Changing Times	Opening and Plenary Sessions ·         Role of Self-Assessments in Auditing Programs	Opening and Plenary Session ·         Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Michaels, Asst. Secretary of Labor for OSHA
Late Morning			·         Greenhouse Gas Update	Not Your Normal Audit Topics: ·         Mechanical Integrity in PSM ·         Integrating Sustainability into Audit Programs ·         TSCA	·         USEPA Update on Enforcement   ·         E-Waste Validation – R2 and E-Stewards
Midday			Lunch	Lunch	·         Close of National Meeting ·         Working Lunch for Planning Upcoming Meetings
Early Afternoon			·         Water Footprinting ·         GEMI Tools for Environmental Sustainability	·         How Industry can get the most from their consultants and Vice Versa ·         Project Management Tools ·         Tour of Philadelphia Mint (Concurrent and limited to 20)	The AR Philadelphia Region will hold a joint meeting with local chapters of other professional associations addressing topics of interest to the mid-Atlantic region.
Late Afternoon			Industry Roundtables	Concurrent Interest Group Breakout 1: ·         Management Systems ·         Health and Safety ·         International   Concurrent Interest Group Breakout 2: ·         Greenhouse Gas ·         Auditor Resources ·         Legislative/Regulatory	Networking opportunity in conjunction with other local chapters of professional associations
Evening	CEU Course: Ethics in EHS Auditing	CEU Course: Root Cause Analysis	Reception and Networking	Networking opportunity in conjunction with other local chapters of professional associations
All Day			Vendor Exhibition	Vendor Exhibition

Tuesday September 7 – CEU Courses
6:00-9:00 PM	Course Summary
Ethics In EHS Auditing	Ethical issues arise in many environmental and OH&S auditing situations and impact how EHS auditing programs are designed and implemented.  Many professional associations, including the Board of Environmental, Health and Safety Auditor Certifications (BEAC) and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) have developed professional codes to guide EHS professionals in resolving ethical dilemmas.  This class will provide an introduction to these professional codes of conduct and the ethical principles set out in them.  The class will also introduce tools that can be used for evaluating ethical dilemmas and provide an interactive forum for discussing a series of scenarios that present potential ethical challenges.  This CEU course qualifies for CEU credit from BEAC (3 CPD hours) and ABIH (0.5 IH Ethics CM Points).  Instructor – Thea D. Dunmire, JD, CIH, CSP (ENLAR Compliance Services)
Root Cause Analysis	Effective root cause analysis is an essential part of corrective and preventive action.  From a stand-alone accident/incident investigation to an integrated process in an overall Plan-Do-Check-Act/Adjust management system continual improvement process, if your root cause analysis leads you to an erroneous, inconsequential or limited conclusion, your efforts and your action plan for improvement will be of limited value and could be counterproductive.  This class will help you understand and improve your incident investigation process, and your ability to utilize systemic methods for root cause analysis like Five Whys, KATTAR(S), Paredo Diagrams and Error/Failure Mode Effect Analysis.  Through discussion, interaction and examination of case studies, this class will help improve your root cause analysis skills, and consequently your ability to implement effective long-term solutions.  This course qualifies for CEU credit for BEAC (3 CPD hours) and will be examined for further CEU credit from other organizations. Instructor – Dr. Randy Roig (Specialty Technical Consultants)

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