NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, frequently mentions “risk assessment.” But what does this mean, and how do you perform such an assessment? Informative Annex F answers those ...

To design and implement an effective ethics and compliance program, companies have to conduct a risk assessment and tailor its policies and programs to its risk profile. DOJ’s Compliance Evaluation ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a proposal in the Federal Register to establish consistent procedures to allow the public to see exactly what goes into ...

Design of a Corporate Compliance Program Effective Implementation Does the Compliance Program “Work in Practice”? Part 1 of the Corporate Compliance Guidance addresses the following elements of a well ...

Eight standards rolled out in 2006 by the Auditing Standards Board are sparking a cultural shift for auditors. The standards—Statement on Auditing Standards nos. 104–111—are designed to enhance ...

Issued in 2006, AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards Nos. 104—111 introduced a new approach to audit planning. This set of standards, collectively referred to as the “risk assessment standards” or ...

A White House plan for standardizing risk assessments across the U.S. government is well-intended, representatives of federal agencies told a National Research Council (NRC) committee late last month.

The new risk assessment standards are all about getting back to basics, said expert Hiriam Hasty while speaking at the New York State Society of CPAs' annual Accounting and Auditing in the Nonpublic ...

It’s that time of year again — when the days start to get a little bit longer and for those of us up north, a little warmer, too. It is also that magical time every three years when we get to ...

Christiana Care Health System provides a free, downloadable Universal Protocol and fire risk assessment for bedside procedure. The tool was developed as part of a series of materials for use in fire ...

An international initiative is developing a scientifically rigorous approach to evaluate the potential risks to nontarget arthropods (NTAs) posed by insect-resistant, genetically modified (IRGM) crops ...

The proposal, which can be viewed at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-20179.htm, will ensure that the best and latest available evidence and scientific data are ...