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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As discussed in an earlier post,
eCAP® has a five-step process that one of our
environmental compliance specialists utilize to implement
eCAP® at any facility. The second step in this process
is compliance review and planning.
During the environmental, health and safety compliance review and
planning process, the eCAP® account team will meet with
your management team to review your current compliance status and
make plans for the year ahead. We evaluate a wide range of
variables, including...
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While each environmental, health
and safety (EH&S) audit is unique to the needs of the
facility, the following list identifies the standard areas usually
examined during the environmental compliance auditing
process.
- Air
- Wastewater
- Storm Water
- SPCC Plan
- Waste Plan
- Chemical Reporting
- Other Compliance Issues
During the next few weeks, this blog will discuss these key areas
and highlight what an environmental compliance specialist at August
Mack Environmental would look for in each of these areas during...
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eCAP® (Compliance
Assurance Program) was designed to efficiently and effectively
manage the environmental,
health and safety compliance of any facility
regardless of size or geographic location. Today, August Mack
Environmental manages more than 60 facilities throughout the United
States using its environmental management system known as
eCAP®.
We are able to successfully implement this environmental compliance
program at any facility due to our five step
process:
- Environmental, Health and...
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29 CFR 1910.38 (b) states:
An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the
workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an
employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally
to employees. Are you fulfilling this regulatory requirement
if applicable?
August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety
compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site
remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial,
legal, financial,...
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I hope when you hear these words
and phrases you think of August Mack Environmental:
- Air Permitting
- Phase One Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
- Environmental Health and Safety Plan
- Industrial Hygiene
- Noise Mapping
- And the list goes on.........
Call Tom Anderson at 317.916.3105
with questions.
When a regulatory inspector shows
up at your facility and asks to see your safety plans and programs,
which photo provides him confidence in your programs?
Is Your Filing System Like the One Above or the One
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. For more...
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The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) defines Industrial
Hygiene as follows: "Industrial hygiene is the science of
anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling workplace
conditions that may cause workers' injury or illness. Industrial
hygienists use environmental monitoring and analytical methods to
detect the extent of worker exposure and employ engineering, work
practice controls and other methods to control potential health
hazards."
Well, that sums it up...right?...
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August Mack was contracted by a
corporation to implement eCAP® at its facility. The
benefits to this organization of outsourcing its environmental,
health and safety (EH&S) compliance have been two-fold. First,
compliance has become a manageable component of daily operations
and the corporation has realized tangible and intangible cost
savings. The organization estimates that one facility will save
$15,000 in outside consulting fees, $10,000 in regulatory training
and approximately $30,000 to...
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August Mack was retained by a client
to complete a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
plan for the Ohio plant. The purpose of this project was to
ensure the facility’s 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,
conducting a site inspection/assessment of the facility and
preparing the SPCC plan for the...
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Recognizing the ever-increasing
importance of sustainability and "green" initiatives in business
today, August Mack is leading the way in developing and
implementing successful sustainability programs for a number of
clients in various industries. Additionally, we have taken a look
at our own business model and implemented a sustainability plan
aimed at further reducing our own impact on the world. As a
testament to our sustainability efforts, we have successfully
reduced our carbon footprint...
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Completing a simple Phase II
investigation to a complicated Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Remedial
Investigations and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) should be a matter of
expertly-designed investigation and analysis, not guesswork. At
August Mack, we pride ourselves on designing innovative
investigation strategies aimed at not only achieving an effective
environmental solution, but also achieving the the goals and
objectives of our clients.
With our...
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While conducting a plant-wide
chemical inventory audit at a client facility, I observed some
chemicals that, through years of experience, I knew were on the
Section 313 Form R chemical list. The chemicals were flagged by the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), meaning
they must be reported annually on the Form R report. I asked the
client if his company had been filing Form R reports. His reply was
similar to one I have heard many times after posing this question,
“What...
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August Mack's
technical expert and Missouri Office Manager, Eric Emmett is
scheduled to speak at the upcoming Mid-American 2010 Safety, Health
and Environmental Conference on Thursday, May 6 at the Tan-Tar-a
Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. Click here to
learn more about the conference and register to attend.
August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety
compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site
remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the...
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August Mack
Environmental, Inc., a full-service environmental, health and
safety (EH&S) consulting firm, is pleased to announce it has
received an Environmental Services Schedule 899 Contract from the
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
The five-year
contract enables August Mack to be listed on an approved GSA
Schedule to provide federal government customers with environmental
planning and documentation, environmental training as well as
remediation and reclamation services. The contract...
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is
responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions for
workers in the United States. One tool in achieving this objective
is to develop and enforce regulatory standards. Subsequently many
regulations have been promulgated which are required to be
fulfilled by businesses and employers. One such regulation is the
development of a Fire Prevention Plan under the requirements (29
CFR 1910.39) for general industry.
To learn more...
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A Tier II Report is a chemical
inventory report due to local and state emergency planning agencies
and emergency responders by March 1 of each year. The Tier II
reports are required by the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) under Title III of the Superfund
Amendments & Reauthorization Act (SARA Title III).
Specifically, the regulations are codified in 40 CFR Part 355:
Emergency Planning and Notification and in 40 CFR Part 370:
Emergency Release Notification and Hazardous...
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