No one person can be an expert at
everything. And in the environmental world, there are many
different experts in different areas. Even when you get down to the
day-to-day environmental compliance issues, they can be complicated
enough that no one person can be the expert at all of them. That's
where August Mack's eCAP program comes in! Although you will be
assigned an individual as your Account Manager, he is backed by a
team of experts. So if your facility has air permitting issues and
storm...
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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).
Overwhelmed by trying to keep your company up to compliance? Let someone else do it for you! Hiring an outside company to assist in your environmental and/or health and safety needs will bring great benefits. Not only will it relieve stress within the company, but it will bring a fresh set of eyes to look at the company. If you are interested in compliance assistance, maybe August Mack's eCAP program is right for you. Visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ for information about eCAP services,...Read More »
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!
"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!
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.
In all of our projects, we strive
to develop an innovative approach for clients that incorporates
proven technologies with the business needs of the client to
establish sustainable solutions to every EH&S problem or
situation. For example, we listened to feedback from our clients
about their regulatory compliance needs and developed our
trademarked Compliance Assurance Program known as eCAP®to outsource day-to-day EH&S compliance of more than 100
facilities. Regardless of the type of project, we...
Read More »The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
federally enforces environmental laws. OECA works to benefit
communities and help deter future violators from breaking the law
and causing harm to the health of humans and the environment.
Are you curious about how the EPA actually enforces
its laws? Do you want to know what civil and criminal cases
the EPA has dealt with over the past year? Check out
the EPA's Compliance and Enforcement Annual Results for 2010 by
clicking here....Read More »
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...
Hopefully your organization is not in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), but seven facilities located in North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and South Carolina were recently cited for CWA violations. They were cited for stormwater-related violations, discharge of wastewater, and discharge of sewage. The EPA is requiring all of the facilities to implement remediation activities. To read about this case, click here.
Maintaining compliance with EPA regulations can be a
challenge, not only beause there are so many standards, but because
it can be confusing figuring out which standards your organization
needs to comply with. There are many different industry and
government sectors, potentially with some unique compliance
requirements. Fortunately, the EPA has a section of their
website dedicated to just this. Click
here to visit the EPA's Compliance Assistance page and ensure
that your organization is...
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The EPA provides certain incentives to companies for voluntarily
reporting environmental violations of their company. There
are nine conditions that a company must meet (with some exceptions)
in order to qualify for the incentives. These conditions
include that the violation must be voluntarily discovered by
the company, the company must promptly disclose the violation to
the EPA in writing, and it cannot be a repeat violation of the
company. If all critera are met, the company can
qualify...
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is an EPA program designed to ensure safe management of hazardous waste in order to prevent harm to human or environmental health. RCRA regulates proper generation, treatement, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. Because RCRA tracks the entire lifespan of hazardous waste, it is known as a "cradle to grave" system. To learn more about RCRA policies for managing hazardous waste, click here. If you need assistance complying to RCRA...Read More »
During the last ten years, August Mack's eCAP program (Compliance
Assurance Program) has expanded and grown from a regional
initiative to a national program that has served more than 100
facilities. The genesis of the program began in 1998 and the
natural evolution has seen the eCAP program morph into a fully
functional sustainable Environmental Management System
(EMS) and in one instance, approved as a Supplemental
Environmental Program (SEP). According to our
clients, the top four benefits...
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It can be daunting, trying to maintain compliance in an
ever-changing regulatory world. Really, it is too large and onerous
of a job for any one person to hope to maintain by themselves. New
regulations are promulgated all the time and older regulations can
be spotlighted at any moment. Support is needed in order to
keep track of both old and new regulations as well as their affect
on a facility. This is where August Mack and its Compliance
Assurance Program (eCAP®) is of
assistance. To learn...
Your company has enough to worry about, let August Mack's
Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP) lighten the load by ensuring
your environmental, health, and safety compliance. There are
many benefits to this program including:
To learn more about eCAP, visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ or call August Mack at 317.916.8000.
- File organization
- Fixed cost structure
- Technical expertise
- Institutional knowledge
To learn more about eCAP, visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ or call August Mack at 317.916.8000.
Are you the person at your company in charge of compliance, along
with many other responsibilities? This can be an overwhelming
task, especially making sure it is done correctly. Take some
weight off your shoulders and consider having August Mack's
Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP) help ensure your company's
compliance. To learn more about eCAP, visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ or
call August Mack at 317.916.8000.
State Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) plans are job safety and
health programs developed by individual states as opposed to OSHA's
national plans. OSHA approves and monitors the states' plans
and provides up to half of the operating costs. Currently,
twenty-two states have State OSH plans, does your state have
one? To find out, click here.
Do you have an Environmental
Compliance Specialist on your staff to ensure you are in compliance
with all of the regulatory requirements? If you have a problem, do
you have the right environmental compliance solution? It's not
always as easy as you might think.
There are a lot of places to ascertain information but navigating
through the maze of regulations and staying up-to-date with all the
changes can be challenging. If you Google the issue, are you
confident that the items you are looking at...
The initial step of August Mack's Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP®) is to complete a comprehensive audit. There are numerous advantages to this audit. First and foremost, it provides a company with a summary that breaks down and describes which regulations apply to the audited facility. Without having comprehensive knowledge of what applies to a facility, it is nearly impossible to maintain compliance or implement a strong, thorough compliance program. Not only does the audit highlight...
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