EJQ1 - Summer 2024 - Journal - Page 42
WHY DO I HAVE TO spend more money and what does RSCs, APECs, ESM,
CoPC, ICC, UST, SCR and SAP mean? On a daily basis, our clients ask these
questions and as consultants it is our job to help our clients navigate the
regulatory and technical requirements to make their project a success.
In our view, the 昀椀rst and most critical step to ensuring a project’s success
is the ability to e昀昀ectively communicate to your client what you need
to do and why. And it is here that the love of jargon can be a detriment
because it can be easy to overwhelm the general public. We must translate
our jargon into a language that is accessible to clients. No matter the
project, it is paramount to have a communication strategy outlined from
the outset.
A recent example is when the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and
Parks (MECP) introduced O. Reg 406/19 (Excess Soil Regulations) and the
Soil Rules; ample e昀昀ort was made by the MECP to educate the consultants
and Quali昀椀ed Persons (QPs) about the new requirements. QPs are professional engineers, professional agrologists, or applied science technologists. This new regulation added novel criteria, additional reporting and
complexities not seen since the roll out of O. Reg. 153/04 and the introduction of methanol sampling. (Make sure you don’t spill the juice!)
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