If you are like many companies, the person wearing the "compliance
hat" has many other duties. Environmental Compliance Programs
are many times just a "side job" to the person's primary job
function. If this is you, consider August Mack's Compliance
Assurance Program to provide the assistance that is needed to
ensure compliance. Call me at 317.916.3105 (Tom
Anderson).
Industrial facilities in Ohio with a
general storm water permit: The renewal general permit is being
reviewed for issuance. Once you hear from the Ohio EPA you will
probably have to go through the process of reviewing, updating, or
creating a new Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. If you need
assistance in this process, call August Mack's Ohio office at
614.798.9922 and ask for Ben Thayer. Or feel free to call me (Tom
Anderson) at 317.916.3105.
Under the new construction and
development rule for storm water discharge, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Construction General Permit (CGP) is to be
changed, and the deadline is June 30, 2011. The new CGP will
incorporate a range of sediment and erosion controls and pollution
prevention measures (authorized states will make similar
changes).
Additionally, EPA expects to issue another draft construction storm
water rule by the end of the year. The draft rule may expand the
storm water...
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The cost of ensuring environmental
compliance often goes un-appreciated, but the cost of
non-compliance can have significant impacts on a business’
continued operation and bottom line. We will look at the results of
environmental non-compliance and why it is better for a facility to
pay the upfront costs associated with being proactive in achieving
and maintaining compliance versus the backend costs of not
complying with applicable rules and regulations.
To register for this July 21st Environment...
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At 10:00am today, August Mack will be giving the following
webinar:
"How to Minimize the Effect of Losing Institutional
Knowledge With Regards to Your Environmental Compliance
Programs"
Click
HERE
to sign-up for this free webinar!
The word “compliance” typically
evokes thoughts of overwhelming, complicated and constantly
changing regulations with the fear of looming penalties and
regulatory inspections. Not to mention, in a society that is
becoming more environmentally-focused by the minute, environmental,
health and safety (EH&S) compliance is becoming a high priority
for every business. While the benefits of achieving and maintaining
compliance from a regulatory standpoint are important, workplace
compliance also is...
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Many underground storage tank
(UST) owners and operators rely on the Indiana Excess Liability
Trust Fund (ELTF) as their required financial assurance related to
USTs. Cleanup and closure of release incidents can be expensive.
The ELTF has changed recently. Do not jeopardize your financial
assurance should you have a release from a UST. This Webinar will
present a brief background on ELTF and important information on the
recent changes as well as how they can impact you. Learn why the
changes...
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Is your facility struggling to
keep up with all the EPA Environmental Compliance requirements? Do
you even know all of the requirements? When was the last time the
facility completed an Environmental Compliance Audit? If you feel
like you are the one in the picture below and need help complying
with all of the requirements, call and ask for Tom Anderson at
317.916.3105. Ask about August Mack's Environmental Compliance
Assistance Program.
A lot of people are scrambling
today to finish up their taxes! Environmental compliance at your
facility should not be taxing your efforts. Call August Mack to
provide the expertise and commitment to ensure your proper
environmental compliance.
What is your biggest fear when the
person in your organization who has managed all of the
environmental compliance programs decides to leave the company? If
the regulatory inspector shows up at your facility shortly
thereafter, are you confident you can easily demonstrate
compliance? Hopefully you can answer a resounding “yes”. But, in
the majority of cases, the person who is now chartered with this
responsibility feels like they are “walking on thin ice” for an
extended time. The goal in your...
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When an employee leaves, they
take their institutional knowledge, or the knowledge they have
gained from years of experience, with them. If the company is not
able to remain in compliance with the myriad of regulations,
potential monetary fines from environmental agencies may be in
store. However, there are many ways companies can help minimize the
effects of losing institutional knowledge regarding environmental
compliance.
Join us on the April 26th webinar on this topic. To sign up for
this...
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Everyday, industrial facilities
across the nation make changes to their plants that affect their
air permits. Do you know if your facility is required to submit a
modification request? Do you know how long the permitting agency
will take to process your request? Do you know what to do to get
them processed quickly? This webinar will answer these questions
and many others you may have regarding the modification
process.
To register for this June 28th Environmental Compliance
Requirements webinar,...
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Congratulations! Tom Anderson and Nicole Collett's presentation was
picked as one to be given at the National Safety Council's
Annual Congress & Expo to be held October-November 2011 in
Philadelphia, PA. Over 400+ proposals for presentations were
submitted. Of that number, 130 were selected by the
Educational Strategic Advisory Group. More information will
follow over the coming months but the title of the talk is
"Environmental Compliance for the Safety
Professional". I hope you can attend...
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Call Tom Anderson at August Mack Environmental if you have
questions concerning wastewater and/or storm water. We are the
Environmental Compliance Consultants that can provide answers to
your questions. Or if you just need an Environmental Compliance
Technician to help with some of the routine tasks.... we can
provide that help as well.
There are two ways to help the
bottom line...spend less or make more. Let's talk about spending
less. Several ways to spend less are to buy less or get a better
deal on the things you are buying. But one area where a facility
could end up spending money that can be unpredictable is if you had
to pay a monetary fine for violating an US EPA or state
environmental regulation. These monetary fines can be
costly! Additionally it projects a very poor public
image of the organization that can...
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