environment protection the three rs greg haet, uc berkeley eh&s academy october 8, 2009
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Environment Protection
“ The Three Rs”
Greg Haet, UC Berkeley
EH&S Academy October 8, 2009
The Three Rs
Regulations
Recordkeeping
Relationships
Regulations
What kinds of things are regulated?
• USTs, ASTs
• boilers, engines, lab emissions, refrigerants
• stormwater (construction, operations)
• wastewater
• clean-ups of contaminated sites
Regulations
Regulations and regulators can be:
Federal State Local/Regional
Regulations
Regulations
Law (or Act or Statute)
Legislative Body
• Patriot Act
• Clean Air Act
• Megan's Law
• California Global Warming Solutions Act
Bill
Legislative Body
• Health Care Reform Bill
Regulations (or Ordinance)
Govt. Agency
• Part 40 – Code of Federal Regulations
• SCAQMD air quality regs
Regulations
Example: Ozone-depleting substances (aka, refrigerants)
Federal (law):
Clean Air Act, 1990 Amendments, Title VI
Regulator is US EPA
Federal (regulations):
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 83 (40 CFR 82)
Regulations
Example: Underground storage of hazardous material (eg, gasoline)
Federal (law):
Clean Water Act
Regulator is the City of Berkeley (CUPA) by delegation
State (law):
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
UST Regulations (CCR, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16)
Regulations
Important legal points:
California State Constitution -- Article 9, Section 9 (a)
Court case: UC Regents vs. City Of Santa Monica et al., (1978)
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping
Types of records:
• permits
• operating data
• performance data
• agency correspondence
Recordkeeping
Types of records (continued):
• meeting records
• training records
• visual evidence
• waste manifests
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping formats:
• hard copies
• electronic copies
• images
• voice mail
Recordkeeping
Important aspects of recordkeeping:
• file organization (hard copies)
• e-file naming convention
• server organization
• email filing and searchability
• record retention period
Recordkeeping
Recordkeeping
File naming convention
YYYY.MM.DD.program.agency/loc.subj.doctype.ver
Example (letter to air district)
2009.05.23.Air.BAAQMD.CampusGenSetS59.ltr.dft
Relationships
Relationships
"The purpose of a business is to get and keep customers... How good the marriage is depends on how well the relationship is managed by the seller."*
* Ted Levitt, Harvard University
Relationships
Regulator = Customer
Relationships1. Trust is the currency of all great
relationships.
2. Salespeople invest time with customers.
3. Define your success as helping customers achieve higher levels of success.
4. Communicate openly and often with customers.
5. Recognize the relationship paradox.
Questions
