Phyper John, Ducas Philippe, Baish Peter J. Global materials compliance handbook

A JOHN Wiley & SONS, INC., 2004. - 482 p.
This book is primarily directed to assisting those individuals who are responsible for material compliance (MC). The term MC refers to activities and processes used to ensure an organization is compliant with legislation related to hazardous (regulated) goods across all aspects of its business; for example, purchasing, research and development, testing, manufacturing, selling, documenting and distribution of regulated materials. Currently, companies spend hundreds of billions of dollars to satisfy these regulatory requirements.
The book was designed to assist readers to answer the following questions
relative to their organization:
What is MC legislation?
What components of global MC legislation should my business care about?
How do I keep track of all this legislation?
What are the components of a good material compliance system (MCS)?
What is a MCS-information system (IS) and how can I incorporate one into our business?