This EH&S audit protocol is organized around nineteen topics, with a separate section devoted to each. The specific topics covered are as follows:

Section 1.0 Introduction
Section 2.0 General Environmental
Section 3.0 Air Emissions
Section 4.0 Solid and Hazardous Waste
Section 5.0 Water Resources
Section 6.0 Above and Below Ground Tank Management
Section 7.0 Community Noise
Section 8.0 PCBs
Section 9.0 Asbestos
Section 10.0 General Health and Safety
Section 11.0 Equipment, Machine and Electrical Safety
Section 12.0 Material Handling and General In-Plant Safety
Section 13.0 Fire Safety and Accidental Release and Response Planning
Section 14.0 Transport of Dangerous Goods
Section 15.0 Industrial Hygiene
Section 16.0 Occupational Noise
Section 17.0 Construction Work Site Safety

Each protocol section begins with a summary description of the various regulations covered and is followed by the body of the protocol itself which contains a series of questions relating to the applicable legislation. Important clarifying information is often furnished either as a "Note" to a particular question or in an accompanying table or appendix.

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This protocol has been prepared to reflect the principal environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) legislation that applies to facilities located in the Dominican Republic.

Regulatory bodies for the Dominican Republic include:

• Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources
• Secretariat of Public Health and Social Assistance
• Department of Labor

Major EH&S legislation:

• General Law on the Environment and Natural Resources (Law No. 6400)
• Regulation on Industrial Health and Safety (Law No.807)
• General Health Law (Law No. 42-01)