Sentences with phrase «on voluntary standards»

PIJAC worked with animal care experts on voluntary standards of care for groomers as well as for breeders and distributors of small animals.

As with most of the other new standards, the safety improvements for bassinets and cradles are based on voluntary standards from ASTM.

Not exact matches

A bill making its way through the House of Representatives and heavily backed by Big Food would create a voluntary national labeling standard, while preventing states from mandating labeling on their own.

This paper surveys behavioral science findings on how cultural attributes and management practices can either promote or undermine voluntary adherence to ethical standards, workplace rules and legal requirements, with special attention to the communicative aspect of management practices.

All of their pet foods and treats are sourced, manufactured, and packaged in the USA, and the company maintains strict quality control standards that include voluntary on - site USDA testing.

Under the new voluntary plan, only two standard labels will appear on food: «use by» for perishable items, indicating the last day they can be safely consumed, and «best if used by,» indicating the last date of peak quality for the product.

While not commenting directly on Coles - whose new free - range standard is 10,000 hens per hectare, almost a seven-fold reduction in space from the voluntary guidelines - ACCC commissioner Sarah Court said the watchdog believed 10,000 hens per hectare was not consistent with consumers» understanding of free range.

Most new cribs on the market comply with both mandatory and voluntary safety standards.

If you would like to get involved with offsets, both Kollmuss and climate blogger Romm recommend projects certified by the Gold Standard Foundation as the most rigorously vetted ones on the voluntary market.

While Virginia's voluntary renewable portfolio standard is far from perfect, it's neither helpful nor inspiring for Mr. Cuccinelli to scrap the program altogether on behalf of a few vested dirty energy interests.

The Leaping Bunny Logo shows that a cosmetic or personal care company adheres to the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals, and is a voluntary pledge that companies make to not test on animals during any stage of production development.

The Leaping Bunny Logo certifies that a cosmetic or personal care company adheres to the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals, and is a voluntary pledge that companies make to not test on animals during any stage of production development.

March 16, 2016 • The Senate failed to pass legislation on Wednesday that would have created national, voluntary standards for labeling genetically modified foods or GMOs.

That distinction mimics DeVos's account on her web site, where she reiterates her support for high standards, accountability, and local control, noting, «When Governors such as John Engler, Mike Huckabee, and Mike Pence were driving the conversation on voluntary high standards driven by local voices, it all made sense.»

Fordham did not lift a finger to object to this federal coercion on standards, so why would we believe their new - found conviction that all of this should «be completely voluntary for states»?

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

The voluntary Common Core standards, which cover math and English Language Arts, emphasize critical thinking and hands - on activities to help students master the subject matter.

For educators unfamiliar with it, the mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

The Standards found on this site reference the 1994 voluntary national arts standards.

The concepts are based on national voluntary standards and can easily be used as districts and teachers revise their curriculum to meet the Nebraska Learns standards.

But it's getting really irritating to see the Deseret News and other Utah outlets insist on describing Common Core education standards as «voluntary» («Full house hears panel's criticism of Common Core,» July 10).

The ISLLC standards, originally developed through CCSSO and more recently known as the Educational Leadership Policy Standards, provide voluntary guidelines to states and districts regarding on - the - job expectations for principals and other school and district leaders.

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

Although a low - speed AEB system is standard on all Volvo passenger vehicles, not all include forward collision warning as outlined in the voluntary commitment.

They include international instruments such as treaties and declarations; nationally based standards such as constitutional provisions and national laws; certification schemes such as the Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP); and voluntary initiatives that are adopted by businesses on a voluntary basis (Report 4).

Often the coverage from an insurer of last resort is somewhat limited compared to a standard policy, and it may or may not be significantly more expensive than coverage on the voluntary market would be.

As part of our effort to work with industry leaders on best practices, PIJAC and small animal care experts launched Small Animal Care voluntary standards.

Our voluntary certification means we provide the highest standards of care in anesthesia, dentistry, pain management, patient care, surgery and emergency care based on the guidelines set by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).

Accreditation is a voluntary commitment practices make to their clients and patients, and AAHA is the only organization in the U.S. and Canada that accredits companion animal hospitals based on standards that go above and beyond state regulations.

Following a successful roll out at SuperZoo in July, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council's (PIJAC) Small Animal Care Committee has been working on distributing the first voluntary standards for this part of the industry and creating uniform standards for shipping small mammals and reptiles.

The challenge is articulating comprehensive, well - defined standards on which the breeder industry agrees (and has input on), and encouraging voluntary compliance throughout the industry.

He reports on a new «voluntary carbon standard» intended by its developers to increase confidence that a ton of avoided climate - warming emissions is real.

The business leaders, clearly addressing the US, which is the now the only and largest emitter of greenhouse gases not to have signed Kyoto or pledged to support a new protocol since the newly elected Australian PM stated he will sign, urge policymakers here to move away from a vague voluntary approach on carbon standards to a mandatory standard.

December 28, 2016 update: Republican Governor John Kasich has vetoed legislation — HB 554 — that would have effectively extended the freeze on Ohio's clean energy standards for another two years by making them voluntary.

It provides recommendations on designing structures that minimize bird deaths and is especially helpful to those looking to apply voluntary guidelines or mandatory standards for buildings.

(Sec. 215) Establishes within the EPA a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order to: (1) reduce water use; (2) reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; (3) conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and (4) preserve water resources through voluntary labeling of, or communications about, products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance standards.

Based on current knowledge, it is expected that good quality projects from the following programs from both the compliance and voluntary carbon markets will be eligible: Clean Development Mechanism, Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve, American Carbon Registry, and a new mechanism which is being developed under the Paris Agreement.

19 November 2014 After a long courtship, the most popular carbon standard and the leading co-benefits standard on the voluntary carbon market have taken their relationship to the next level: The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) will now manage the day - to - day operations of the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Ststandard and the leading co-benefits standard on the voluntary carbon market have taken their relationship to the next level: The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) will now manage the day - to - day operations of the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Ststandard on the voluntary carbon market have taken their relationship to the next level: The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) will now manage the day - to - day operations of the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) StStandard (VCS) will now manage the day - to - day operations of the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards.

Ranking of ten voluntary forest carbon standards was based on contracted forest offset purchase volume in 2011.

On October 13, the nation's leading manufacturers of residential central air conditioners, furnaces, and heat pumps signed an historic, voluntary agreement with the nation's leading energy efficiency advocacy organizations supporting new federal standards for those products.

Ohio legislators should be cautious of any action to freeze, eliminate, make voluntary or weaken the standard because the study committee will be forced to rely on special interest groups to come to their conclusion.

Friends of the Earth Europe also calls on Mr Barroso to get tough on binding emissions standards for cars, to replace the current voluntary target that car makers are failing to meet.

Hence, if the European legislator sets the legal so - called «essential requirements», which all economic operators have to meet — whether they are using harmonised standards or not — to ensure free circulation of their products on the Single Market, it leaves to CEN, CENELEC or ETSI (i.e. the recognised European standardization organizations (ESOs)-RRB- to develop voluntary standards that can give technical solutions, accepted by the relevant industry, to ensure compliance with these essential requirements.

The voluntary use of standards is promoted both at international and at EU level: the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade in its Annex 1 clearly distinguishes standards from «technical regulations» as it recognises that standards are voluntary in application whereas technical regulations are mandatory.

On a different note, surprisingly, the AG did not discuss the private nature of standards nor their voluntary status.

One law firm has taken on a lead role by publicly endorsing and implementing the new voluntary psychological health standard in its own office.

But for those of us who have been practicing this form of therapeutic justice, we have already been meeting these standards up until now on a voluntary basis.

Leslie Perrin, Chairman of Calunius Capital is speaking in his capacity as Chair of the Association of Litigation Funders on «The future of the market - growth, standards and the voluntary code».

Often the coverage from an insurer of last resort is somewhat limited compared to a standard policy, and it may or may not be significantly more expensive than coverage on the voluntary market would be.

It aspires to high ethical standards and focuses on the delivery of government services I schools, civilian and military communities, as well as, voluntary post-secondary education services.