On April 22, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day will be celebrated from coast-to-coast; a day which was first realized by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who wanted to find a way to increase environmental awareness and to promote urgently needed federal legislation to deal with an alarming ecological crisis.It wasn’t until visiting Santa Barbara Calif in August, 1969, and reading about the popularity of “teach-ins” at college campuses as way of educating students about the Vietnam War that an idea caught hold in Nelson’s head to hold a similar “teach-ins” only with a focus on environmental awareness.Since the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, when a chorus of demonstrators around the nation some 20 million strong voiced their concerns about the environment, specifically about the pollution of air and water, that a significant amount of federal legislation was passed to protect the environment.

via The History Of Earth Day Plus How You Can Get Involved – Yahoo! News.

NQA is proud to announce that Larry Tibert, the Environmental, Health and Safety Business Manager has achieved Lead Auditor status from the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI). This status allows for the independent third-party audits of mining operations, cyanide producers and cyanide transporters.

The Cyanide Code is a voluntary program for companies engaged in the production of gold by the cyanidation process, as well as manufacturers and transporters of cyanide used at gold mines. The Code is performance based and provides guidance for best practice in the use and management of cyanide.

The Code has earned the support of several prominent organizations. The G8 nations, an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, in 2007  recognized the Code as one of several certification systems that are suitable instruments for ”increasing transparency and good governance in the extraction and processing of mineral raw materials.” The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), which provides lending for mine development projects, has voiced its support for the Code by requiring its gold mine borrowers to use cyanide in a manner consistent with the Code.

To date, 57 companies have become signatories to the Code (21 mining companies, 12 cyanide producers, 24 transporters), covering 147 operations in 35 countries on six continents.

Please contact Larry Tibert at 800-649-5289 or ltibert@nqa-usa.com to discuss this new offering.