During the environmental compliance auditing preparation process, one must take the following steps:
- Determine the safety requirements for the facility This is important to ensure the safety of the environmental compliance specialist during the audit as well as provide the environmental compliance consultant with an overview of what safety requirements should be implemented at the facility to ensure the safety of its workers.
- Review the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) record for the facility. The EPA provides an online database of more than 800,000 regulated facilities. ECHO has a variety of data on each facility including information on facility permits, inspection and enforcement data, compliance monitoring history, notice of violations, etc. To view the ECHO record for your facility, visit: www.epa.gov/echo/
- Research industry-specific or area-specific rules and regulations. It is important to consider what industry-specific and/or state regulations may apply to the facility before beginning the environmental compliance auditing process.
- Develop a facility-specific audit checklist.
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