Next week August Mack will be
speaking on "What's New in Environmental", as well as exhibiting a
booth at the Mid America Safety, Health & Environmental Conference
& Expo at the Tan Tar Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. The
conference, commonly referred to as the "Mid Am Conference", will
feature over eighty education workshops on a variety of health and
safety topics. Be sure to check out the event website at the link
above if you are interested.
Eric Emmett, who will be speaking,
is an...
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August Mack is proud to be a silver sponsor of the
2012 Indiana Safety &
Health Conference & Expo March 12-14 in Indianapolis,
Indiana. "Safety Gets the Checkered Flag" is the theme for this
year's event, and from looking at the
agenda, there
will be no shortage of interesting and informative topics
covered.
In additional to August Mack's participation as an exhibitor,
August Mack's Principal Engineer for Compliance Services, Chuck
Staehler, will be speaking on "What Safety Professionals
Should...
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Hiring an environmental compliance
consultant will add credibility to your result in
the eyes of your external stakeholders. These individuals or firms
usually have an already established relationship with the
environmental governing bodies and are knowledgeable in how to
submit reports correctly.
If you suspect a violation may be present or you become aware that
a facility should have been complying with a law but has not, a
consultant can come in and offer environmental compliance
solutions.
Mos...
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EPA brownfields investments protect health, environment, create
jobs and promote economic redevelopment
(CHICAGO – June 6, 2011) Today in Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
announced more than $76 million in new investments across the
country that will help redevelop contaminated properties, boost
local economies and help create jobs while protecting public
health. EPA’s brownfields grants are used to assess and clean up
abandoned industrial...
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August Mack Environmental provides services to the Federal
Government under the following NAICS Codes:
- 541620 - Environmental Consulting
- 562910 - Remediation Services
- 541330 - Engineering
- 562112 - Hazardous Waste Removal
- 541380 - Environmental Testing and Laboratory Services
- 541990 - Other Professional Services
On October 1, 2010 the Small
Business Administration released the latest revision to its
standard operating procedures (SOP) for lender and development
company loan programs. The latest version, designated as SOP 50 10
5(C), includes some changes to the environmental policy when making
SBA guaranteed loans:
· For loans less than $150,000, if the lender’s environmental
questionnaire reveals the need for additional investigation, a
Desktop Environmental Review must be conducted by an...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has released a new
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 50 10 5(C) that
includes several modifications to SBA’s
environmental due
diligence requirements. The revised SOP applies to all
applications for 7(a) or CDC loans received by the SBA on or after
October 1, 2010. A few of the key changes:
- For loans of $150,000 or less, the lender must obtain a
“Records Search with Risk Assessment” (as opposed to a transaction
screen) by a qualified Environmental...
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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...
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During the years, eCAP® has achieved many benefits
for clients using the system:
- Helped facilities get up-to-speed and into regulatory
compliance
- Maintained institutional knowledge
- Transitioned environmental, health and
safety functions during change
- Increased regulatory expertise
- Improved environmental compliance programs at the facility
- Eliminated regulatory deficiencies and penalties
- Provided corporate consistencies
- Ensured regulatory maintenance
- Eliminated tasks for plant engineers, human resource...
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Here is a typical Case Study
concerning spill planning:
August Mack Environmental was retained by a client to complete a
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plan
for an Ohio facility. The purpose of this project was to
ensure the facility’s EPA environmental compliance with the SPCC
requirements codified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations Part 112 (40 CFR 112). The scope of work for this
project included compiling pertinent operational information for
the site,...
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Institutional Controls such as
Environmental Restrictive Covenants (ERCs) and Environmental
Restrictive Ordinances (EROs) have been utilized by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other states for a number
of years as options to closing sites that contain contaminant
levels above certain thresholds. The Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM) has accepted ERCs for several years
now in the closure process, and in the last year or so has also
more readily accepted EROs to...
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Implementing an
Environmental Management System (EMS) at your company can be
extremely beneficial by providing a general framework for
organizing the tasks for effective environmental management.
Additionally, implementing an EMS can have the following
benefits:
- Integrates existing environmental programs
- Creates an orderly process for understanding and meeting
regulatory requirements
- Integrates environmental issues into mainstream business
activities
- Reduces risks associated with environmental...
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Since 1970, the federal government
has promulgated a multitude of environmental regulations,
implementing more than 50 environmental statues. Added to this are
state and local regulations, which result in a system of complex
and overlapping regulations. The results of this movement have been
an improved environment, but it also has created an atmosphere
where the environment is seen as a cost and risk of doing business.
This presentation will discuss some of the basic environmental
regulatory...
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August Mack Environmental helps
clients with environmental, health and safety issues so
you might question where innovation fits into the equation.
One of our clients hired us to do an engineering study concerning
the expansion of their wastewater operations. Instead of expanding
the facility, we suggested a process that extracted and
concentrated the contaminant into a usable product that was sold
off as a raw material.
August Mack Environmental, Inc., a
full-service environmental, health and safety (EH&S) consulting
firm, is pleased to the promotion of Bennett Thayer to Office
Manager for the Dublin, Ohio office. Since joining August Mack in
2004, Thayer has served as a field scientist, staff scientist and
project manager.
With more than
eight years of experience, Thayer specializes in local, state and
federal environmental compliance; environmental, health and safety
(EH&S) servicing and reporting;...
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Click here to view one of the
recorded webinars below presented by an Environmental Compliance
Specialist.
Reducing the Cost of EH&S While Maintaining
Compliance
In today's uncertain economy, many
manufacturing companies are struggling with ways to cut 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). While the need to maintain...
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When completing a Phase One
Environmental Site Assessment, especially for development or
redevelopment purposes, it is very important to consider the
cultural & historic significance of the
property. Many of these landmarks are protected by various
environmental regulations and acts dating back as far as
1935!
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) posts the following
definitions:
-
Historic and Cultural Properties - Those
nonrenewable remains of human activity, occupation, artifacts,
ruins,...
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On
October 30, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
Rule in the Federal Register. The EPA has developed this rule in
accordance with the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act in an
effort to obtain accurate and comprehensive data on GHG emissions.
The EPA anticipates this new rule will apply to more than 10,000
facilities.
The Final Mandatory Reporting of GHG Rule states that: “suppliers
of fossil fuels or industrial...
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