Source: RESPONSIBLE AG


Understanding regulations and knowing required safety practices are key to improving safety and security for employees, customers and communities. That’s where ResponsibleAg can help. Managers at facilities registered with the ResponsibleAg Certification Program have access to a robust collection of valuable tools to help facility personnel learn what is required to improve their level of compliance with regulations. The Compliance Assistance Library is one of the most frequently used tools from ResponsibleAg. Following a third-party verified audit, anyone responsible for implementing corrective actions will find easy-to-understand explanations of even the most complex regulation as well as who it applies to and the date it became effective.

During the past 12 months, people viewed 143 regulations in the online library a total of more than 52,370 times. The top regulations viewed online for more information include:
• Shipping Papers for Hazardous Materials (9,581 times)
• Electrical, Requirements Regarding Fuel Storage (3,670 times)
• Markings, NFPA 704 Markings on Fuel Tanks (3,229 times)
• Fire Extinguishers, Commercial Motor Vehicles (3,117 times)
• R Stamp Welding Certification (2,567 times)

Here’s what others in the industry say about the Compliance Assistance Library

“The library is focused on the agricultural retail industry. Everything I need is there. I can do my research on Google, but if I do, I go down rabbit holes on things that aren’t relevant. With ResponsibleAg, I know the information directly applies to what we are doing at Valley Ag.” Ryan Lloyd, Former Safety Supervisor, Valley Ag, Pocatello, Idaho

“ResponsibleAg is a fabulous tool for our busy managers when they need information for a Toolbox Talk. The Compliance Assistance Library is easy to use and has concise summaries of regulatory standards that can be printed as a handout. Anything updated recently is in red, and the summaries have hyperlinks that take you to the standards, so you’re not spending days trying to find the source of the information to get a full understanding of what is required.” Brian Crets, Regional Health, Environment and Safety Manager, Yara North America, Tampa, Florida

“I frequently use ResponsibleAg’s Compliance Assistance Library when working with facility managers, who appreciate the brief, no-nonsense summary of requirements related to a piece of equipment or activity that may have been noted as a corrective action on their audit.” Mike Henry, Director of Environmental, Gavilon Fertilizer, Omaha, Nebraska

For more information, go to www.responsibleag.org/