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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: The IS0 14000 Environmental Management Standards:
An Alternative to "Command and Control"?
By
"A company that registers to IS0 14001 should never see a regulator again." James Seif, Secretary, Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection.
The above statement is a strong endorsement
for an emerging set of voluntary standards
by one of the nation's top state environmental
regulators. The U.S. EPA also
sees adoption of the 14000 standards by
industry as a means for leveraging its dwindling
enforcement resources for even
greater environmental protection. Why
were these standards created? Why are
companies beginning to use them even before
they are officially published, and what
are the perceived benefits? Why are they
being used by foreign governments when
U.S. exploration and production companies
want to 
drill
? And how can this "systems
approach" provide assurance of greater
environmental protection than the traditional
"Command and Control" strategy
used by U.S. regulatory agencies for the
past 25 years? The presenter will answer
these questions as he demonstrates the compatibility
of IS0 14001 with modern business
and quality management practices.
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