Environmental Compliance Specialist

When people think about August Mack Environmental, they think about environmental consultants, environmental technicians, and compliance specialists. And that is an accurate description. But they don't think about us for helping clean out their oil/water separators. Well think again.... we have personnel that can do the jobs that you don't want to do or do not have the experience to do. Call Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105 and he will connect you with the people that can provide a price...

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...

• Spill Incident
• Release from underground vessel or system
• Regulatory requirement
• Liability concerns related to a property transaction
  • Findings of a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment
  • Data gap identified in a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment
  • A REC identified in a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment

When investigating for Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPLs), one must consider the following:

• Not likely to observe free product in subsurface
• Must not create new vertical migration pathways
• Need to be able to discretely sample multiple vertical zones

If you have questions regarding DNAPLs, contact August Mack Environmental at 800.579.0770 and ask to speak to one of our environmental remediation specialists.

The costs associated with shortchanging your corporate environmental compliance can be extremely high. According to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), a fine of $25,000 per day per violation can be levied against a facility. Fines can be less, but they are typically based on the magnitude of the violation, the potential harm to human health and the environment, the economic benefit gained by the violator by not complying and the violator’s efforts to achieve compliance....

• Immiscibility with water - they form separate ‘phases’, eg. Oil & water
• Low solubilities - DNAPL can’t dissolve quickly in groundwater: it may persist for decades before dissolving
• Relatively high densities - DNAPLs are denser than water, and can therefore sink beneath the water table, polluting the full thickness of an aquifer
• Low viscosities - allows rapid subsurface migration
• Toxicity - Many DNAPLs are suspected or...

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section Seven of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to handling and storage. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Precautions for safe handling
• Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

In Section Eight of the GHS SDS, the required information is related...

One important aspect of handling hazardous material is security. Companies should take the time to train employees on the awareness of security risks, methods to enhance transportation security and how to recognize and respond to possible security threats. A security plan can be helpful for dealing with hazardous materials and can even be required in some instances. Below is more information on security plans.

• Required if you transport or offer for transport:
  • Route-controlled...

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) has 16 sections in a set order, and information requirements are prescribed. In Section Three of the GHS SDS, the required information is related to composition and information on ingredients. A complete list of applicable required information is below:

• Chemical identity
• Common name, synonyms etc. CAS number
• Mixture
• The chemical identity and concentration or concentration ranges of all...

Understanding Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) is important for the following reasons:

• LNAPL is common problem: several hundred thousand petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs) in the United States.
• LNAPL in soil/groundwater serves as continuing source of contamination.
• Can have dangerous physical characteristic – e.g., flammable vapors.
• Can migrate rapidly in subsurface(vertically and horizontally).
• Many LNAPLs are toxic and can cause cancer (e.g., benzene).

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

The Process Safety Management (PSM) Module is designed for facilities or processes, which store or utilize one or more chemicals at or above the specified threshold quantities as listed in 29 CFR 1910.119. In order to accommodate all facilities that are involved with these regulations there are four options which can be selected for this module: development, implementation, compliance monitoring and training.