If you company
is considering becoming ISO 14001 certified, an outside
resource can prove to be very helpful during this process. An
outside consultant/vendor could provide the following types of
services to your company:
- GAP Analysis
- Aspects/Impacts Analysis
- Legal & Other Requirements
- Training
- Emergency
Preparedness/Response
- Regulatory Compliance Management
& Auditing
- Conformance Assessment
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I know this is well in advance but
go to the August Mack website and click on webinars to sign up for
my webinar on safety audits being given on December 16th. To access
our website, click on the link below.
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...
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A partial list of August Mack
Environmental's Environmental, Health and Safety compliance
services include:
- Environmental Compliance
Auditing
- MSDS Database Development and
Maintenance
- Litigation Support
- Air Permits
- Dispersion Modeling
- Tier II/Form R Reporting
- Health & Safety Compliance
Programs
- ISO 14001
- SPCC Requirement
Implementation
- Storm Water Permitting
- Air Monitoring
- Air Emission Inventory
- Health & Safety Training
- Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operation
- Landfill Design &
Permitting
- Landfill Construction
- Air...
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If you are looking to get help
with your EH&S issues at your facility by getting
outsourced assistance, consider August Mack's Compliance Assurance
Program (eCAP®). We are currently providing this service
to facilities in 15 different states. With our team of
Environmental Compliance Specialists, you can rest comfortably
knowing that your compliance issues are being maintained. You can
outsource this responsibility to August Mack or we can provide
supplemental assistance. To learn more, call Tom...
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Below is an excerpt from an
article written by Geoff Glanders, the President of August Mack
Environmental:
August Mack is committed to providing innovative solutions to
the EH&S needs of our clients. In all of our projects, we
strive to develop an innovative approach that incorporates proven
technologies with a client’s business needs. As entrepreneurs, we
understand how every decision can impact the overall business and
that’s why we are focused on working with our clients to develop
the best,...
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The third phase
in an environmental management system (EMS) is the actual
implementation. In this phase, the following must be
considered:
-
Structure and
Responsibility
- Document roles, responsibilities
and authorities to facilitate effective environmental management
- Minutes of team meetings,
questionnaires, aspect ranking score sheets, etc.
- Leverage ISO 9000 documents
- Provide resources essential to the
implementation and control of the EMS
- Appoint a management representative
who is responsible for the...
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I know this is well in advance but go to the August Mack website
and click on webinars to sign up for my webinar on safety audits
being given on December 16th. To access our website, click on the
link below.
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...
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Is your environmental regulation
compliance documentation system easy to access? Can you find
the required environmental, health and safety records quickly? Do
you have a environmental compliance service in place? If not,
call Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105.
August Mack completes more than
one thousand projects for several hundred clients each year. The
types of clients and the types of projects varies widely given the
breadth of our environmental and safety compliance
capabilities. So what do a foundry, a hospital and a paint
manufacturer have in common? They all have U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations that affect their facility.
In many instances, they have to adhere to...
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At the beginning of the year, many
people make a list of things they want to get done. Well the year
is 3/4 of the way over and how are you doing on your list?
One way to reflect on the progress of your EH&S programs is to
perform a compliance audit. Call us if you need help or want a
third party to audit your EH&S systems.
August Mack
specializes in environmental, health and safety compliance;
environmental due diligence; environmental site remediation; and
sustainable business strategies to...
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The responsibilities of an attendant
for a confined space are:
- Perform no other duties that
interfere with the attendant’s primary duties
- Remain outside the permit space
during entry operations unless relieved by another authorized
attendant
- Know existing and potential
hazards, including information on the mode of exposure, signs or
symptoms; Maintain communication with and keep an accurate account
of workers entering the permit space
- Order evacuation of the permit
space when one of the following...
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August Mack prides
itself on customer service, innovation and expertise. So
what is an expert? By definition an expert is a
person
who
has
special
skill(s)
or
knowledge
in
some
particular field. Our
expertise is in the environmental and safety fields. That unto
itself is a very large field of knowledge thus many of our people
are really experts in a subset of these fields. Do you need help
with air permitting issues? We have people that concentrate in that
specific area. If you need help with...
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The
responsibilities of an entry supervisor for a confined space
are:
- Know space hazards including
information on the mode of exposure, signs or symptoms and the
consequences of exposure
- Verify emergency plans and
specified entry conditions such as permits, tests, procedures and
equipment before allowing entry
- Terminate entry and cancel permits
when entry operations are completed or if a new condition
exists
- Verify that rescue services are
available and that the means for summoning them are operable
- T...
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It is an employer’s responsibility
to provide a safe work environment for his/her employees. As such,
one of the areas of great safety risk to employees concerns
hazardous energy. Subsequently, a well developed and effective
program to control hazardous energy through a lockout/tagout (LOTO)
program is of utmost importance. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) has promulgated rules with regards to this
area in 29 CFR 1910.147.
The purpose of a LOTO program is to ensure before an...
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Why implement eCAP® at
your facility? Here's why:
- No Notice of Violations (NOVs) or Notice of Deficiencies (NODs)
from any of the regulatory agency inspections
- Reduces personnel, turnover, travel and training
- Ensured compliance eliminates regulatory fines and
penalties
- Reduces future environmental, health and safety
(EH&S) issues by addressing issues in a timely and
efficient manner
August Mack specializes in
environmental, health and safety compliance; environmental due
diligence;...
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What do you do if you are
beginning a construction project and during the excavation work
discover an unknown underground storage tank? What are your
next steps? If you don't know, call Tom Anderson at
317-916-3105.
August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety
compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site
remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial,
legal, financial, construction, health care and government sectors
throughout North America....
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