Occupational H&S vs. Environmental - Difference between Responsibilities

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joshubob

Hi friends,

What is the difference between the responsibilities assigned to companies under occupational health and safety and those assigned under environmental legislation? can anyone help me please.

Regards

joshubob
 

Randy

Super Moderator
Yep, it depends on the country or legal requirements of your local.

In the USA the environmental guy normally gets to go to prison 1st
 
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joshubob

Thanks for the reply. I understand the difference depends on the country and their Federal, Provincial and territorial legal requirements.
Thank You once again.
joshubob
 

Randy

Super Moderator
In Canada and in California, managers/supervisors get to go to prison for OHS stuff as well (Not automatically of course)
 
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joshubob

Thank You once again. Iam currently gathering information about OHs & Environment Legislation in Ontario, Canada. Your guidance is very helpful to me in narrowing down the search for my question.
Joshubob
 
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kgott

Hi friends,

What is the difference between the responsibilities assigned to companies under occupational health and safety and those assigned under environmental legislation? can anyone help me please.

Regards

joshubob

If I have read your question correctly; the penalties should be stated in the respective legislation itself thereby allowing you to compare the penalties.
 
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samsung

Hi friends,

What is the difference between the responsibilities assigned to companies under occupational health and safety and those assigned under environmental legislation? can anyone help me please.

Regards

joshubob

One of the major differences is while the scope of H&S legislation, in general, is confined to the well being of the people within the workplace alone, the environmental laws extend beyond the boundaries of the workplace and largely focus on the well being of the surroundings that extend from within the organization to the global system.
 
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joshubob

Hi Samsung,

Thank you very much for the simple and clearly understandable reply.
 
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