Minority Health Month, ICAO’s Safety Ratings, FDA Food Facility Regulations and More!

On this week’s edition of EHS This Week we’ve got the week’s top stories in environment, health and safety news:

  • April Minority Health Month
  • North Dakota Approves Project to Recycle Oil Drill Waste
  • International Civil Aviation Association’s Safety Ratings Impact Aviation Industries
  • FDA Regulations on Registration of Food Facilities

Remember to write us with your suggestions, questions and comments. Also, if you are an industry expert and ever want to take part in the program, we’d love to have you. Until next week, enjoy the program!

EHS This Week Resources

For more information on the stories and resources mentioned in this week’s podcast, check out the links below.

  • National Minority Health Month. Click here
  • North Dakota’s Oil Drill Waste Project . Click here.
  • FDA Wants to Amend Regulations on Registration of Food Facilities. Click here
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Intelex partners with airport experts to develop comprehensive FAA SMS solution

Intelex has long had a presence in the aviation and aerospace sector. It’s a presence that is about to get a lot bigger thanks to a unique alliance with two aviation experts. Intelex has partnered with SITA, a global IT provider to the air transport industry, and JDA, a leader in aviation safety, certification and compliance services, to develop a complete airport safety management solution.

This robust solution will help airports achieve complete, effortless compliance with a key regulation that has been top-of-mind for most businesses in the sector lately: the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 139 SMS rule, due later this year. This mandate, which will affect more than 540 commercial airports across the United States, essentially requires airports to implement a safety management system (SMS). When the mandate comes into force, airports will have about 18 to 24 months to roll out a complete SMS solution.

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