The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that most large sources of air
pollution have air permits. This is part of Title V of the
CAA and was amended in 1990. Most of these air permits are
issued by state and local authorities. To learn more about
Title V air permits, visit the EPA's Operating Permits webpage by
clicking
here. If you need assistance staying in
compliance with environmental air permits, let the experts at
August Mack help by calling 317.916.8000.
Being a sustainable organization
encompasses many facets but if you are regulated by environmental
requirements, being in compliance is a "must" to be sustainable. So
if you are not 100% sure of your compliance status, August Mack can
help with Environmental
Compliance Auditing. Call Tom Anderson at
317.916.3105 to learn more about the environmental audit
process.
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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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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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 ELTF and important information on the
recent changes as well as how they can impact you. Learn why the
changes...
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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.
Maintaining compliance with EPA regulations can be a
challenge, not only beause there are so many standards, but because
it can be confusing figuring out which standards your organization
needs to comply with. There are many different industry and
government sectors, potentially with some unique compliance
requirements. Fortunately, the EPA has a section of their
website dedicated to just this.
Click
here to visit the EPA's Compliance Assistance page and ensure
that your organization is...
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The EPA provides certain incentives to companies for voluntarily
reporting environmental violations of their company. There
are nine conditions that a company must meet (with some exceptions)
in order to qualify for the incentives. These conditions
include that the violation must be voluntarily discovered by
the company, the company must promptly disclose the violation to
the EPA in writing, and it cannot be a repeat violation of the
company.
If all critera are met, the company can
qualify...
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Everyday, industrial facilities
across the nation make changes to their plants that affect their
air permits. Do you know if your facility is required to submit a
modification request? Do you know how long the permitting agency
will take to process your request? Do you know what to do to get
them processed quickly? This webinar will answer these questions
and many others you may have regarding the modification
process.
To register for this June 28th Environmental Compliance
Requirements webinar,...
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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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The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
is required by Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right to Know Act (EPCRA). This report is also called the Form R.
Reporting is required in order to provide the public with
information regarding any releases or waste management issues of
any chemicals on the EPCRA Section 313 list. The reports are due by
July 1st of each year. This webinar is intended to discuss certain
generalities of the report as well as to provide information on
reporting...
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The initial notifications of
hazardous waste activity in the 1980s were due as a result of
regulations developed to implement the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). This presentation will review the requirements
for the initial notification of regulated waste activity including
new requirements for notification regarding universal waste
activities, used oil activities and management of hazardous
secondary materials. The requirements for submitting a subsequent
notification of...
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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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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).
And, starting August 1, 2011, larger construction sites must sample
and test runoff to meet certain criteria.
Additionally, EPA expects to issue...
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August Mack
specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance;
environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and
sustainable business strategies to the industrial, legal,
financial, health care and government sectors throughout North
America. August Mack has offices in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information on August Mack's
environmental,...
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