Friday, November 23, 2007

How to avoid heavy fines for such simple "crimes" as not knowing the rules relating to environmental law

by Stuart Urwin



Is your company aware of the heavy fines and penalties that can be imposed on your organization for infringing environmental laws and regulations? Many companies are not.



It's important to know that your organization can be fined for many different kinds of infringement, not just for incidents of pollution. Examples are:



- Failure to register, for example, with the appropriate regulatory agency or compliance scheme.



- Failure to report specific incidents, such as environmental infringements and impacts



- Failure to comply with the law, for example, regulations relating to pollution prevention and control, waste packaging requirements, emission leve View the rest of this article


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