Environmental Compliance 101

Look around, everything we do today is done electronically. In the eWorld, we can find the answer to almost every question in minutes rather than hours, days or weeks. However, with all of this information available at our fingertips it is becoming harder and harder to discern what information is valuable and what information is not. This task is even more cumbersome for those individuals responsible for managing environmental, health and safety (EH&S) functions for their company because these individuals need to be experts in all facets of EH&S compliance. And, August Mack’s eCAP^® (Compliance Assurance Program) is a perfect fit to the new eWorld mentality.

The eCAP^® experience begins with a comprehensive EH&S compliance audit. This audit enables August Mack to have a complete understanding of the current EH&S conditions at the facility as well as become fully educated on the company’s processes and operations. The ultimate outcome of the audit is two-fold. First, it provides the company with a detailed summary of the regulations that applies to the facility. In many instances, companies are often not aware of all of the regulations applicable to their facility and a compliance audit is a great way to find out this information. Second, the compliance audit also determines the facility’s current compliance status with each of the applicable regulations and identifies the necessary actions required to bring the facility in compliance.

After the audit is completed, August Mack works with the client to develop a custom-designed program aimed at addressing of the facility’s EH&S needs. The foundation of eCAP^® is the environmental base module. This module is designed to provide ongoing solutions to the facility’s specific environmental issues. The environmental base module also provides routine interaction between the facility personnel and eCAP® experts to ensure a consistent level of regulation compliance and program improvement is achieved. Training also can be provided to employees to establish an understanding of the facility’s environmental mission. In addition, modules such as wastewater/storm water, Industrial NPDES/POTW, waste generator off-site disposal, chemical management and reporting, integrated contingency plan, special pollutants, process safety management, OSHA reporting and maintenance, personal protective equipment and powered industrial trucks can be included in the customized eCAP® design for a company to better meet their EH&S needs.

Besides the benefit of comprehensive technical expertise, eCAP^® provides companies with the ability to access their EH&S information whenever and wherever through a secure online Web site set-up specifically for each client. The only requirement for this electronic recordkeeping system is an Internet connection. With eCAP^®, clients can obtain they information they want and need at any time, making it eWorld compatible.