What Not to Do for Compliance by RSJ Technical Consulting

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What Not to Do for Compliance

RSJ Technical Consulting realizes that the cacophony of environmental regulations across the world can be overwhelming. Sometimes we feel that way, too. But mostly we focus on turning a cost (environmental compliance) into a competitive advantage for better, more reliable products.

In our experience, these are common manufacturer approaches to environmental compliance that lead to non-compliant products:
	Passing the buck to suppliers: this is the "see no evil, hear no evil" approach that places undue reliance on supplier certificates of compliance (CofC). You need to know what is in your products, down to the lowest levels.
	Not understanding the regulations/directives/exemptions: ignorance of the law is no defense, and if you ignore it, it won't go away. You need to know how each regulation (its scope, exceptions and exemptions) will apply to your products.
	Reactive management: environmental compliance becomes unmanageable and prohibitively expensive when addressed as a series of ad hoc measures focused on the hot-button "regulation of the moment." You need a unified approach to handling all the global regulations.
	Delayed response: there isn't as much time as you think there is. It takes years to substitute materials, adapt manufacturing processes, phase-in new product lines, and establish adequate business processes and manufacturing controls.
	Careless component specification and procurement: environmental compliance requirements must be written into your specifications for components and materials at every level.
	Lack of supplier due diligence: environmental compliance requires that you hold your suppliers to the same level of compliance and due diligence that you have implemented in your own operations.
	Inadequate data management/control: changes in materials, in components, in suppliers and in products are a given in manufacturing. You need to be able to document your product's compliance at every step through every change.

If you want to avoid this manufacturer's "short list of things not to do," RSJ' provides a variety of consulting services that are designed to help manufacturers implement environmental compliance "step-by-step", in manageable and affordable increments.

We are here to help you! Our services are extremely cost-effective. Please email us (include your phone number) if you would like to receive a quote for our reporting or consulting services.

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