August Mack News

Since its inception in 1999, eCAP^® has been implemented for more than 100 clients throughout North America. When trying to determine the top benefits of eCAP^®, we asked our clients what they thought and four top benefits were mentioned: file organization, fixed cost structure, technical expertise and preservation of institutional knowledge.

The benefit of file organization is a major component of eCAP^®. In our opinion, there cannot be an effective environmental management system (EMS) in place without proper organization, timelines, responsibility matrices, corrective action or accountability. With eCAP^®, one of the first tasks is to conduct a thorough file review. This environmental file review identifies which files (reports) are present and more importantly identifies which reports are not present. The eCAP^® program entails creating a web page that contains all, not some, not a few, but all of the required permits, monitoring logs, training records, report submittals, permit modifications and deviation reports required to demonstrate compliance. This allows our clients to have the necessary documentation at their finger tips.