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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What is Needed for ISO 14001 Certification

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Susan Burkett

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...

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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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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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Ohio’s Cessation of Regulated Operations Program

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Marketing Department

Abandoned sites can be damaging to the environment and can lead to expensive cleanups. Take for example the former Dayton Tire and Rubber Facility. In 1987, vandals entered the closed tire and rubber plant to recover salvageable materials. While removing cooper cores from electric transformers remaining at the facility, the vandals drained the Askerol (PCB containing) transformer oil onto the ground. The oil ended up making its way into a nearby creek costing more than $8 million in cleanup...

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eCAP® for this eWorld

Monday, October 10, 2011 by Marketing Department

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 Top Four Benefits of eCAP®

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 by Marketing Department

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...

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Are You Familiar with our Compliance Assurance Program, aka eCAP?

Friday, September 23, 2011 by eCAP Account Team

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...

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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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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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US EPA to Review Existing Environmental Rules

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Chuck Staehler
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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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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Utilizing Limited Compliance Audits in Real Estate Transactions

Friday, August 12, 2011 by Marketing Department

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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Upcoming Webinar on How a Compliance Assistance Program Can Help You Identify and Comply With Regulatory Standards

Friday, July 22, 2011 by Marketing Department
August Mack’s revolutionary compliance assurance program is a building block toward maintaining compliance with always-changing regulations. Lately, one of the most difficult sets of regulations to both identify applicability and demonstrate compliance with are Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards. This webinar will discuss how a compliance assistance program can assist in identifying and complying with these standards as well as others.

Register for this October 25th Environmen...
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Upcoming Webinar on Using a Compliance Assistance Program to Manage Personnel Changes

Thursday, July 7, 2011 by Marketing Department
A valued member of your environmental, health and safety (EH&S) team is out for extended leave, leaves unexpectedly or their position is eliminated as part of a company-wide reorganization/downsizing initiative. How well are you and your company prepared to deal with personnel changes affecting the facility’s EH&S compliance? This webinar will provide information on utilizing August Mack Environmental, Inc.’s Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP®) to manage personnel changes at a facility.

To...
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Don't Get Caught Off-Guard

Thursday, June 23, 2011 by eCAP Account Team

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.

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Upcoming July Webinars

Monday, June 20, 2011 by Marketing Department
The Indiana Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) Has Changed – Learn How and Why
Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:00 am EST
Many underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators rely on the Indiana Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) as their required financial assurance related to USTs. Cleanup and closure of release incidents can be expensive. The ELTF has changed recently. Do not jeopardize your financial assurance should you have a release from a UST. This Webinar will present a brief background on...
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