ABSTRACT
In many organizations there is a person or department whose job it is to attend to environmental issues and/or employee health and safety (EH&S). In large operations, especially in manufacturing, there may be a separate EH&S department. Some governmental agencies, such as departments of environmental quality or those responsible for solid waste and wastewater, have this environmental focus embedded in their mission. Other organizations may have a pollution prevention coordinator for whom this is only one role. Some organizations have product stewardship groups. Practically every organization has someone responsible for workplace safety, if only to coordinate cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and to maintain the first aid kit. Even service companies may have an environmental affairs department. In small businesses, sometimes it’s just the person everyone knows is passionate about the environment.
