Environmental Audits / / Cliff VanGuilder.

• VerfasserIn: VanGuilder, Cliff,
• Place / Publishing House: Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 p.)

Designed for business managers, environmental health and safety (EHS) personnel, and environmental engineers, this book can be used as a textbook or an industrial guidance reference on conducting environmental audits across all industries. It explains the audit process, from planning, to the actual audit, to the evaluation of results and necessary corrections. The primary emphasis is on condensing the numerous volumes of environmental laws, rules, and regulations into a brief and understandable series of questions. These audits also contain checklists for source reduction, waste minimization, reuse, and recycling before waste disposal. The audits will also encompass water, air, solid waste, remediation, chemical and petroleum bulk storage, and many health and safety requirements.FEATURES:• Includes a CD containing the USEPA multi-media checklists across all programs• Condenses numerous volumes of environmental laws, rules, and regulations into an understandable series of questions• Provides a supplement on how to deal with environmental regulatory inspectors

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Summary of Environmental Programs and Regulations -- Chapter 2: Determining Necessary and Proper Scope of Work -- Chapter 3: Planning an Environmental Audit -- Chapter 4: Who Should Conduct the Audit? -- Chapter 5: Conducting the Audit -- Chapter 6: Writing the Audit Report -- Chapter 7: Reviewing the Audit Findings and Making Corrections as Needed -- Chapter 8: Selecting Corrective Actions as Needed -- Chapter 9: Revising Business Plans and Procedures as Needed -- Chapter 10: How to Respond to a Regulatory Environmental Inspection -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Available Guidance -- Appendix B: USEPA Regulations -- Appendix C: Hazardous Waste Compliance Checklists -- Appendix D: Regulatory Differences by Program from State to State -- Index