EHS Law definition

EHS Law means any and all applicable federal, state, regional, county, or local law, regulation, decision of the courts, ordinance, rule, code, order, directive, guideline, permit, or permit conditions, which, on or after the Effective Date relate in any way to worker or workplace safety, environmental conditions, environmental quality or policy, or health and safety issues or concerns (including product safety). EH&S Law includes the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx-Xxxxxx Hazardous Substance Account Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, the California Hazardous Waste Control Law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Xxxxxx-Cologne Water Quality Control, and, in each case, applicable regulations or rules promulgated thereunder.

Examples of EHS Law in a sentence

  • Contractor’s transportation, recycling, treatment, storage, or disposal of any such Hazardous Material in accordance with this Agreement shall be documented by Contractor utilizing, among other things, the Hazardous Waste Manifest tracking system or other records as required by EH&S Law, copies of which shall be provided to Company no later than ten (10) days after shipment.

  • Company shall, when required by EH&S Law, provide Contractor with a complete and executed Hazardous Waste manifest or other shipping documentation for Company-generated Hazardous Material to be transported for treatment, storage, recycling or disposal.

  • Before transporting Company-generated Hazardous Material, Contractor shall confirm that the treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal facility (“TSDF”) has procured and maintained in effect all licenses, permits, registrations, certificates or other authorizations required by any EH&S Law to lawfully receive, handle, transport, store, treat, recycle, incinerate, dispose of, or otherwise manage or use such Hazardous Material.

  • An English translation can be found in EHS Law Bulletin Series Vol.

  • Proposed activities that will be conducted by minors in University laboratories must adhere to all applicable requirements or restrictions imposed by the Department Chair, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), Law Enforcement, Risk Management, General Counsel, Continuing Education, Human Resources, and other University research safety or compliance committees.


More Definitions of EHS Law

EHS Law means applicable federal, state, regional, county, municipal or local law, regulation, decision of the courts, ordinance, rule, code, order, directive, guideline, authorization or approval, permit, or permit conditions which, now or in the future, relate in any way to worker or workplace safety, EH&S conditions, EH&S quality or policy, or health and safety issues or concerns (including product safety). EH&S Law includes, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 USC, Section 9601 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 USC, Section 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 USC, Section 1251 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 USC, Section 300 et seq.), the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (aka Proposition 65), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 USC, Section 1801 et seq.), the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act (California Health and Safety Code, Section 25300 et seq.), the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 USC, Section 2601 et seq.) the California Hazardous Waste Control Law (California Health & Safety Code, Section 25100 et seq.), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 USC, Section 651 et seq.), the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (California Labor Code, Section 6300 et seq.), the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code, Section 13000 et seq.), and applicable regulations or rules promulgated thereunder.
EHS Law means any Applicable Law relating to (i) protection of the environment, including pertaining to or regulating pollution, contamination, cleanup, preservation, protection and reclamation of the environment, (ii) health or safety of employees and other individuals, including the exposure of employees and other individuals to any Chemical Substance, (iii) a Release or threatened Release, including investigation, study, assessment, testing, monitoring, containment, removal, remediation, response, cleanup and abatement of such Release or threatened Release and (iv) the management of any Chemical Substance, including the manufacture, generation, formulation, processing, labelling, use, treatment, handling, storage, disposal, transportation, distribution, re-use, recycling or reclamation of any Chemical Substance.
EHS Law means all applicable law, statutes, regulations, subordinate legislation, common law, or order or judgment of any competent court, statutory guidance, codes of practice and the requirements of any EHS Regulatory Authority, in each case, which has the force of law in England and Wales at the date of this agreement and which has as its purpose the protection or prevention of harm to, or the remediation or restoration of, the Environment, or the health and safety of any person (but excluding any such laws relating to (a) town and country or infrastructure planning and (b) electricity or energy markets regulation); "EHS Regulatory Authority" means any EHS governmental authority, agency or department, or with regard to corporate manslaughter offences the police authorities, having authority under or jurisdiction in respect of any EHS Law; "EHS Warranties" means the warranties set out in paragraph 18 of schedule 1; "Electricity Supply Pension Scheme" means the pension scheme established by a resolution of the Electricity Council dated 20 January 1983; "Employees" means any persons employed by or holding office with any Group Company under a contract of employment or service contract, but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any individual engaged as a contractor or consultant pursuant to a contract for services with or in respect of any Group Company; "Encumbrance" means any claim, charge, mortgage, lien, pledge, encumbrance, option, equity, power of sale, hypothecation, retention of title, right of pre-emption, right of first refusal or security interest or any other third party right or other security interest or any other agreement, arrangement or obligation to create any of the foregoing; "Environment" means any and all of the following media namely the air, water and land and any living organisms or systems supported by those media; "Ex-Xxxxx Directors Unfunded Pensions Plan" means the unfunded pension plan concerning certain individuals who had been executives of the Xxxxx Business; "Ex-Xxxxx Liability" means the costs associated with the Ex-Xxxxx Directors Unfunded Pensions Plan; "Ex-Xxxxx Liability Novation Agreement" means the deed of novation between the Seller, Western Power Distribution (South Wales) plc and the Company dated 10 March