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SEMS Element #9 – Pre-Startup Review

August 28, 2013 Sarah Hamilton

Most companies I have dealt with will have all of these items individually addressed in their SEMS. I will explain a few 30 CFR 250.1917 problem areas I have found to be repeated by a few of my clients. § 250.1917 What criteria for ...

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The Compassion in Compliance: Would GRC exist without regulators?

August 28, 2013 Sarah Hamilton

If there were no regulators dealing out fines for non-compliance, would GRC exist? In my opinion, Yes, GRC would exist without regulations, standards, and fines. Governance, risk management, and compliance are all in our nature. Of...

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SEMS Element #8- Mechanical Integrity

August 27, 2013 Sarah Hamilton

I have found many companies out there, both large and small, struggle with this area. Most of the time it is because they both overthink it and make it complicated or don’t realize that they have the information to comply with this ...

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The Fifth of the Five C’s of Compliance: Compliance

August 19, 2013 Sarah Hamilton

What comes first: safety or compliance? Unlike the chicken and the egg dispute, the safety and compliance debate is absolutely answerable, despite some confusion there appears to be in different industries. Compliance comes first. Saf...

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An Integrated Approach to Banking/Credit Union Regulatory Compliance Management

August 13, 2013 Sarah Hamilton

Risk management software, audit management software, regulatory management software, policy and procedure software, learning management software and case management system software - these are the tools that find their way into Financ...

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The Emergence of Chief Compliance Officers (CCO)

August 12, 2013 Andrew Hunt

The role of Chief Compliance Officers (CCO) continues to trend toward an increase in significance and value within corporate governance.  In the past decade the role of the CCO has become more independent of the office of the General...

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