Environmental Compliance Programs

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...

Four of the most important items needed to obtain ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification are:

• A driver (a reason for obtaining the certification)
• A commitment of financial and personnel resources
• An gap analysis (initial  audit) of your existing ISO 14001 EMS
• An Environmental Management System document.

A company that is considering pursuing ISO 14001 certification should initially determine what is driving their decision. Who cares if there’s a reason to obtain...

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...

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...

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...

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), currently approved as a Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP). Applying a tad of revisionist history we might be...

Do have an on-site technical expert in environmental air regulations? Do you need help with File Organization? Would you like a dedicated web page that contains ALL of your required permits, monitoring logs, training records, report submittals, permit modifications, and deviation reports required to demonstrate compliance? Would you like a trusted company to provide these services at a fixed monthly cost? If you’re looking for guaranteed results from an experienced Ohio environmental consulting...

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...

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...

Would you be prepared if a regulatory inspector stopped by for a surprise visit?  It might be a shocking experience!  Using an Environmental Management System (EMS), like August Mack's eCAP program, makes what could be a stressful situation into a worry-free event.  EMSs organize a company's environmental porgrams in a planned and documented manner and helps keep a company in environmental compliance.  To find out more about eCAP, visit www.ecapsolution.com/ or call August Mack at 317.916.8000.