Drafting Guidance for the R2 Practices

R2 Solutions is in the process of developing a guidance document to provide clarification on conformance to the R2 Practices standard. The draft guidance document was posted on the R2 Solutions website and public comment was solicited for about 6 weeks (in late 2011 and early 2012). These comments are now being reviewed for determining what changes, if any, should be made to the R2 Guidance.

I submitted several comments on this draft guidance – focusing on the assessment and insurance/financial assurance sections of the document.

For more information about this guidance document, click here to go to the R2 Guidance page on the R2 Solutions website.

About Thea

Thea Dunmire is the President of ENLAR® Compliance Services, where she assists organizations with the implementation of integrated management systems, the development of internal audit programs and evaluation of compliance with EHS legal requirements. Ms. Dunmire is a certified industrial hygienist, a certified safety professional and a RABQSA EMS Lead Auditor. She has been active in the American Industrial Hygiene Association for over 25 years and is an AIHA Fellow. Ms. Dunmire is active in the development of international EHS standards as – • Active participant in the OHSAS Project Group for the revision of OHSAS 18001 and OHSAS 18002 – occupational health and safety management system standards. • Secretary of U.S. TAG to TC 207, the ISO technical committee focused on the development of environmental management system standards. • Member of the U.S. TAG to TC 176 and designated U.S. Expert for the revision of the ISO 19011 - Guidelines for Management System Auditing. Ms. Dunmire is a frequent speaker on topics related to developing strategies for management system implementation, sustainability, auditing and international standards development.