Canadian Standards Association Development of
a Standard for Hog Operations
"The CSA Technical Committee that represents
a broad cross section of stakeholders across Canada
has developed an environmental management systems
standard specifically designed for hog operations.
The formal public review period is underway now.
It will close on November 18th of this year. Concurrent
with the public review program CSA has implemented
a pilot study. 15 farms across Canada are attempting
to implement the draft standard. That pilot study…ends
in March 2003. What CSA will then do is take the
results from the public review period and the
pilot study period and present those results back
to our technical committee which is responsible
for developing the standard. At that time the
technical committee will finalize and approve
the technical content of the standards after which
CSA will publish them formally. [CSA] expect the
standards to be published in mid-2003." —Kevin
Boehmer-Canadian Standards Association
In 2001, the CEN was invited to oversee the selection
of two ENGO delegates to participate in the CSA
process attempting to develop a standard for hog
operations. The process continues. The ENGO delegates
are: Jerry Cook, Association for the Preservation
of the Bouctouche Watershed; and Lobie Daughton,
Regional Cooperative Development Centre. ENGO
reporting on the process is available to members
on request to Derek
Stack.
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