Site Audits and Assessments

Is your company operating within the industry’s environmental regulations and
 requirements?

Are you prepared for a compliance evaluation audit?

Consider this ...
Environmental auditing (as defined by the EPA) “is a systematic, documented, periodic, and objective review of facility operations and practices related to meeting environmental requirements”.

The most common type of EPA audit is a “compliance evaluation inspection.” The protocol for this type of inspection requires a review and evaluation of records, a walk-through of the facility to observe work practices and housekeeping, interviews with facility personnel, review of source monitoring methods and data, evaluation of installed process and control devices, and possible sample collection. Additionally, the EPA has recently implemented a plan to simultaneously review an industry’s compliance status with several environmental regulations.

A Site Assessment is designed to identify “Recognized Environmental Conditions” or RECs. The ASTM defines the term “Recognized Environmental Conditions” to mean the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a threat of release. Example RECs include the presence of hazardous waste, solid waste, underground storage tanks, asbestos, PCBs, lead, and radon.

Expertise
E. Cooney Associates, Inc., is well qualified to undertake this work, having developed a cost-effective strategy for performing site assessments in accordance with ASTM and EPA Guidelines.

Following is a partial listing of example issues:

Air Pollution Prevention

Operating Conditions and Permits Source Identification and Control Treatment Technology Requirements Emissions Testing Procedures and Reporting Maintenance Plans

Waste Management

Manifest Requirements Contingency Procedures Waste Characterization, Labeling, and Storage Requirements Universal, Hazardous, and Nonhazardous Waste Requirements

Toxic Substances Management

Notification and Reporting Requirements (e.g. EPA Form R) PCB & Asbestos Identification and Control CFC Usage, Replacement, and Disposal MSDS Requirements Training/Certification

Wastewater/Storm Water Issues

Industrial User/NPDES Permits SPCC Plan Requirements Source Identification and Control Measures Self-Monitoring Procedures Treatment Requirements Regulated vs Nonregulated Flows