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Jay Finegan, J.D.

Jay Finegan is a member of Dakota's Compliance Services team, where he is responsible for assisting clients with the implementation of Dakota’s products. With over 30 years of industrial experience, he's held educational, technical, and managerial positions including 12 years in EHS management roles. Mr. Finegan has degrees in mechanical engineering, business administration, operations research, and law. He is a Certified Environmental Specialist and holds certifications in HOP, CVI, and LEAN Manufacturing.

Jay Finegan, J.D.

Compliance Services Leader

Jay Finegan is a member of Dakota's Compliance Services team, where he is responsible for assisting clients with the implementation of Dakota’s products. With over 30 years of industrial experience, he's held educational, technical, and managerial positions including 12 years in EHS management roles. Mr. Finegan has degrees in mechanical engineering, business administration, operations research, and law. He is a Certified Environmental Specialist and holds certifications in HOP, CVI, and LEAN Manufacturing.

Posts by Jay Finegan, J.D.

Guide to Effective EHS Self-Assessment Audit
September 6, 2023

Guide to Effective EHS Self-Assessment

Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) self-assessments are essential in maintaining compliance, identifying potential risks, and fostering a culture of safety and sustainability. This article will dive directly into the mechanics...
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5 Ways EHS Software Improves Safety Performance Analytics
July 5, 2023

5 Ways EHS Software Improves Safety Performance

For Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) professionals, the Safety Triangle is a critical framework for understanding the correlation between serious incidents and unsafe behaviors. However, while a building block of...
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Root Cause Analysis: A Key Guide for EHS Leaders EHS Management
June 22, 2023

Root Cause Analysis: A Key Guide for EHS Leaders

When an Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) incident occurs, one question inevitably follows: Why did this happen? The answer is rarely simple. Even the most apparently obvious cause may only...
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Why Your EHS Compliance Data Matters Publicly EHS Management
June 6, 2023

Why Your EHS Compliance Data Matters Publicly

Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance has a significant impact on a company’s reputation and legal standing, not to mention its bottom line. In the past, companies with EHS compliance...
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Addressing The Challenges In Hazardous Waste Management EHS Management
May 19, 2023

Addressing The Challenges In Hazardous Waste Management

The world produces around 400 million tons of hazardous waste each year. When managed improperly, hazardous waste can cause significant and long-lasting damage to both human health and the environment....
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Chemical Compliance Challenges Facing EHS Leaders EHS Management
March 21, 2023

Chemical Compliance Challenges Facing EHS Leaders

Chemicals pose unique challenges for Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) management and compliance. Chemicals fall on a wide spectrum of hazard potential—while some are completely harmless, others may be mostly...
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Decoding Three of OSHA’s Commonly Misunderstood Regulations EHS Management
February 23, 2023

Decoding Three of OSHA’s Commonly Misunderstood Regulations

Maintaining compliance with OSHA requirements can be challenging for any organization, but let’s face it, there are some regulatory areas that are more confusing than others. As the saying goes,...
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Applying OSHA’s General Duty Clause Explained Audit
December 20, 2022

Applying OSHA’s General Duty Clause Explained

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Strategies for Managing EHS Across Multiple Sites Analytics
November 7, 2022

Strategies for Managing EHS Across Multiple Sites

Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) managers can’t be everywhere at once, but sometimes they might feel like their organizations demand them to be. Maintaining strong EHS compliance and culture can...
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