India Program. Training in environment, health, safety management

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International Judicial Education Program Director Jay Pendergrass and

participants assemble outside the EHS workshop in Bangalore, India.

India Program Training in environment, health, safety management

A trip to a local blue

jeans manufacturer for

GAP, Inc., was among the

highlights for participants

in a series of environment,

safety and health workshops

conducted in country by

ELI’s India Program in De-

cember.

e courses were de-

signed to inf‌luence values,

change behaviors, and

improve skills by convey-

ing respect for compliance

with environmental laws,

demonstrating why compli-

ance is important, and by

providing practical training

on how to comply.

As always, the ELI team,

led by Visiting Scholar and

ELI board member Usha

Wright and Co-director of

International Programs John

Pendergrass, worked with

local partners to provide

experts in India’s laws, help

coordinate the workshops,

and provide the facilities. A

retired Chief Justice of the

Indian Supreme Court was

among an outstanding facul-

ty of respected environmen-

tal experts from government,

businesses, academia, and

NGOs who were assembled

with the goal of training

managers from R&D, facto-

ries, and suppliers in India,

including general as well as

environmental managers.

e ESH workshops

were sponsored by General

Electric, Honeywell, Inger-

soll Rand, and Johnson &

Johnson. Held in the cities

of Ahmedabad and Banga-

lore, they were of particular

value to the participants,

especially for managers who

had been assigned ESH

responsibilities at their fac-

tories but were not trained

as ESH professionals. Local

government of‌f‌icials and

industrial representatives

were also in attendance.

e f‌ield trips, which also

included a trip to Ingersoll’s

manufacturing facility, pro-

vided them with a unique

and enriching opportunity

to examine ESH practices.

A set of follow-up work-

shops in scheduled for

March 2009 in which the

participants may return to

share what they have ac-

complished as a result of the

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