No one person can be an expert at
everything. And in the environmental world, there are many
different experts in different areas. Even when you get down to the
day-to-day environmental compliance issues, they can be complicated
enough that no one person can be the expert at all of them. That's
where August Mack's eCAP program comes in! Although you will be
assigned an individual as your Account Manager, he is backed by a
team of experts. So if your facility has air permitting issues and
storm...
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The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires
chemical manufacturers and importers to evaluate the hazards of the
chemicals they produce or import, and prepare labels and material
safety data sheets to convey the hazards and associated protective
measures to users of the chemicals. All employers with hazardous
chemicals in their workplaces are required to have a hazard
communication program, including labels on containers, safety...
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If you are like many companies, the person wearing the "compliance
hat" has many other duties. Environmental Compliance Programs
are many times just a "side job" to the person's primary job
function. If this is you, consider August Mack's Compliance
Assurance Program to provide the assistance that is needed to
ensure compliance. Call me at 317.916.3105 (Tom
Anderson).
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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Under the new construction and
development rule for storm water discharge, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Construction General Permit (CGP) is to be
changed, and the deadline is June 30, 2011. The new CGP will
incorporate a range of sediment and erosion controls and pollution
prevention measures (authorized states will make similar
changes).
Additionally, EPA expects to issue another draft construction storm
water rule by the end of the year. The draft rule may expand the
storm water...
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At 10:00am today, August Mack will be giving the following
webinar:
"How to Minimize the Effect of Losing Institutional
Knowledge With Regards to Your Environmental Compliance
Programs"
Click
HERE
to sign-up for this free webinar!
Is your facility struggling to
keep up with all the EPA Environmental Compliance requirements? Do
you even know all of the requirements? When was the last time the
facility completed an Environmental Compliance Audit? If you feel
like you are the one in the picture below and need help complying
with all of the requirements, call and ask for Tom Anderson at
317.916.3105. Ask about August Mack's Environmental Compliance
Assistance Program.
What is your biggest fear when the
person in your organization who has managed all of the
environmental compliance programs decides to leave the company? If
the regulatory inspector shows up at your facility shortly
thereafter, are you confident you can easily demonstrate
compliance? Hopefully you can answer a resounding “yes”. But, in
the majority of cases, the person who is now chartered with this
responsibility feels like they are “walking on thin ice” for an
extended time. The goal in your...
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As I mentioned in an earlier
blog post, I think the best way to describe what August Mack
does.... is to identify the jobs that we are awarded in a
typical day. So here are the jobs that were awarded to August Mack
on one specific day last week:
- Environmental Desktop Review for Property Transaction
Evaluation
- Asbestos Survey
- Two Phase I's
- Phase II for Property Transaction Evaluation
- Develop Remedial Work Plan
- eCAP (Compliance Assurance Program) for Industrial Client
Thanks again to our clients!!!
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The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is an
EPA program designed to ensure safe management of hazardous
waste in order to prevent harm to human or environmental
health.
RCRA regulates proper generation,
treatement, storage, and disposal of hazardous
waste. Because RCRA tracks the entire lifespan of
hazardous waste, it is known as a "cradle to grave" system.
To learn more about RCRA policies for managing hazardous waste,
click here. If you need assistance complying to
RCRA...
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The
EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Program requires that industries report annually on
the release of over 600 toxic chemicals. These chemicals are
released to the air, land, and/or water. The reports
are posted online for the public to view so that communities can
see what is being released into their environments. To learn
more about reporting or viewing TRI data, visit the EPA's TRI
Program webpage by clicking
here.
August Mack specializes in
environmental, health and safety...
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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) and in one instance, approved as a Supplemental
Environmental Program (SEP).
According to our
clients, the top four benefits...
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There are two ways to help the
bottom line...spend less or make more. Let's talk about spending
less. Several ways to spend less are to buy less or get a better
deal on the things you are buying. But one area where a facility
could end up spending money that can be unpredictable is if you had
to pay a monetary fine for violating an US EPA or state
environmental regulation. These monetary fines can be
costly! Additionally it projects a very poor public
image of the organization that can...
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It can be daunting, trying to maintain compliance in an
ever-changing regulatory world. Really, it is too large and onerous
of a job for any one person to hope to maintain by themselves. New
regulations are promulgated all the time and older regulations can
be spotlighted at any moment. Support is needed in order to
keep track of both old and new regulations as well as their affect
on a facility. This is where August Mack and its Compliance
Assurance Program (eCAP®) is of
assistance. To learn...
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Your company has enough to worry about, let August Mack's
Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP) lighten the load by ensuring
your environmental, health, and safety compliance. There are
many benefits to this program including:
- File organization
- Fixed cost structure
- Technical expertise
- Institutional knowledge
To learn more about eCAP, visit
http://www.ecapsolution.com/ or
call August Mack at 317.916.8000.
Do you have an Environmental
Compliance Specialist on your staff to ensure you are in compliance
with all of the regulatory requirements? If you have a problem, do
you have the right environmental compliance solution? It's not
always as easy as you might think.
There are a lot of places to ascertain information but navigating
through the maze of regulations and staying up-to-date with all the
changes can be challenging. If you Google the issue, are you
confident that the items you are looking at...
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The initial step of August Mack's
Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP®) is to complete a
comprehensive audit. There are numerous advantages to this audit.
First and foremost, it provides a company with a summary that
breaks down and describes which regulations apply to the audited
facility. Without having comprehensive knowledge of what applies to
a facility, it is nearly impossible to maintain compliance or
implement a strong, thorough compliance program. Not only does the
audit highlight...
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