Happy Groundhog Day!

Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Health and Safety Account Team
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Punxsutawney Phil lives in Pennsylvania just like August Mack Environmental! If you need help with Pennsylvania Environmental Consulting, call our office at 717.399.9587. We will be able to provide Environmental Compliance Solutions if needed.

Indiana Safety & Health Conference & Expo

Friday, January 20, 2012 by Marketing Department
August Mack is proud to be a silver sponsor of the 2012 Indiana Safety & Health Conference & Expo March 12-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana. "Safety Gets the Checkered Flag" is the theme for this year's event, and from looking at the agenda, there will be no shortage of interesting and informative topics covered.

In additional to August Mack's participation as an exhibitor, August Mack's Principal Engineer for Compliance Services, Chuck Staehler, will be speaking on "What Safety Professionals Should...Read More »

Part 6: Defending Your Facility Against Common EPA Violations

Monday, January 9, 2012 by eCAP Account Team

Knowing what to expect should assist in determining the current compliance status with any applicable environmental policy. This is generally accomplished by conducting a baseline compliance audit. The audit involves evaluating the various applicable environmental regulations (CAA, CWA, RCRA, SARA, CERCLA, and EPCRA) as previously mentioned. The goal of the audit is to evaluate compliance and deficiencies with respect to permitting, reporting, monitoring, record keeping, and limitations...

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Read My Article

Monday, December 19, 2011 by Tom Anderson
If you are looking for Environmental Compliance Solutions, read my article.

Reducing the Cost of EH&S While Maintaining Compliance

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 by Marketing Department

Is your facility prepared to maintain its environmental compliance throughout the year?  Many manufacturing companies are struggling with ways to cost costs while still producing a high quality product and meeting the needs of their employees. One area that tends to be continually looked at from a cost-savings perspective is environmental, health and safety (EH&S). Often times, it is common for facilities to cut EH&S costs to save on overall operating expenses with the hope they will not be...

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Benefits of eCAP

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by eCAP Account Team

During the last 11 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 1999 and the natural evolution has seen the eCAP program morph into a fully functional sustainable Environmental Management System (EMS), currently approved as a Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP). Applying a tad of revisionist history we might be inclined to...

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Why Should I Hire a Consultant to Conduct an Audit?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by Marketing Department
Hiring an environmental compliance consultant will add credibility to your result in the eyes of your external stakeholders. These individuals or firms usually have an already established relationship with the environmental governing bodies and are knowledgeable in how to submit reports correctly.

If you suspect a violation may be present or you become aware that a facility should have been complying with a law but has not, a consultant can come in and offer environmental compliance solutions.

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NEW SBA POLICY - Effective October 3, 2011

Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Cassie Anderson

New SBA Environmental Policy in Effect Today, Banks Vow to Increase Small Business Lending

Author: Dianne P. Crocker (dcrocker@edrnet.com)

 

The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a revision to the environmental due diligence requirements of the agency’s 7(a) and Certified Development Company (CDC) loan programs, effective as of Saturday, October 1, 2011. Many of the changes were in response to questions and comments from the SBA’s lending partners and the environmental professionals who...

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ISO 14001 Emergency Preparedness and Response

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Susan Burkett
The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard specifies that an organization shall establish and maintain procedures to identify potential for and respond to accidents and emergency situations, and for preventing and mitigating the environmental impacts that may be associated with them.  With recent natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods in the news, it seems that preparing for an emergency would be at the top of our priority lists.  In conducting environmenta...
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The Year is Going By Quickly

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by August Mack Environmental, Inc.
Did you plan to perform an EH&S audit this year but still have not completed it? It is time to call in the experts and hire August Mack Environmental to get it done! We not only identify your shortfalls, but more importantly, we provide Environmental Compliance Solutions.

Environmental Compliance Consultant

Thursday, September 1, 2011 by eCAP Account Team
Overwhelmed
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,...
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Helping Manage Personnel Changes

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 by eCAP Account Team
Having turnover of personnel is never fun and puts stress and burdens on those still at the company. For many companies, the environmental compliance responsibilities reside in the hands of one person. If this person leaves the company, it is a stressful time handling these issues. Click on this ARTICLE LINK to access an article discussing this topic.

A Reflection 40 Years Back

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by August Mack Environmental, Inc.
A lot has happened with environmental compliance in the past 40 years.  Take a look at a US EPA Press Release from 40 years ago this month.

ISO 14001 Third Party Environmental Compliance Audits

Thursday, August 18, 2011 by Susan Burkett
In order for your ISO 14001 environmental management system to be consistent with the 2004 version of the standard, your facility must verify compliance with environmental regulations through a documented third-party environmental compliance audit. August Mack Environmental, Inc. has assisted clients with their environmental consulting needs by performing third-party environmental compliance auditing in states throughout North American including Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Missouri.
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Environmental Compliance Consultant

Thursday, August 18, 2011 by eCAP Account Team
When August Mack Environmental implements eCAP (Compliance Assurance Program) at your facility, you are not getting a single environmental compliance consultant but rather a whole team in the background.  No one person can be an expert at everything, thus depending upon the issue, the Account Manager for your facility will tap into the expert resources within August Mack.

Defend Your Facility Against Common EPA Violations

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by Marketing Department

A facility’s Environmental Manager is tasked with ensuring compliance with the ever-changing rules and restrictions of today’s environmental policies. If this is a new role it is easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to begin. The following are typically regulated environmental policies and some of the common violations found in these areas.

Clean Air Act
Through the enforcement of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks to protect and enhance the quality...

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Upcoming Webinar on The Compliance Assurance Program Helping More Than 100 Facilities Maintain EH&S Compliance

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by Marketing Department
Join us on December 13th for a webinar describing what August Mack Environmental’s Compliance Assurance Program has done for more than 100 facilities in the past 11 years. We will explain why many companies chose to utilize this program to either support or supplement the EH&S compliance activities at their facilities. What started out as a revolutionary concept more than 11 years ago, is now a well developed program with many years of experience built into our systems. At the end of the day,...
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Environmental Compliance Consultant Intern Learns First Hand About Air Permitting

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 by August Mack Employees

During my internship, I shadowed one of the senior managers and a project manager on a Title V permit renewal. We had a two-hour meeting with our client to review potential changes in the operation of the plant potentially resulting in modifications in the existing air permit. After the meeting, we toured the facility and our client briefed me on the processes and operations of the plant. It was an awesome experience for me to be able to sit in for the day and learn from the best.


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Environmental Compliance Service Intern Helps Manage Compliance Assistance Program

Monday, August 15, 2011 by August Mack Employees
Last week I have been updating the compliance assistance program (eCAP®) website for our clients. The website maintains the client’s documents for each module they have in their eCAP® program. I cleaned up individual client webpages by stacking old documents and organizing the newer documents. This way our clients have easy access to their compliance documents without having to mess with organizing them on their own.

Bridget is an intern from Indiana University at August Mack for the summer. She...
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Have a Great Weekend!

Friday, August 12, 2011 by Tom Anderson
The work week is coming to a close so kick back and enjoy the weekend. But when you show back up at work next week, do you still have EH&S issues that need to be resolved? If so, do yourself a favor and call Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105 to see if we can be of assistance. We provide environmental compliance solutions, sustainability solutions, and safety-related services.

Environmental Compliance Consultant