BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240502T160000Z DTEND:20240502T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Environmental Health & Safety Roundtable 2024 DESCRIPTION:Environmental Case Law\, Regulatory and Legislative Update. What's New in 2024\n\n\n\nDavid Beane- Beane\, LLC \n\nDavid will discuss new and pending legislation\, specifically\, how USEPA's new PFAS reporting obligations impose significant compliance costs on the regulated community\, including traditional industries such as metal processing and more non-traditional industries such as apparel\, food\, furniture\, and upholstery. Proposed transformative legislation and expected litigation will further burden businesses as they adjust their supply chain\, processing\, and disposal practices in an effort to remain in compliance and minimize risk. This EHS session will cover what you need to know to comply with the fast-changing PFAS regulatory landscape and to minimize PFAS associated business risks in the near and long term.\n\n\n\n \n\nWho should attend?\n\nIn addition to those responsible for EHS compliance within your organization\, those responsible for regulatory affairs and planning are also encouraged to attend this roundtable session. So join a group of your peers to discuss\, learn\, and collaborate on environmental\, health and safety policies and protocols to increase Greater Berks County business' efficiency and competitive edge.\n\n \n\nDavid Beane Bio:\n\nDavid Beane is a lifelong resident of Berks County having graduated from Exeter High School\, Albright College\, and then Syracuse University College of Law. While in law school\, David served as a law clerk with the United States Attorney?s Office in the Northern District of New York\, and with the United States Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force in Syracuse\,\n\nNew York.\n\n\n\nUpon graduation from law school\, David joined the regional law firm of Stevens & Lee\, where he practiced for 22 years as a member of the firm's Environmental Group (the last 14 years as a shareholder).\n\nIn the Spring of 2010\, David left Stevens & Lee to found Berks County's very first boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of environmental law. Named Beane LLC\, David's firm counsels clients on environmental\, energy and sustainability law\, with a sub-concentration in the area of\n\nasbestos risk management. David has extensive practical experience in many aspects of environmental regulatory and transactional counseling and environmental litigation.\n\n\n\nDavid is a member of the American Bar Association?s Environmental\, Energy and Resources Section\, the American Bar Association?s Committee on Climate Change\, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems\, the Pennsylvania Bar Association?s Environmental\, Mineral and Natural Resources Section\, the Berks County Bar Association?s Environmental Section\, and the Environmental Health and Safety Roundtable of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. David is a past Chair and current member of the City of Reading Environmental Advisory Council\, the President and former co-editor of the monthly newsletter for the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading\, and a four-term past Consistory\n\n\n\n-Future dates will include topics around hazardous waste and hazard communication\, employee safety\, environmental training\, and regulatory updates.\n\n\n\n* If interested in joining the roundtable\, please contact Keith Stamm at kstamm@greaterreading.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Environmental Case Law\, Regulatory and Legislative Update. What'\;s New in 2024
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\nDavid Beane- \;Beane\, LLC \;
\nDavid will discuss new and pending legislation\, specifically\, how \;USEPA&rsquo\;s new PFAS reporting obligations impose significant compliance costs on the regulated community\, including traditional industries such as metal processing and more non-traditional industries such as apparel\, food\, furniture\, and upholstery. \; Proposed transformative legislation and expected litigation will further burden businesses as they adjust their supply chain\, processing\, and disposal practices in an effort to remain in compliance and minimize risk. \; This EHS session will cover what you need to know to comply with the fast-changing PFAS regulatory landscape and to minimize PFAS associated business risks in the near and long term.
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\nWho should attend?
\nIn addition to those responsible for EHS compliance within your organization\, those responsible for regulatory affairs and \;planning are also encouraged to attend this roundtable session. So join a group of your peers \;to discuss\, learn\, and collaborate on environmental\, health and safety policies and protocols to increase Greater Berks County business'\; \;efficiency and competitive edge.
\n \;
\nDavid Beane Bio:
\nDavid Beane is a lifelong resident of Berks County having graduated from Exeter \;High School\, Albright College\, and then Syracuse University College of Law. \;While in law school\, David served as a law clerk with the United States Attorney?s Office in the Northern District of New York\, and with the United States Department of Justice Organized Crime Strike Force in Syracuse\,
\nNew York.
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\nUpon graduation from law school\, David joined the regional law firm of Stevens &\; Lee\, where he practiced for 22 years as a member of the firm'\;s Environmental Group (the last 14 years as a shareholder).
\nIn the Spring of 2010\, David left Stevens &\; Lee to found Berks County'\;s very first boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of environmental law. Named Beane LLC\, David'\;s firm counsels clients on environmental\, energy and sustainability law\, with a sub-concentration in the area of
\nasbestos risk management. David has extensive practical experience in many aspects of environmental regulatory and transactional counseling and environmental litigation.
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\nDavid is a member of the American Bar Association?s Environmental\, Energy and Resources Section\, the American Bar Association?s Committee on Climate Change\, Sustainable Development and Ecosystems\, the Pennsylvania Bar Association?s Environmental\, Mineral and Natural Resources Section\, the Berks County Bar Association?s Environmental Section\, and the Environmental Health and Safety Roundtable of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. David is a past Chair and current member of the City of Reading Environmental Advisory Council\, the President and former co-editor of the monthly newsletter for the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading\, and a four-term past Consistory
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\n-Future dates will include topics around \;hazardous waste and hazard communication\, employee safety\, environmental training\, and regulatory updates.
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\n* \;If interested in joining the roundtable\, please contact Keith Stamm at kstamm@greaterreading.org

\n LOCATION:Center for Business Excellence 49 Commerce Dr.\, Wyomissing\, PA 19610 UID:e.1980.11686 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260917T175313Z URL:https://business.greaterreading.org/events/details/environmental-health-safety-roundtable-2024-11686 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR