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The “New Era” of Mandatory Compliance Enforcement
“It is often said that the first step to fixing a problem is admitting that a problem exists…”
-Rick Sergel, NERC President and CEO
The new era in mandatory compliance enforcement is a great opportunity for companies to step up to the plate and take all necessary and appropriate actions to ensure compliance. Waiting for problems […]
Perpetual Compliance
The “old school” approach to auditing is identifying incidents of non-compliance, narrowing in on the root that led to these non-conformances, correcting them, and then repeating the process. The best a company can hope for is to find fewer incidents each time the audit is performed. The problem with this “old school” mentality is that […]
Compliance Culture
The creation of a compliance culture within a company is the key to ultimate success in assuring and understanding compliance. When a compliance culture is established, employees at all levels focus on compliance efforts. When focus is shifted toward compliance assurance efforts, catching a possible deviation before it happens is then feasible. A company with […]
NERC Compliance
Companies are facing an increase in complexity related to regulatory compliance and with that comes an increase in costs. The truth is companies are being exposed to changes in regulations on a daily basis, and the majority of them don’t have an effective compliance management system in place that can capture these changes and alert proper […]
Oil and Gas General Operating Permit due December 1, 2008
The following is a short list of qualification criteria for GOP #514.
Emission units authorized to operate under this general operating permit (GOP) shall meet each of the following criteria.
(1) Emission units which are authorized to operate under this GOP shall NOT be located in Aransas, Bexar, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Collin, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, Fort Bend, […]
AEMS lite
Argent announces the release of AEMS lite for those companies that would like to utilize the unique AEMS Driver-based approach to compliance without emails or electronic sign-off.
Implementation of AEMS lite is accomplished through the same click-and-build process of AEMS with drivers (rules, regulations, company policies, etc) being applied to sites and equipment individually, by applying […]
Argent announces the release of AEMS 2.8.6!
Houston, Tx (May 14, 2008) Major steps in the development of Argent’s web-based regulatory compliance system, AEMS, has resulted in a highly integrated application that allows users even more flexibility and ease of use than ever before.
AEMS 2.8.6 gives users tremendous power when managing HOW they facilitate rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. One of […]
Argent introduces “Profile-based” Implementation
News Flash:
Argent introduces “Profile-based” Implementation!
Argent pioneered the “Driver-based” approach to compliance to provide a badly needed alternative to the myriad cookie-cutter task-based systems that consistently resulted in a failure rate of greater than 80%. Our Driver-based solution has proven to be just that – a “solution, not a burden”. Argent has now progressed to another […]
Comments from the TCEQ Trade Fair
AEMS is different…it was designed to be! AEMS breaks the mold of the cookie-cutter task-based compliance systems that overall have been far less successful than Microsoft Outlook for those who just want to enter and track tasks. Look at what some people who know a lot about the frustrating task-based systems had to say when […]
TCEQ Trade Show
Argent will be exhibiting at the 2008 TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair and Conference in Austin, Tx. The fair will be April 29th-May 1st at the Austin Convention Center. If you would like to schedule an appointment for a live demonstration while at the trade show, please feel free to contact us directly to do so. Hope to […]
Recent Articles
- The “New Era” of Mandatory Compliance Enforcement
- Perpetual Compliance
- Compliance Culture
- NERC Compliance
- Oil and Gas General Operating Permit due December 1, 2008