Calgary Oil & Gas Regulatory and Standards Compliance Day 2023
Join us on January 18th, 2022 in Downtown Calgary, AB for a day of discussion, learning and exchange on compliance issues in the Oil & Gas sector. This one day event is open to all …
Philadelphia refinery explosion video summary
Oil & Gas refineries are so unbelievably complex. I recently visited the largest Oil & Gas Refinery in Canada and was amazed at the shear quantity of parts, pieces, people, processes and regulatory obligations. Most …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – October 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Press Release : Nimonik Inc. expands presence in Western Canada with acquisition of MediaLogic Inc.
October 24th, 2022 For Immediate Release Nimonik Inc. expands presence in Western Canada with acquisition of MediaLogic Inc. Montreal, QC–October 24, 2022 – Nimonik Inc., a standards and regulatory compliance software solutions company, announced today it …
Product update: Changes to Data Classification on Nimonik
Changes to clause and document classification to help customers find relevant information In October 2022, Nimonik is implementing a change to our classification schema for documents and clauses. We originally had classification for Clauses only …
Mergers and Acquisitions in the EHS Regulatory compliance space – 2022
Back in 2018 I wrote about changes in the EHS space and how it might affect EHS Managers and Directors. Back then, I concluded the article with, “I am notoriously bad at predictions – be …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – September 2022
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in September 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – September 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Compliance in 2022 : To thine own self be true
With growing compliance burden, companies are rushing to embrace ESG – but overcommitment is a significant risk. Companies must hold themselves accountable for their own commitments. A failure to meet your own obligations opens the …
Creating exceptions to regulations is a recipe for disaster
Creating exceptions to regulations is a recipe for disaster. If you can bypass a regulation with a special permit, what is the point of regulation? In the province of Quebec, home to 8 million people, …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – August 2022
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in August 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – August 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Track changes for most popular standards bodies/standards development organizations
What are standards bodies/standards development organizations? Definition and examples What is a standards body or organization? A standards body or organization is an organization that develops, maintains, or applies technical standards in its industry. Even …
Compliance is culture
Compliance is fundamentally a systems problem that sits on top of a culture problem. In this 1986 interview with Richard Feynman, the famed Nobel physicist explains what led to Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. To explain …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – July 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – July 2022
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in July 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – June 2022
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in June 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – June 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
EHS Regulatory Change Update Speed Improvement
Nimonik is very happy to announce that our update speeds for over 400 jurisdictions around the world are now faster than ever. The new speeds for receiving regulatory change action items is outlined below. To …
Department of Justice outlines three key pillars of a robust compliance program
The U.S. Department of Justice Deputy AG Lisa Monaco recently delivered a speech on compliance enforcement where she linked compliance with national security. Though the speech focused on sanctions, bribery and other criminal activity overseas, …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – May 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada, the United States, and the European Union. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – May 2022
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes in May 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Top EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States – April 2022
Here are a few noteworthy EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States in April 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes from Canada and the United States – April 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Product Update: Custom Fields Directory
Nimonik is excited to announce the introduction of the custom fields directory! The custom fields directory will centralize all of the custom fields in your account, allowing them to be included in management reports …
Aluminum Stewardship Institute ASI Performance Standard Legal Compliance
In 2017, the Aluminum Stewardship Institute introduced a series of standards for the industry. Among the standards for chain of custody and other issues, they published the principle standard: ASI Performance Standard. This standard outlines …
Top EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States – March 2022
Here are a few noteworthy EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States in March 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes from Canada and the United States – March 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Nimonik 2022 Product Development Plan
Nimonik’s focus in 2022 remains to simplify and streamline the application. The goal is to help our customers find relevant documents and obligations as quickly as possible and ensure they have comprehensive coverage of all …
Satisfy ISO 14001 and ISO 450001 Section 4.2 – 4.4, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.3, and 9.1
As the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards, ISO (The International Organization for Standardization) aims to promote global material exchanges and mutual assistance, and to expand cooperation in knowledge, science, technology and economy. It …
Introducing Document Extracts
Nimonik strives to help organizations quickly understand their obligations in regulations, acts, codes, standards and internal documents. We do this by adding valuable meta-data such as environmental, safety, HR, privacy or other topics to documents. …
Build your business case for a centralized comprehensive compliance program
One company, one compliance approach – that is what Nimonik recommends. Too many companies take a siloed and ad-hoc approach to compliance. With growing compliance issues across privacy, trade, cyber-security, environmental, safety and other areas …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes from Canada and the United States – February 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Top EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States – February 2022
Here are a few noteworthy EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States in February 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Top EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States – January 2022
Here are a few noteworthy EHS regulatory changes for Canada and the United States in January 2022. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes from Canada and the United States – January 2022
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Top 5 Reasons ESG Compliance Programs are Important to Shareholder Value
Ways ESG Compliance Programs Create Value ESG compliance programs are becoming an integral component of a holistic approach to compliance, transparency, and accountability. Are you ready? A recent report by the consulting firm McKinsey analyzes the results …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes from Canada and the United States – December 2021
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
ESG and Compliance: Where do we go from here?
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues are growing in importance for nearly all businesses. ESG is a hot topic these days, but how does compliance to regulations, standards and EHS requirements fit into the ESG …
Product Update: Scheduler to be Removed and Replaced with Internal Actions
Please note, the migration is now complete. We are excited to announce that in the coming weeks, we will be removing the scheduler module from Nimonik, and allowing audits and internal obligation actions to be …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – May 2021
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from May 2021. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Lessons learned from merging two environmental management systems
Moe Moreau from Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations shared some lessons learned from merging two environmental management systems together. Introduction Management systems are complex. They can quickly become burdensome and are all too often discarded …
Canadian Mining Industry Compliance Challenges
Mining and mining related activities are a major contributor to the Canadian economy. According to Natural Resources Canada, domestic mineral production was worth C$ 48.1 Billion in 2019 alone. Furthermore, the industry employs over 400,000 …
Results and Feedback from the Internal Obligations 40 Day Challenge – 2021
Nimonik just completed its first Internal Obligation’s 40 Day Challenge! We thought it would be helpful to look back at what was covered and the lessons participants learned from their experience. As a reminder, the …
Foreign Cruelty Free Cosmetics now Allowed in China
Chinese regulations are constantly changing, if you import into China it is more important than ever to have a comprehensive and rigorous regulatory tracking program in place. The Chinese government just opened the market for …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – February 2021
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
CLCO
Legislation Update Notifications Nimonik offers two levels of regulatory information: 1.Law Level (Compliance Obligation) the documents you are tracking, which appear at the level of law, regulation and other documents. If a Compliance Obligation item …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – December 2020
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in Canada and the United States. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – December 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from December 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
ESG Reporting Should include Compliance Tracking
Environmental, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) is a hot topic this year as more and more financial institutions require ESG reports from publicly traded companies. Most recently, president-elect Biden has selected a number of climate experts …
Resilience: An Outcome of Comprehensive Compliance
In our previous blog post (Obstacles to Comprehensive Compliance) we explored a strategy of improved comprehensiveness to achieve better compliance and more specifically better coverage. While improved coverage is an important outcome it is not …
Obstacles to Comprehensive Compliance
Last week we introduced the concept and importance of comprehensive compliance. This strategy of determining all of your obligations can be an effective measure against compliance risk by ensuring that companies are adequately covered and …
Challenge 2021: Internal Obligations Management Best Practices
Challenge Resources Download the weekly Challenge Worksheet Fill out the weekly Friday Retrospective Form Standup Session 1 Slides Standup Session 2 Video Standup Session 2 Slides Standup Session 3 Video Standup Session 3 Slides …
Hygienically Clean Laundry Checklists and Audit Templates – How clean is your laundry?
New standards in the textile industry are more important than ever. Every year, industry moves forward and more compliance obligations need to be met. Regulations and standards start with high risk industries such as chemicals, …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – October 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from October 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Failure to manage Internal Obligations leads to mine shutdown and lawsuit
Having worked at a northern Ontario gold mine, I know firsthand the importance of managing your risk and environmental compliance. As a metallurgical student I worked at a open pit and underground mine where I …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – September 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from September 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 90 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Rack Safety with Changing Inventory Loads in your Warehouse
Safety Moment A Nimonik customer, Concept Storage Solutions, helps businesses keep their racking and shelving safe and secure. They recently had a retail customer that received a tremendous amount of inventory into their warehouse from …
Webinar – ISO 19600 Section 4.5 – Identification of Obligations and Evaluation of Compliance Risk
Organizations are required to systematically identify their compliance obligations along with the implications they have on their operations, products and services. Understanding the nature of these obligations and what is needed to meet them is …
Risk in Focus Report highlights challenge of regulatory compliance for Internal Auditors
On the one hand, COVID has made us all realize the importance of systems, compliance and tracking of actions items. On the other hand, COVID has also put tremendous time pressure on our teams and …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – August 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from August 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 90 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – July 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from July 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 90 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – June 2020
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in the United States and Canada. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Biological Threat Webinar – Dealing with COVID in the workplace
Date: June 10th, 10 AM EDT This webinar discusses the implications of COVID-19, challenges in operating with the virus circulating in community and workplaces, how to assess risks, identify targeted risk controls to support businesses …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – May 2020
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in the United States and Canada. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Knowledge Transfers Remain a Challenge – steps to reduce institutional loss
Programs fall apart when you switch between project teams and operations teams. This post discusses some key steps to minimize risk of lost information. Introduction Transitions between teams and projects is one of the greatest …
Canada, we have a compliance problem
Times of crisis show the true nature of a system. COVID is laying bare our culture of non-compliance and recklessness. Introduction A report released today by the Canadian Armed Forces outlines a culture of wreckless …
Preparing for Post COVID-19 – Risk, Compliance and More
As the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions begin all around the world, companies are staring to return to a new normal for their business. This is an opportunity for risk & compliance to be at the …
Canada COVID Guidelines – Provincial and Federal
This list will evolve and change over time, but here are some of the most important documents to follow to respect government requirements and keep your staff and customers safe from biological threats such as …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – April 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from April 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 90 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
COVID 19 Regulations and Legislation (so far)
Governments around the world are reacting and legislating to try and contain COVID-19. As of April 22nd, 2020 Nimonik has tracked over 90 pieces of legislation in 20 jurisdictions. This will certainly grow, be sure …
Auditing in times of Social Distancing
When you cannot be onsite, how do you audit? With a few simple tools you can empower local staff to do high quality audits. Introduction The COVID crisis is severely limiting our ability to go …
How to Identify your EHS Applicable Regulatory Documents
This webinar discusses the path and the challenges to identifying your regulatory requirements in documents published by government, agencies and standards bodies. Watch this webinar to learn: Why regulations and compliance matters 4 Types of …
Red-Line of Regulations, Full-Text Search and Export of Regulatory Updates (New Feature on NimonikApp)
Nimonik is thrilled to announce three new features to help you dig into laws, regulations, standards and other documents. With NimonikApp you can now: Search through the full text of regulations and other documents in …
COVID Checklists and Resources
Nimonik hopes you are safe wherever you are. In this time of crisis, Nimonik is here to help you get through the crisis and ensure your operations are compliant with laws, regulations and best practices. …
Bulk Process Regulations, Laws, Standards and other Compliance Information (New NimonikApp Feature)
A key part of your compliance is processing large amounts of regulatory data. Everyday, governments publish new and changed documents – staying on top of all of this information can be a big challenge. With …
Nimonik COVID 19 Update
Nimonik is closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and would like to update you on Nimonik’s preparedness. Foremost, Nimonik would like to assure you that we continue to operate with a team that is distributed …
Proposed EHS regulatory changes – February 2020
This is a list of select proposed EHS regulatory changes in the United States and Canada. We cover EHS legislation in over 100 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track EHS legislation …
Top global EHS regulatory changes – February 2020
Here are a few noteworthy global EHS regulatory changes from February 2020. We cover EHS legislation and standards for over 90 countries and 200 jurisdictions. If you would like to track legislative changes for specific …
Comprehensive Compliance Workshop
Most organizations have a silo-ed approach to compliance with environmental, safety, quality, community engagement and other departments managing their compliance issues separately. Increasing fines, penalties and criminal proceedings for non-compliance are driving organizations around the …
