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EHS Compliance, Legal Register and Legal Audit
EHS compliance is the discipline of identifying every environmental, health and safety law that applies to your operations and proving, on demand, that you meet each one. We build the legal register, audit you against it, and train your team to keep it current.
What You Get
What Our EHS Compliance Service Delivers
EHS legal compliance made manageable: one partner to tell you which laws apply, prove where you stand, and keep you current as the law changes.
EHS Legal Register
A complete, applicability-screened register of the environmental, health and safety laws that apply to each of your sites.
Applicability and Gap Assessment
We map your activities to the law and show, in plain English, exactly where the gaps are.
EHS Compliance Audit
An independent audit against your legal register, scored on ProtoSafe, with a prioritised close-out plan.
Regulatory Change Alerts
Plain-English alerts when the law changes, so your register and your obligations stay up to date.
EHS Compliance Training
In-house, customised training on the EHS legal requirements that apply to your people and sites.
Why Consultivo
An EHS Compliance Partner Your Regulator and Lender Trust
Independence, Indian legal depth and outputs you can act on.
IFC World Bank Group approved
The independence and rigour that development lenders and international insurers expect on compliance and due diligence.
Truly independent
We sell no permits, software or equipment. Our compliance verdict carries no commercial bias.
Indian legal depth
Central and state EHS law across sectors, kept current as the Labour Codes and environmental rules evolve.
ESG and EHS heritage
Compliance set in the wider context of ESG, assurance and management systems, not in isolation.
AA1000 assurance provider
A licensed assurance provider, so your compliance evidence stands up to external scrutiny.
15+ years, 1,000+ assignments
Compliance and audit experience across manufacturing, chemicals, energy and infrastructure.
Understanding EHS Compliance
What Is EHS Compliance?
EHS compliance means meeting every environmental, health and safety legal obligation that applies to your organisation, and being able to prove it. It covers pollution and waste law, occupational health and safety law, and the many sector-specific rules that sit alongside them.
It matters because the consequences of getting it wrong are real: prosecution, fines, imprisonment for serious safety breaches, plant closure notices, and loss of consents. Compliance is also a formal requirement of the compliance-obligations clauses of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and a standard demand from lenders, insurers and customers.
The same discipline is called HSE compliance or SHE compliance in some industries. It is the same work. EHS legal compliance is distinct from a broad ehs audit: compliance is measured strictly against the letter of the law, which is what this service does.
Know which laws apply, prove you meet them through a compliance audit, and stay current as they change. The output is a live legal register, an audit report with a close-out plan, and a trained team.
The Legal Landscape
The Indian EHS Legal Framework
More than a hundred central and state EHS laws can apply to a single industrial site. The first job of compliance is knowing which ones apply to you. These are the main pillars.
Environmental Law
- Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the umbrella law
- Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981
- Hazardous, biomedical, plastic and e-waste rules
- CPCB and State Board Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate
Occupational Health and Safety
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020
- In force since 21 November 2025, consolidating the Factories Act 1948 and twelve other central labour laws
- State rules still being finalised through 2026
- Applies to establishments with ten or more workers
Sector-Specific
- Explosives and petroleum rules under PESO
- Electricity, fire and building safety rules
- Building and construction workers law
- State factory rules and local by-laws
The environmental pillar is administered by the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Boards. The health and safety pillar changed materially with the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, which is why a current legal register matters more than ever.
Pillar 1
EHS Legal Register and Compliance Management
The legal register is the backbone of EHS legal compliance. We build yours from an applicability assessment, keep it in plain English, and maintain it as the law changes.
Applicability Assessment
We screen every central and state EHS law against your sector, sites and activities, so the register holds only what actually applies to you.
Plain-English Obligations
Each legal requirement is written as a clear, actionable obligation with an owner, not left as dense legal text.
Change Management
When the law changes, we update the register and flag what it means for you, so nothing is missed. This supports the compliance-obligations requirement of your integrated management system.
Pillar 2
EHS Compliance Audit
An EHS compliance audit measures you strictly against your legal register: are you meeting each obligation, and where are the gaps? We run it on Consultivo ProtoSafe, the same audit platform behind our full EHS audit, so scoring is objective and non-conformances are prioritised for close-out.
Need a Full EHS Audit, Not Just Legal Compliance?
This legal compliance audit runs on ProtoSafe, the same engine behind our complete EHS performance and systems audit. If you want the full picture of your environment, health and safety performance, not only your legal position, start with the mother service.
Go to the EHS AuditFocused Legal and Compliance Audits
For a specific legal domain, we also run focused audits. Each is a distinct, standards-based engagement.
Pillar 3
EHS Compliance Training Courses
Compliance holds only when your team understands its obligations. We run in-house, customised EHS compliance training on the exact legal requirements that apply to your sites, typically over one to two days, onsite or online.
Built Around Your Register
The course content is drawn from your own legal register, so people learn the requirements that actually apply to them.
One to Two Days
A focused programme for EHS, operations and management teams, with real examples and clear actions.
Onsite or Online
Delivered at your site or virtually, and scheduled around your operations.
Related Training Courses
Our Approach
How We Deliver EHS Compliance
A clear path from not knowing where you stand to a controlled, current compliance position.
Applicability Assessment
Map your sector, sites and activities to the central and state EHS laws that apply.
Legal Register Build
Compile the applicable obligations into a clear, owned, plain-English register.
Compliance Audit
Audit you against the register on ProtoSafe, scoring conformance and gaps.
Gap Closure
A prioritised action plan with owners and timelines to close every non-conformance.
Training and Handover
Train your team on their obligations so compliance is owned internally.
Ongoing Updates
Keep the register current with regulatory-change alerts as the law evolves.
Sectors We Serve
EHS Compliance Across Every Industry
Any regulated operation carries a compliance burden. Our consultants bring sector-specific legal knowledge to each one.
FAQ
EHS Compliance, Your Questions Answered
What is EHS compliance?
EHS compliance means meeting every environmental, health and safety legal obligation that applies to your organisation, and being able to prove it. It spans pollution and waste law, occupational health and safety law, and sector-specific rules. It is also a formal requirement of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 and a standard demand from lenders and customers.
What is an EHS legal register?
An EHS legal register is a structured, applicability-screened list of the environmental, health and safety laws that apply to your specific sites and activities, each written as a clear obligation with an owner and a compliance status. It is the backbone of EHS legal compliance and is kept current as the law changes.
What is an EHS compliance audit?
An EHS compliance audit measures your organisation strictly against your legal register: whether you meet each legal obligation, and where the gaps are. Consultivo runs it on the ProtoSafe platform, producing objective scoring, prioritised non-conformances and a close-out plan. It is a distinct service from focused OHS legal, environmental or safety audits, which we also provide.
How is EHS compliance different from an EHS audit?
An EHS audit is a broad, independent check of your environment, health and safety systems and performance against good practice and standards. EHS compliance is narrower and legal: it measures you strictly against the exact statutory and regulatory requirements that apply. The two run on the same ProtoSafe platform, and most organisations need both. For the full performance audit, see our EHS audit.
Which EHS laws apply in India?
The main pillars are the Environment (Protection) Act 1986, the Water Act 1974 and Air Act 1981 with their waste and consent rules administered by the CPCB and State Boards, and, for health and safety, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, which came into force on 21 November 2025 and consolidates the Factories Act 1948 and twelve other central labour laws. Sector-specific rules for explosives, electricity, fire and construction also apply. Exactly which laws apply depends on your sector, activities and location, which is what an applicability assessment establishes.
Do you provide EHS compliance training, and how long is it?
Yes. We run in-house, customised EHS compliance training on the specific legal requirements that apply to your sites, typically over one to two days, delivered onsite or online. Course content is drawn from your own legal register so your team learns the obligations that actually apply to them.
What is HSE compliance and SHE compliance?
HSE compliance (health, safety, environment) and SHE compliance (safety, health, environment) are the same discipline as EHS compliance, with the letters ordered differently by industry and region. Consultivo delivers the same legal register, compliance audit and training whichever term your organisation uses.
Get Started
Talk to an EHS Compliance Consultant
Tell us about your sites, your sector and what you need to demonstrate. We will come back within one working day with a clear scope for your legal register, compliance audit or training.
- IFC-approved, genuinely independent consultants
- A current legal register aligned to Indian EHS law
- An objective compliance audit on ProtoSafe
- In-house EHS compliance training, one to two days
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