On August 21, 1999, arsonists set
fire to an estimated seven million tires at the Kirby Scrap Tire
Facility located in Sycamore, Ohio. This would later be classified
as one of the largest tire fires in the state’s history and would
take approximately 250 firefighters three weeks to
extinguish.
The former tire collection facility is situated on 140
acres located in Sycamore, Ohio. The scrap tire facility started
collecting tires in the 1950s and, at the time of the fire,
contained an estimated...
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Look around, everything we do today
is done electronically. In the eWorld, we can find the answer to
almost every question in minutes rather than hours, days or weeks.
However, with all of this information available at our fingertips
it is becoming harder and harder to discern what information is
valuable and what information is not. This task is even more
cumbersome for those individuals responsible for managing
environmental, health and safety (EH&S) functions for their
company because these...
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The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
(EMS) standard specifies that an organization shall
establish and maintain procedures to identify potential for and
respond to accidents and emergency situations, and
for preventing and mitigating the environmental impacts that
may be associated with them. With recent natural disasters
such as earthquakes, hurricanes and floods in the news, it seems
that preparing for an emergency would be at the top of
our priority lists. In conducting environmenta...
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Call me (Tom Anderson) at
317.916.3105.
August Mack Environmental offers
3-5 free webinars each month on a variety of EH&S topics. To
attend these webinars all you need is a computer with an internet
connection and speakers. Sit at the comfort of your own desk and
learn the latest on EH&S issues of concern.
Since our founding in 1988, August
Mack has been committed to two fundamental principles: superior
client service and commitment to employees. As a function of these
two principles, we strive toward providing all of our clients with
responsive, innovative, client-focused and results-driven solutions
aimed at successfully meeting their environmental, health and
safety (EH&S) needs. This approach sets us apart from the
competition and has allowed us to develop long-term partnerships
with numerous...
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A facility’s Environmental Manager
is tasked with ensuring compliance with the ever-changing rules and
restrictions of today’s environmental policies. If this is a new
role it is easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to begin. The
following are typically regulated environmental policies and some
of the common violations found in these areas.
Clean Air Act
Through the enforcement of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks to protect and enhance
the quality...
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In 2004, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) released national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) for new and existing industrial,
commercial and institutional boilers and process heaters. The
standards required certain boilers and process heaters meet air
pollution limits reflecting the application of maximum achievable
control technology (MACT). These new rules are commonly referred to
as “Boiler MACT” standards.
The 2004 standards were soon
challenged and vacated by...
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Process Safety Management (PSM) is
a standard set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) applicable to facilities storing greater than
10,000 pounds of flammable material or facilities storing materials
in various quantities included on the Highly Hazardous Chemicals
(HHC) list. August Mack will give an overview of the 14 elements
that comprise PSM with an emphasis on auditing and improving the
program.
Register for this November 17th
Environmental Health and...
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Does your facility or organization
need some type of Environmental Health and Safety Plan developed?
Do you need an old plan updated? Are you not sure if you need a
plan? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," consider
calling Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105.
August Mack offers a variety of
webinars on various subjects focusing on environmental, health
& safety issues. We typically have 3-6 webinars in any given
month. Click on the EH&S Webinars icon on the right-hand side
of this blog located near the first few blogs at the top. And even
better news, all webinars to date have been provided free of
charge. We have had over 3,000 registrants for our webinar
series.
A valued member of your
environmental, health and safety (EH&S) team is out for
extended leave, leaves unexpectedly or their position is eliminated
as part of a company-wide reorganization/downsizing initiative. How
well are you and your company prepared to deal with personnel
changes affecting the facility’s EH&S compliance? This webinar
will provide information on utilizing August Mack Environmental,
Inc.’s Compliance Assurance Program (eCAP®) to manage
personnel changes at a facility.
To...
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In order to
ensure the public has as much information as possible about the
health and the environmental impacts of chemicals, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has made public the identities of
more than 150 chemicals contained in 104 health and safety studies
that had been claimed confidential by industry. Today’s
announcement is another in a series of unprecedented actions that
EPA is taking to provide the public with greater access to
information on the chemicals that are manufactured...
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Depending
upon activities occurring at your facility, you may have a variety
of Environmental Health & Safety Plans that are required for
your operations. In some instances it may make sense to integrate
some of the various plans. Many times, the decision on whether to
integrate plans may be a personal preference. There are both pros
and cons to integrated plans. But the very first step is to
determine what plans are applicable to your facility/operations.
That is where the value of an EH&S...
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