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Saturday, February 28, 2009

list of banned chemicals in Mongolia

Toxics issues in Mongolia
Dolgormaa L.
WWF Mongolia Programme Office
E-mail: mpo-toxics@wwf.mn
INTRODUCTION
Mongolia is rich in raw materials of agricultural origin such as wool, leather, and
cashmere. Until 1989, chemicals and most manufactured products were imported from
the former Soviet Union (USSR) on a barter basis and the economy was centrally
planned. The Government used to import chemicals and be in charge of distribution as
well as of controlling use of chemicals. After 1990, when Mongolia shifted to democratic
free market economy, many industries and organizations have been privatized.
In the transition period, centralized control and coordination of toxic substances have
become irregular and have been insufficient. Different kinds of chemical substances have
been imported both by organizations and economic entities and individuals. There has
been no any legislative basis for exercising control. Therefore, the Government of
Mongolia developed and approved the Law on Protection from Toxic Chemicals in 1995.
Also, the Ministry of Nature and the Environment updated a list of restricted or banned
chemicals in Mongolia, including POPs, in 1997. (Table 1.)
Table 1. List of toxic chemicals banned or severely restricted in Mongolia
Banned Chemicals
1. Aldrin 10.Nitrofen
2. Dieldrin 11.Captafol
3. DDT 12.Toxapene
4. Dinoseb 13.Endrin
5. Fluoroacetamide 14.Phenol,pentachloro-
6. HCH (mixed isomers) 15.Ethylenedibromide
7. Chlordane 16.Heptachlor
8. Chlordimeform 17.Oxirane
9. Cyhexatin
Severely Restricted Chemicals
1.Zinc phosphide 8.Mercury (Hg)
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2.Lindane 9.Mercury oxide (HgO)
3.Ugilec 121 10.Mercury chloride (Hg2CL2)
4.Cyanide 11.Mercury dichloride(HgCl2)
5.Benzidine 12.Aminobiphenyl
6.Maleic hydrazide 3,6-
Pyridazinedione,1,2-dihydro-
13.Propanoic acid, 2,2-
dichloro-
7.Ethane,1,2-dichloro-
In Mongolia, there is no complete and reliable statistics on chemicals and chemical
management so far. Until 1980, organochlorine pesticides like DDT were used in
Mongolia. Unfortunately, no monitoring has been done in the last years. DDT was banned
since 1995, therefore it should not be available on the market. However, it has been still
used in rural areas, and it may be available on the black market. Some primary
insecticides have also been used as insecticides. A number of chemicals have appeared at
the open-air markets without proper labels packed in small packages apparently from
larger, bulkier consignments. This has resulted in misuse or inappropriate application of
pesticides and other chemical formulations.
The use of chemical substances on a large scale in Mongolia was maintained in five main
sectors: agriculture, manufacturing industries, livestock management, disease control,
education and scientific research. The import of pesticides and fertilizers was controlled
by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; other toxic chemicals are under control of the
Ministry of Nature and Environment.
According to the law (Protection from Toxic Chemicals 1995) it was pointed out that
non-personnel inter-sectoral Council for coordinating utilization of toxic chemicals
should be established. By this law, chair of the Council should be the Minister of Nature
and Environment, and the Council should be comprised of experts from related Ministries
and Departments. Accordingly, the Council has been established and the State
Specialized Inspection Agency under the Prime Minister supervision exercises control on
protection from and use of toxic chemicals.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND LEGAL ASPECTS
Mongolia has signed the Stockholm Convention. Currently Ministry of Nature and
Environment had started activities on ratification of the Convention.
The Ministry of Nature and Environment is implementing GEF/UNIDO project
“Enabling Activity to Facilitate Early Action on the Implementation of POPs” which
started in June 2003 in Mongolia (USD362,000 for 2 years). Main objective of the project
is development of Action Programme on the Implementation of POPs. Except for this
project, any financial and technical support was not receive from international
organizations and developed countries on toxics issues, before.
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In view of the above mentioned situation in the country with regard to Toxics, it is vital to
develop and implement Toxics programme of the WWF Mongolia within the framework
of the protected areas, specifically in Altai-Sayan and Daguur Ecoregions.
National Legislation Related to Chemicals Issues
1. Current laws and regulations being followed for toxics issues in Mongolia:
• Mongolian Law on Environmental Protection
• Mongolian Law on Protection from Toxic Chemicals
• Mongolian Law on Environmental Impact Assessment
• The Law on Prohibition of Import and Transportation of Hazardous Waste
• Waste Reduction Programme
• Rules of the National Council for Chemical Safety in Mongolia
• Guidelines on Issuing permission to produce, export, import, trade with and use
toxic chemicals
• National Classification of Toxic Chemicals
• Guidelines for Storage, Transportation and Disposal of Toxic Chemicals in
Mongolia
• Procedure for Registration and Examination of Pesticides in Mongolia
2. Status of Mongolian’s Adherence to the International Conventions:
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous
Waste and their Disposal
TOXICS THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT
1. Industrial chemicals. Most of the existing industries in Mongolia are old and use
outdated technology. Small and medium-size enterprises producing washing powder,
soaps, phosphoric fertilizer and other chemical substances have appeared and more
enterprises are likely to spring out. Particularly, the number of new industries where
chromium is widely used has been growing in the countryside.
In Mongolia, electric capacitors and transformers are widely used. Polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) contaminated equipment was recognized as a major existing hazardous
waste. Until now, no any monitoring on PCBs containing equipment has been conducted
in the country.
The mineral deposits are potential sources of wealth. The techniques used to extract them
and the waste materials that these techniques produce (often in enormous quantities and
with high toxicity level) bring significant risks to the environment. Two of such deposits
Toxics issues in MN -March04 4
are Boroo and Olon-Oboot gold hard rock deposits. Preparation to start for extraction is
planned in 2003, and technology with sodium cyanide and other toxic substances will be
used. In the future, more hard rock gold mines are likely to be exploited. Example of
contamination of surroundings by mines is a gold mine in Selenge aimag where mercury
was used 30 years ago. Mercury still remains there and contaminates the surroundings.
Another example is river Boroo, contaminated with mercury. Ministry of Nature and
Environment has recently implemented some projects on cleaning up and discharging
mercury from the river. As a result, 25 kg of mercury have been discharged from 400 m3
of water in about 4 hectares of land. According to the law, Environmental Impact
Assessment should be conducted prior to mining activities; however, this law is rarely
enforced.
With respect to coal mining operations, the main environmental issues are air quality,
reclamation and mine closure. Air contamination is caused by carbon monoxide from coal
fires, coal dust from the operations and rock overburden piles. Carbon monoxide effect is
particularly strong around the working area of the mines and can have an effect over a
large area.
As of fluorite mining operations, the main environmental issues are groundwater and
mineralized areas containing fluorite, that are harmful for health concentrations when
used for drinking water.
In copper molybdenum mining operations, large quantities of acid and other chemicals
are used. Monitoring of dust and water from the tailings impoundment is necessary in
order to determine the scope of the problem.
2. Pesticide use. In Mongolia, not many chemicals are used for rodent control. The zinc
phosphate was used widely since 1960 to 1987 and was banned but now still used
illegally. From 2001, Bromadiolone has been used against rodents. In 2002, a total of 850
million tugrug was allocated from the central budget to control field voles over 410,000
hectares of pastureland. During the first half of the year, 85 percent of the planned work
to control field voles was carried out over 348.5 thousand hectare areas of 31 soums of 7
aimags. Bromadiolone proved itself as a deadly rodenticide: besides Brandt’s vole
(Microtus Brandtii), it killed over non - targeted birds and mammals, several livestock.
(TseveenmyadagN., and Nyambayar.B., 2002). The poisoning (0.5% bromdialone treated
grain (which is prohibited for outdoor use elsewhere) the major proportion of the
population physically died. The incident brought publicity to rodenticide usage and
control issues in Mongolia at the international and local level. One of the alternative
methods other than poisoning Brandt’s vole is increase the number of predators: Saker
Falcon, Upland Buzzards, Steppe Eagle, Fox etc. (Potapov E., et.al. 2003).
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Table 1. The poisoned animals in bromadiolone from May to June 2002
(Tseveenmyadag N., and Nyambayar.B., 2002)
Poisoned animals Total
numbers
Birds:
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropodidesv virgo) 149
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 152
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 3
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) 3
Black Kite (Milvus migranus) 2
Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) 2
Saker Falkon (Falco cherrug) 2
Daurian Jackdaw (Corvus dauricus) 20
Total of birds 333
Mammals:
Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac) 2
Manul or Pallas’Cat (Felis manul) 2
Domestic sheep 3
Total of mammals 7
Grasshopper, dragonfly and meadow butterfly are widely spread on grazing and arable
areas of Mongolia and big populations of Orthoptera grasshoppers are recorded in
Western Mongolia. There are 56 subspecies of 35 species of 4 genera of grasshoppers and
12 species of dragonfly in Mongolian Altai alpine pastures. The area damaged only by
Ortoptera grasshopper reaches 422.94 thousand hectares on the territory of 16 soums.
In addition, Siberian moth (Dendiolimus superans) and Jacobson’s caterpillar (Erannis
Jacobsoni) etc. invasion takes place every year causing massive damage to forest
resources. As of 2000, pests spread over 1.2 million ha. of forestland.
Use of obsolete pesticides is one of the problems in the country. Pesticides that are no
longer useful for the purpose they were intended for, empty contaminated pesticide
containers, contaminated soils and buried pesticides comprise the toxic waste. The
information gathered during surveys shows that over 88,417 kg of obsolete chemicals
exist in the country. No information is available on cleaning up or disposal of these empty
containers. There are cases when pesticide containers are used for domestic purposes.



Friday, February 27, 2009

[ISO 27001 security] Can any one throw some light on metrics

       


Hi team

Great work you guys are doing !!!! Even though am a silent listener, i use to enjoy the entire series of mail exchanges. Thank you all who contribute towards this group.

I have recently finished the ISMS implementation for one of our client. Now that the time for measurement of the maturity of ISMS. So can any one throw some light in the area of metrics. How can start, which are the components do i need to take, any templates, etc.

Hope that you can help me in this.


--
Sandeep Erat
Bangalore




A set of ISMS metrics aligned with ISO27k vaguely approach the templates you
requested.  It is published at
www.iso27001security.com/ISO27k_security_metrics_examples.pdf  This paper
documents the output of interactive ISMS metrics workshop involving a clever
bunch of IT auditors and other information security pros, under the auspices
of ISACA in Wellington NZ.  I'm quite sure others on this email reflector
would be able to suggest additional metrics that work for them.

I published a white paper on ISMS metrics at
www.noticebored.com/html/metrics.html, originally in the ISSA Journal in
July 2006.  It goes into the rationale for designing/selecting information
security metrics, along the way referencing a all-time classic
though-provoking academic paper "Metrics: you are what you measure" at
http://web.mit.edu/hauser/www/Papers/Hauser-Katz%20Measure%2004-98.pdf

Last but definitely not least is the excellent book by Andrew Jaquith
"Security metrics: replacing fear, uncertainty and doubt" - search the Web
or spend your US$31.50 at
http://astore.amazon.com/wwwnoticeborc-20/detail/0321349989   Andrew runs a
wiki/blog/mailing list/conference on information security metrics in
conjunction with Dan Geer and a bunch of fellow professionals, through
www.securitymetrics.org, thoroughly recommended.  One of their projects is a
catalog of potential information security metrics at
www.securitymetrics.org/content/Wiki.jsp?page=MetricsCatalogProject

Do let us know how you get on, Sandeep.

Best wishes,
Gary

Gary Hinson
Passionately curious, curiously passionate
www.NoticeBored.com  Creative awareness materials
www.ISO27001security.com  ISO/IEC 27000 standards
www.isect.com/html/environmental_policy.html  Going green

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Mumbai: If you own or live in a building that's over 30 years old, get ready to submit a structural audit of your premises - or cough up a stiff fine of Rs 25,000, the Mumbai Mirror reported today. 

For, structural audit of all buildings over 30 years in the city has now been made compulsory and binding on owners and occupants, following Governor S C Jamir's assent for an amendment to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act.

One of the most stringent provisions of the act, which gives sweeping powers to the BMC commissioner, is a Rs 25,000 fine for defaulters who fail to comply with the corrective measures.

The amended act is a fallout of the Laxmi Chhaya collapse at Borivli last year, and other such building collapses across the city. It makes structural audit obligatory and owners/occupants will have to submit a stability certificate declaring the building is safe for habitation.

The certificate, issued by a structural engineer registered with BMC, will have to be submitted within a year after a building completes 30 years. For any corrective repairs suggested by the commissioner, the owner or occupants will be asked to submit the structural stability certificates again after a specific period suggested by him.

The commissioner, on his own, can also ask his structural engineers to submit a stability report of any of building he deems fit to be examined. If found unsafe, he has been given the authority to issue a notice to the owner to submit a structural stability certificate within 30 days from the date of notice.

It will be binding on owners to carry out corrective repairs to the satisfaction of the commissioner. If they fail to do so within six months, they will have to shell out a fine of Rs 25,000.

The commissioner has also been empowered to carry out corrective repairs should owners/occupants fail to do so. They will be asked to pay for expenses incurred, and if they cannot, the amount will be recovered as arrears via property tax.
For any dispute over the amount charged, the owners/occupants can approach the Chief Justice of Small Cause Court within 21 days of the demand notice. Also, they will have to pay the entire amount charged by the BMC before the appeal, says the act.




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Powergrid sell off


Ministry moots NTPC, PowerGrid sell-off

Balaji C. Mouli

NEW DELHI, May 30

THE Power Ministry has mooted sell-off of equity in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL).

At a meeting chaired today by the Union Power Minister, Mr. P.R. Kumaramangalam, consultants ICICI were asked to prepare, in a month's time, a road map for the sell-off.

The Ministry also laid down the broad structure under which the restructuring plan is to be conceived. It has gone along with ICICI on the idea of dividing PGCIL into five regional companies and on divestment in the regional entities.

In the case of NTPC, the Ministry has asked ICICI to do a station-wise sensitivity study of the NTPC stations with the objective of selling off the controlling equity in the recently set up stations where there is a possibility of capacity expansion.

In the case of National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC), the Ministry has not recommended any divestment. It has backed the joint venture route for hydel capacity addition.

In the case of the large-capacity Dehang and Subansiri hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry has mooted a cess on power to fund the undertakings. The Government plans to set up a special purpose vehicle to set up and manage the hydel projects .

The Ministry has been under pressure from the Department of Disinvestment to appoint a consultant with a mandate to suggest restructuring of NTPC. In fact, during the last meeting of the Committee of Secretaries on disinvestment, the Power Ministry gave an undertaking to complete the consultant's study in a time-frame of six months. Today's development is seen as a step in that direction.

The Ministry had earlier asked the power utilities to hire consultants, namely ICICI and SBI Caps, for studying various aspects of the sector. In the case of ICICI, the mandate was to study the demand-supply situation and the resource mobilisation measur es required to meet power on demand by 2012. In the case of SBI Caps, the objective was to study the Central PSUs.

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Thursday, February 26, 2009

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recovery plan of OBAMA


It’s an agenda that begins with jobs.

As soon as I took office, I asked this Congress to send me a recovery plan by President’s Day that would put people back to work and put money in their pockets. Not because I believe in bigger government – I don’t. Not because I’m not mindful of the massive debt we’ve inherited – I am. I called for action because the failure to do so would have cost more jobs and caused more hardships. In fact, a failure to act would have worsened our long-term deficit by assuring weak economic growth for years. That’s why I pushed for quick action. And tonight, I am grateful that this Congress delivered, and pleased to say that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is now law.

Over the next two years, this plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs. More than 90% of these jobs will be in the private sector – jobs rebuilding our roads and bridges; constructing wind turbines and solar panels; laying broadband and expanding mass transit.

Because of this plan, there are teachers who can now keep their jobs and educate our kids. Health care professionals can continue caring for our sick. There are 57 police officers who are still on the streets of Minneapolis tonight because this plan prevented the layoffs their department was about to make.

Because of this plan, 95% of the working households in America will receive a tax cut – a tax cut that you will see in your paychecks beginning on April 1st.

Because of this plan, families who are struggling to pay tuition costs will receive a $2,500 tax credit for all four years of college. And Americans who have lost their jobs in this recession will be able to receive extended unemployment benefits and continued health care coverage to help them weather this storm.

I know there are some in this chamber and watching at home who are skeptical of whether this plan will work. I understand that skepticism. Here in Washington, we’ve all seen how quickly good intentions can turn into broken promises and wasteful spending. And with a plan of this scale comes enormous responsibility to get it right.

That is why I have asked Vice President Biden to lead a tough, unprecedented oversight effort – because nobody messes with Joe. I have told each member of my Cabinet as well as mayors and governors across the country that they will be held accountable by me and the American people for every dollar they spend. I have appointed a proven and aggressive Inspector General to ferret out any and all cases of waste and fraud. And we have created a new website called recovery.gov so that every American can find out how and where their money is being spent.

So the recovery plan we passed is the first step in getting our economy back on track. But it is just the first step. Because even if we manage this plan flawlessly, there will be no real recovery unless we clean up the credit crisis that has severely weakened our financial system.

I want to speak plainly and candidly about this issue tonight, because every American should know that it directly affects you and your family’s well-being. You should also know that the money you’ve deposited in banks across the country is safe; your insurance is secure; and you can rely on the continued operation of our financial system. That is not the source of concern.

The concern is that if we do not re-start lending in this country, our recovery will be choked off before it even begins.

You see, the flow of credit is the lifeblood of our economy. The ability to get a loan is how you finance the purchase of everything from a home to a car to a college education; how stores stock their shelves, farms buy equipment, and businesses make payroll.

But credit has stopped flowing the way it should. Too many bad loans from the housing crisis have made their way onto the books of too many banks. With so much debt and so little confidence, these banks are now fearful of lending out any more money to households, to businesses, or to each other. When there is no lending, families can’t afford to buy homes or cars. So businesses are forced to make layoffs. Our economy suffers even more, and credit dries up even further.

That is why this administration is moving swiftly and aggressively to break this destructive cycle, restore confidence, and re-start lending.

We will do so in several ways. First, we are creating a new lending fund that represents the largest effort ever to help provide auto loans, college loans, and small business loans to the consumers and entrepreneurs who keep this economy running.

Second, we have launched a housing plan that will help responsible families facing the threat of foreclosure lower their monthly payments and re-finance their mortgages. It’s a plan that won’t help speculators or that neighbor down the street who bought a house he could never hope to afford, but it will help millions of Americans who are struggling with declining home values – Americans who will now be able to take advantage of the lower interest rates that this plan has already helped bring about. In fact, the average family who re-finances today can save nearly $2000 per year on their mortgage.

Third, we will act with the full force of the federal government to ensure that the major banks that Americans depend on have enough confidence and enough money to lend even in more difficult times. And when we learn that a major bank has serious problems, we will hold accountable those responsible, force the necessary adjustments, provide the support to clean up their balance sheets, and assure the continuity of a strong, viable institution that can serve our people and our economy.

I understand that on any given day, Wall Street may be more comforted by an approach that gives banks bailouts with no strings attached, and that holds nobody accountable for their reckless decisions. But such an approach won’t solve the problem. And our goal is to quicken the day when we re-start lending to the American people and American business and end this crisis once and for all.

I intend to hold these banks fully accountable for the assistance they receive, and this time, they will have to clearly demonstrate how taxpayer dollars result in more lending for the American taxpayer. This time, CEOs won’t be able to use taxpayer money to pad their paychecks or buy fancy drapes or disappear on a private jet. Those days are over.

Still, this plan will require significant resources from the federal government – and yes, probably more than we’ve already set aside. But while the cost of action will be great, I can assure you that the cost of inaction will be far greater, for it could result in an economy that sputters along for not months or years, but perhaps a decade. That would be worse for our deficit, worse for business, worse for you, and worse for the next generation. And I refuse to let that happen.

I understand that when the last administration asked this Congress to provide assistance for struggling banks, Democrats and Republicans alike were infuriated by the mismanagement and results that followed. So were the American taxpayers. So was I.

So I know how unpopular it is to be seen as helping banks right now, especially when everyone is suffering in part from their bad decisions. I promise you – I get it.

But I also know that in a time of crisis, we cannot afford to govern out of anger, or yield to the politics of the moment. My job – our job – is to solve the problem. Our job is to govern with a sense of responsibility. I will not spend a single penny for the purpose of rewarding a single Wall Street executive, but I will do whatever it takes to help the small business that can’t pay its workers or the family that has saved and still can’t get a mortgage.

That’s what this is about. It’s not about helping banks – it’s about helping people. Because when credit is available again, that young family can finally buy a new home. And then some company will hire workers to build it. And then those workers will have money to spend, and if they can get a loan too, maybe they’ll finally buy that car, or open their own business. Investors will return to the market, and American families will see their retirement secured once more. Slowly, but surely, confidence will return, and our economy will recover.

So I ask this Congress to join me in doing whatever proves necessary. Because we cannot consign our nation to an open-ended recession. And to ensure that a crisis of this magnitude never happens again, I ask Congress to move quickly on legislation that will finally reform our outdated regulatory system. It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse.

The recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we’re taking to revive our economy in the short-term. But the only way to fully restore America’s economic strength is to make the long-term investments that will lead to new jobs, new industries, and a renewed ability to compete with the rest of the world. The only way this century will be another American century is if we confront at last the price of our dependence on oil and the high cost of health care; the schools that aren’t preparing our children and the mountain of debt they stand to inherit. That is our responsibility.

In the next few days, I will submit a budget to Congress. So often, we have come to view these documents as simply numbers on a page or laundry lists of programs. I see this document differently. I see it as a vision for America – as a blueprint for our future.

My budget does not attempt to solve every problem or address every issue. It reflects the stark reality of what we’ve inherited – a trillion dollar deficit, a financial crisis, and a costly recession.

Given these realities, everyone in this chamber – Democrats and Republicans – will have to sacrifice some worthy priorities for which there are no dollars. And that includes me.

But that does not mean we can afford to ignore our long-term challenges. I reject the view that says our problems will simply take care of themselves; that says government has no role in laying the foundation for our common prosperity.

For history tells a different story. History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. In the midst of civil war, we laid railroad tracks from one coast to another that spurred commerce and industry. From the turmoil of the Industrial Revolution came a system of public high schools that prepared our citizens for a new age. In the wake of war and depression, the GI Bill sent a generation to college and created the largest middle-class in history. And a twilight struggle for freedom led to a nation of highways, an American on the moon, and an explosion of technology that still shapes our world.

In each case, government didn’t supplant private enterprise; it catalyzed private enterprise. It created the conditions for thousands of entrepreneurs and new businesses to adapt and to thrive.

We are a nation that has seen promise amid peril, and claimed opportunity from ordeal. Now we must be that nation again. That is why, even as it cuts back on the programs we don’t need, the budget I submit will invest in the three areas that are absolutely critical to our economic future: energy, health care, and education.

It begins with energy.

We know the country that harnesses the power of clean, renewable energy will lead the 21st century. And yet, it is China that has launched the largest effort in history to make their economy energy efficient. We invented solar technology, but we’ve fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it. New plug-in hybrids roll off our assembly lines, but they will run on batteries made in Korea.

Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders – and I know you don’t either. It is time for America to lead again.

Thanks to our recovery plan, we will double this nation’s supply of renewable energy in the next three years. We have also made the largest investment in basic research funding in American history – an investment that will spur not only new discoveries in energy, but breakthroughs in medicine, science, and technology.

We will soon lay down thousands of miles of power lines that can carry new energy to cities and towns across this country. And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills.

But to truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy. So I ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. And to support that innovation, we will invest fifteen billion dollars a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels, clean coal, and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks built right here in America.

As for our auto industry, everyone recognizes that years of bad decision-making and a global recession have pushed our automakers to the brink. We should not, and will not, protect them from their own bad practices. But we are committed to the goal of a re-tooled, re-imagined auto industry that can compete and win. Millions of jobs depend on it. Scores of communities depend on it. And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.

None of this will come without cost, nor will it be easy. But this is America. We don’t do what’s easy. We do what is necessary to move this country forward.

For that same reason, we must also address the crushing cost of health care.

This is a cost that now causes a bankruptcy in America every thirty seconds. By the end of the year, it could cause 1.5 million Americans to lose their homes. In the last eight years, premiums have grown four times faster than wages. And in each of these years, one million more Americans have lost their health insurance. It is one of the major reasons why small businesses close their doors and corporations ship jobs overseas. And it’s one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of our budget.

Given these facts, we can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold.

Already, we have done more to advance the cause of health care reform in the last thirty days than we have in the last decade. When it was days old, this Congress passed a law to provide and protect health insurance for eleven million American children whose parents work full-time. Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that will reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy, and save lives. It will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has touched the life of nearly every American by seeking a cure for cancer in our time. And it makes the largest investment ever in preventive care, because that is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control.

This budget builds on these reforms. It includes an historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform – a down-payment on the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American. It’s a commitment that’s paid for in part by efficiencies in our system that are long overdue. And it’s a step we must take if we hope to bring down our deficit in the years to come.

Now, there will be many different opinions and ideas about how to achieve reform, and that is why I’m bringing together businesses and workers, doctors and health care providers, Democrats and Republicans to begin work on this issue next week.

I suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process. It will be hard. But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough. So let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year.

The third challenge we must address is the urgent need to expand the promise of education in America.

In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a pre-requisite.

Right now, three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma. And yet, just over half of our citizens have that level of education. We have one of the highest high school dropout rates of any industrialized nation. And half of the students who begin college never finish.

This is a prescription for economic decline, because we know the countries that out-teach us today will out-compete us tomorrow. That is why it will be the goal of this administration to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive education – from the day they are born to the day they begin a career.

Already, we have made an historic investment in education through the economic recovery plan. We have dramatically expanded early childhood education and will continue to improve its quality, because we know that the most formative learning comes in those first years of life. We have made college affordable for nearly seven million more students. And we have provided the resources necessary to prevent painful cuts and teacher layoffs that would set back our children’s progress.

But we know that our schools don’t just need more resources. They need more reform. That is why this budget creates new incentives for teacher performance; pathways for advancement, and rewards for success. We’ll invest in innovative programs that are already helping schools meet high standards and close achievement gaps. And we will expand our commitment to charter schools.

It is our responsibility as lawmakers and educators to make this system work. But it is the responsibility of every citizen to participate in it. And so tonight, I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. This can be community college or a four-year school; vocational training or an apprenticeship. But whatever the training may be, every American will need to get more than a high school diploma. And dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It’s not just quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country – and this country needs and values the talents of every American. That is why we will provide the support necessary for you to complete college and meet a new goal: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.

I know that the price of tuition is higher than ever, which is why if you are willing to volunteer in your neighborhood or give back to your community or serve your country, we will make sure that you can afford a higher education. And to encourage a renewed spirit of national service for this and future generations, I ask this Congress to send me the bipartisan legislation that bears the name of Senator Orrin Hatch as well as an American who has never stopped asking what he can do for his country – Senator Edward Kennedy.

These education policies will open the doors of opportunity for our children. But it is up to us to ensure they walk through them. In the end, there is no program or policy that can substitute for a mother or father who will attend those parent/teacher conferences, or help with homework after dinner, or turn off the TV, put away the video games, and read to their child. I speak to you not just as a President, but as a father when I say that responsibility for our children's education must begin at home.

There is, of course, another responsibility we have to our children. And that is the responsibility to ensure that we do not pass on to them a debt they cannot pay. With the deficit we inherited, the cost of the crisis we face, and the long-term challenges we must meet, it has never been more important to ensure that as our economy recovers, we do what it takes to bring this deficit down.

I’m proud that we passed the recovery plan free of earmarks, and I want to pass a budget next year that ensures that each dollar we spend reflects only our most important national priorities.

Yesterday, I held a fiscal summit where I pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term in office. My administration has also begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programs. As you can imagine, this is a process that will take some time. But we’re starting with the biggest lines. We have already identified two trillion dollars in savings over the next decade.

In this budget, we will end education programs that don’t work and end direct payments to large agribusinesses that don’t need them. We’ll eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq, and reform our defense budget so that we’re not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems we don’t use. We will root out the waste, fraud, and abuse in our Medicare program that doesn’t make our seniors any healthier, and we will restore a sense of fairness and balance to our tax code by finally ending the tax breaks for corporations that ship our jobs overseas.

In order to save our children from a future of debt, we will also end the tax breaks for the wealthiest 2% of Americans. But let me perfectly clear, because I know you’ll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime. In fact, the recovery plan provides a tax cut – that’s right, a tax cut – for 95% of working families. And these checks are on the way.

To preserve our long-term fiscal health, we must also address the growing costs in Medicare and Social Security. Comprehensive health care reform is the best way to strengthen Medicare for years to come. And we must also begin a conversation on how to do the same for Social Security, while creating tax-free universal savings accounts for all Americans.

Finally, because we’re also suffering from a deficit of trust, I am committed to restoring a sense of honesty and accountability to our budget. That is why this budget looks ahead ten years and accounts for spending that was left out under the old rules – and for the first time, that includes the full cost of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. For seven years, we have been a nation at war. No longer will we hide its price.

We are now carefully reviewing our policies in both wars, and I will soon announce a way forward in Iraq that leaves Iraq to its people and responsibly ends this war.

And with our friends and allies, we will forge a new and comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan to defeat al Qaeda and combat extremism. Because I will not allow terrorists to plot against the American people from safe havens half a world away.

As we meet here tonight, our men and women in uniform stand watch abroad and more are readying to deploy. To each and every one of them, and to the families who bear the quiet burden of their absence, Americans are united in sending one message: we honor your service, we are inspired by your sacrifice, and you have our unyielding support. To relieve the strain on our forces, my budget increases the number of our soldiers and Marines. And to keep our sacred trust with those who serve, we will raise their pay, and give our veterans the expanded health care and benefits that they have earned.

To overcome extremism, we must also be vigilant in upholding the values our troops defend – because there is no force in the world more powerful than the example of America. That is why I have ordered the closing of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, and will seek swift and certain justice for captured terrorists – because living our values doesn’t make us weaker, it makes us safer and it makes us stronger. And that is why I can stand here tonight and say without exception or equivocation that the United States of America does not torture.

In words and deeds, we are showing the world that a new era of engagement has begun. For we know that America cannot meet the threats of this century alone, but the world cannot meet them without America. We cannot shun the negotiating table, nor ignore the foes or forces that could do us harm. We are instead called to move forward with the sense of confidence and candor that serious times demand.

To seek progress toward a secure and lasting peace between Israel and her neighbors, we have appointed an envoy to sustain our effort. To meet the challenges of the 21st century – from terrorism to nuclear proliferation; from pandemic disease to cyber threats to crushing poverty – we will strengthen old alliances, forge new ones, and use all elements of our national power.

And to respond to an economic crisis that is global in scope, we are working with the nations of the G-20 to restore confidence in our financial system, avoid the possibility of escalating protectionism, and spur demand for American goods in markets across the globe. For the world depends on us to have a strong economy, just as our economy depends on the strength of the world’s.

As we stand at this crossroads of history, the eyes of all people in all nations are once again upon us – watching to see what we do with this moment; waiting for us to lead.

Those of us gathered here tonight have been called to govern in extraordinary times. It is a tremendous burden, but also a great privilege – one that has been entrusted to few generations of Americans. For in our hands lies the ability to shape our world for good or for ill.

I know that it is easy to lose sight of this truth – to become cynical and doubtful; consumed with the petty and the trivial.

But in my life, I have also learned that hope is found in unlikely places; that inspiration often comes not from those with the most power or celebrity, but from the dreams and aspirations of Americans who are anything but ordinary.

I think about Leonard Abess, the bank president from Miami who reportedly cashed out of his company, took a $60 million bonus, and gave it out to all 399 people who worked for him, plus another 72 who used to work for him. He didn’t tell anyone, but when the local newspaper found out, he simply said, ''I knew some of these people since I was 7 years old. I didn't feel right getting the money myself."

I think about Greensburg, Kansas, a town that was completely destroyed by a tornado, but is being rebuilt by its residents as a global example of how clean energy can power an entire community – how it can bring jobs and businesses to a place where piles of bricks and rubble once lay. "The tragedy was terrible," said one of the men who helped them rebuild. "But the folks here know that it also provided an incredible opportunity."

And I think about Ty’Sheoma Bethea, the young girl from that school I visited in Dillon, South Carolina – a place where the ceilings leak, the paint peels off the walls, and they have to stop teaching six times a day because the train barrels by their classroom. She has been told that her school is hopeless, but the other day after class she went to the public library and typed up a letter to the people sitting in this room. She even asked her principal for the money to buy a stamp. The letter asks us for help, and says, "We are just students trying to become lawyers, doctors, congressmen like yourself and one day president, so we can make a change to not just the state of South Carolina but also the world. We are not quitters."

We are not quitters.

These words and these stories tell us something about the spirit of the people who sent us here. They tell us that even in the most trying times, amid the most difficult circumstances, there is a generosity, a resilience, a decency, and a determination that perseveres; a willingness to take responsibility for our future and for posterity.

Their resolve must be our inspiration. Their concerns must be our cause. And we must show them and all our people that we are equal to the task before us.

I know that we haven’t agreed on every issue thus far, and there are surely times in the future when we will part ways. But I also know that every American who is sitting here tonight loves this country and wants it to succeed. That must be the starting point for every debate we have in the coming months, and where we return after those debates are done. That is the foundation on which the American people expect us to build common ground.

And if we do – if we come together and lift this nation from the depths of this crisis; if we put our people back to work and restart the engine of our prosperity; if we confront without fear the challenges of our time and summon that enduring spirit of an America that does not quit, then someday years from now our children can tell their children that this was the time when we performed, in the words that are carved into this very chamber, "something worthy to be remembered." Thank you, God Bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.




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OHSAS 18001:2007 – UPDATE

OHSAS 18001:2007 revision more results-oriented

The OHSAS 18001:2007 standard, which published in July 2007, is more results-oriented than the earlier version.

The OHSAS 18001:2007 standard, published on 1 July 2007, is more results-oriented than the earlier version. It is better aligned with ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004. This will further encourage Management Systems integration and possibly increase the interest in OHSAS standard. Organizations already certified to OHSAS 18001 will have a two-year transition period, to end on 1 July 2009.

OHSAS 18001:1999 vs. OHSAS 18001:2007: Detailed comparison (PDF 46 KB)

About OHSAS 18001
Changes on the OHSAS standard 2007 version
How to get started with OHSAS 18001?

About OHSAS 18001

Many organizations are implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) as part of their risk management strategy to address changing legislation and protect their workforce.

An OHSMS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows organizations to consistently identify and control its health and safety risks, reduce the potential for accidents, aid legislative compliance and improve overall performance.

OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. It was developed by a selection of leading trade bodies, international standards and certification bodies to address a gap where no third-party certifiable international standard exists.
The following key areas are addressed by OHSAS 18001
Hazard identification, risk assessment and determining controls
Legal and other requirements
Objectives and OHS program(s)
Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability and authority
Competence, training and awareness
Communication, participation and consultation
Operational control
Emergency preparedness and response
Performance measuring, monitoring and improvement
In 2005, the OHSAS Working Group started the process for revising OHSAS 18001:1999, Occupational health and safety management systems – specification. OHSAS 18001 is a specification document developed in 1999 by an independent group of national standards organizations and certification bodies.

An initial working draft of the revised OHSAS 18001 standard was circulated in January 2006 for public comment. Following a review of the 500 comments received on Working Draft 1 at a meeting of the OHSAS Working Group in Madrid, Spain in October of 2006, a second draft was circulated for comment in November of 2006.

The OHSAS Working Group met again in Shanghai, China in March of 2007. The 500+ comments on Working Draft 2 were reviewed and consensus was reached on the language of the revised standard.

Work on the companion document, OHSAS 18002, Occupational health and safety management systems – Guidelines for the implementation of OHSAS 18001 is initiated in July of 2007 and is expected to be officially published soon.

The recent meeting of the OHSAS Project Group in Shanghai was very successful, and led to an agreed text to take forward for publication. It was made during the meeting limited, but critical changes to the text when compared to WD2 of OHSAS 18001 (e.g. to clarify the issues around the "place of work", "consultation" etc.).

The draft still needs to go through re-formatting, final editing and typesetting before it is ready for publication.

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Health & Safety OHSAS 18001

Implementing an OHSMS

There are key steps that every organization implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System will need to consider:

Purchase the Specification
Before you can begin preparing for your application, you will require a copy of the specification. 

Review support literature
There are a wide range of publications designed to help you understand and implement an Occupational Health & Safety Management System. 

Consider Training
There are a range of workshops, seminars and training courses available to help you implement and assess your Occupational Health & Safety Management System. 

Review Consultancy Options 
You can receive advice from independent consultants on how best to implement your Occupational Health & Safety management system. They may have the experience in implementation that can help you avoid costly mistakes. 

Design the OHSAS 18001 Management System
The OHSAS 18001 Specification follows the Plan-Do-Check-Review cycle, with a concurrent emphasis on continual improvement. This model fits in neatly with the structure of other management system documents such as ISO 14001. This alignment of the management system documents helps in the facilitation of Integrated Management Systems. 

The following steps help form the basic structure of the management system and link into the structure of OHSAS 18001.

Plan
During the planning stage you should:
  1. Ensure you have the commitment of top management.
  2. Define, with the authorization of top management, the company's occupational health and safety policy.
  3. Planning must be completed to establish a framework for identifying hazards, the assessment of risks and the implementation of necessary control measures.
  4. Legal obligations must be identified and understood, objectives set and a management programme for achieving them implemented. This entire process should be documented.
Implement your Health and Safety Management System
At this point you should:
  1. Establish roles and responsibilities.
  2. Develop procedures for the consultation and communication of OHS information to employees and other interested parties.
  3. Document your processes and develop a system of document and data control.
  4. Apply a system of operational control.
  5. Establish plans and procedures for emergencies.
Check your management system and take any necessary corrective action
You should aim to continually improve your management system by:
  1. Introducing performance, measuring and monitoring practices.
  2. Establishing and documenting responsibility and authority for accidents, incidents, non-conformities and corrective & preventative action.
  3. Establishing a procedure for records and records management.
  4. Auditing and assessing the performance of the management system.
  5. Performing management reviews of the system at identified and defined intervals.
Gain registration
Registration is a phased approach adding value and facilitating the development of the system. During registration your OHSAS 18001 management system will be reviewed. 


Continual assessment 
Once you have received registration and been awarded your certificate, you can begin to advertise your success and promote your business. Your registrar will periodically check this to ensure that your system continues to meet the requirements of the Specification.

At BSI Management Systems we have a structured route to registering your Occupational Health & Safety Management System. The BSI route to registration is designed to make your experience easy and reassuring, with minimal disruption to your own core activity.

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