Environmental manager: managing your responsibilities as a manager with delegated authority

You are the operator of an ICPE and are wondering how to mitigate your liability as a manager by delegating authority:

• What is a delegation of authority?

• Can all responsibilities be covered by a delegation of authority granted to an employee?

• What conditions must be met to assert a delegation of authority?

• What are the effects of a delegation of authority?

It is also important to know :

• the concept and scope of delegation of authority ;

• conditions to be met for it to be valid;

• its effects.