If
you need help with an EH&S issue, call August Mack
Environmental! Here are some people to call to explain your need,
and then they will get the best resources in touch with you:
Mike Ogburn (317-916-3111) -
compliance issues such as permitting (water, air, waste, etc), plan
development (SPCC, SWPPP, etc), report preparation (Tier II, TRI /
Form R, air reports, etc), outsourced compliance
Kent Johnson (317-916-3177) - phase
I environmental site assessments, asbestos surveys, mold...
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Over the years, the August Mack
Pennsylvania office has expanded services to include compliance,
environmental due diligence, site investigation, and remediation
services. Similar to the expansion of services, the client
base has expanded and includes a wide variety of industrial and
service industries. Numerous clients were served by the
Pennsylvania office in 2012 and projects included compliance
audits, MSDS database development and maintenance, litigation
support, air permits, MACT...
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Traditional
Environmental Due Diligence typically consists of a Phase I and II
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). The goal of the Phase I/II ESA
is to identify and quantify environmental liabilities associated
with real estate. August Mack typically represents buyers and their
lenders during the environmental due diligence process and the
Phase I/II ESA findings are often used by our clients to help them
understand what is going on with the property. However, it is
important to note that...
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forget to
register for the free webinar tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
titled "EH&S Compliance Overview." This webinar will be an
overview of a number of the basic environmental, health and safety
(EH&S) compliance requirements for industrial and commercial
facilities. Topics will be briefly reviewed and will include
EH&S requirements related to air, waste, wastewater, oil
storage, chemical reporting, hazard communication, personal
protective equipment, hazard assessment, lockout/tagout,...
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Register
now for the free December 6th webinar titled "EH&S
Compliance Overview." This webinar will be an overview of a number
of the basic environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance
requirements for industrial and commercial facilities. Topics will
be briefly reviewed and will include EH&S requirements related
to air, waste, wastewater, oil storage, chemical reporting, hazard
communication, personal protective equipment, hazard assessment,
lockout/tagout, confined space, and emergency...
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The cost of compliance can seem
expensive when adding together permit application fees and
regulatory reporting fees. Add to these “maintenance” costs the
unanticipated costs associated with additional laboratory sampling,
new equipment or equipment repairs, any violations or citations and
the cost of compliance can be even higher.
What about the cost of
non-compliance? Some might ask themselves what the use is to
pay a consultant for a plan, only for it to sit on a shelf.
However, according to...
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What does environmental
non-compliance cost your company? For many companies, the answer is
nothing because they are in compliance. But imagine having to tell
your boss that the US EPA has just levied a large fine against your
company for violating a federal environmental regulation that you
did not even know was applicable to your facility. That’s exactly
what happened to one east coast company as they were fined for
failing to have a required oil spill plan on file, which is a clear
violation...
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The Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency’s (OEPA) new industrial storm water general permit
(OHR000005) will be replacing the previous industrial storm water
general permit (OHR000004) which expired on May 31, 2011. In
order to help industry more easily identify Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWP3) requirements and effective best management
practices (BMPs) for specific operations, the OEPA has adopted
framework from the federal Multi-Sector General Permit. The
new OEPA general permit...
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August Mack Environmental is on a
record pace of jobs awarded in a calendar year. It is extremely
likely we will exceed over 750 projects being awarded by sometime
in May. The majority of these EH&S projects are the smaller
types that include Environmental Site Assessments, Asbestos
Surveys, Compliance Plan Development, Environmental Permitting,
Industrial Hygiene, Audits, and the list goes on!
Next week August Mack will be
speaking on "What's New in Environmental", as well as exhibiting a
booth at the Mid America Safety, Health & Environmental Conference
& Expo at the Tan Tar Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. The
conference, commonly referred to as the "Mid Am Conference", will
feature over eighty education workshops on a variety of health and
safety topics. Be sure to check out the event website at the link
above if you are interested.
Eric Emmett, who will be speaking,
is an...
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I hope when you hear these words and phrases you think of August
Mack Environmental:
- Environmental Compliance Solutions
- Job Hazard Analysis
- Environmental Health and Safety Plan
- Asbestos Survey
- Phase 1 Environmental Assessments
- And the list goes on.........
Call Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105 with questions.
Now is the time to start thinking
about next year! Do you know what permits expire next year? Do you
know if all of your environmental plans are up-to-date? Do you know
if you will have any process changes or modifications that will
affect your permits? Start asking those questions now and getting
answers so that you will be ahead of the game.
Taken from a previously
published article in our newsletter:
Owning a commercial or industrial building can present unexpected
environmental liabilities. A property owner is ultimately
responsible for the environmental condition of the property which
includes contamination caused by past or current tenants. Most of
these environmental concerns and potential liabilities are unknown
until a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is performed.
Unfortunately, a Phase I ESA is typically driven by...
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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...
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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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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.
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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The US EPA intends to review 31
current regulations to determine if the regulations are
duplicative, outdated or overly burdensome. These regulations
apply to a wide range of environmental media.
The US EPA has indicated that many of the
environmental rules identified for change will involve
technological advances made over the past 40 years. The
US EPA will seek to advance the following
initiatives: electronic reporting, improved transparency,
innovative compliance approaches and systems...
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When a property is undergoing a
transaction (e.g., sale, refinance, foreclosure), a Phase I
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is conducted to identify any
potential liabilities associated with past or present use of the
property. The industry standard for performing Phase I ESAs is
based on the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Standard E 1527, which specifies industry-accepted minimumrequirements for evaluating the environmental condition of a
property. The Phase I ESA is...
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If
you need help with an EH&S issue, call August Mack
Environmental! Here are some people to call to explain your need,
and then they will get the best resources in touch with you:
Traditional
Environmental Due Diligence typically consists of a Phase I and II
Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). The goal of the Phase I/II ESA
is to identify and quantify environmental liabilities associated
with real estate. August Mack typically represents buyers and their
lenders during the environmental due diligence process and the
Phase I/II ESA findings are often used by our clients to help them
understand what is going on with the property. However, it is
important to note that...
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forget to 
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