DOJ Eyes Expanding Management Systems To Bolster Worker Safety

A senior Justice Department (DOJ) official says prosecutors are considering expanding their use of environmental management systems (EMS) in enforcement settlements to bolster worker safety, a continuation of the department's policy to address worker safety concerns using the more aggressive authorities provided by federal environmental laws. Assistant Attorney General John Cruden told an Oct. 26 American Bar Association Environmental and Workplace Safety Criminal Enforcement Conference that DOJ is evaluating how to bolster the use of EMS in settlements to better...