ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY SERVICES
Compliance Programs, EMS & Auditing
Environmental health and safety consultant services in program development and compliance management, including permit compliance, regulatory compliance, hazardous waste management, hazardous material management, safety and employee exposure control programs, SPCC plan, SWPPP, emergency response plan, spill plan, contingency plan, waste minimization plan.
Providing expert services in environmental management systems (EMS) and safety management systems (SMS) to meet ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. EMS program development and gap analysis. Internal auditor training programs and routine third party compliance audits to meet ISO requirements.
Offering certified auditors to conduct routine environmental and safety audits for compliance improvement and for due diligence.
EH&S Compliance Training
EH&S employee training program development to meet permit requirements, and State and Federal training requirements. Training programs include DOT HazMat training, hazard communication training, RCRA hazardous waste training, spill prevention SPCC training, SWPPP Training, stormwater pollution prevention training, hazardous material training.
Stormwater Permits & Compliance
Expert stormwater consultant providing permitting support to industrial, construction and governmental sector clients. Preparing SWPPP storm water pollution prevention plans, best management practices BMP plans, pollution prevention and control PPC plans. Maintains SWPPP templates, PPC templates, SPCC templates to meet requirements of all States.
Temporary EH&S Staffing
Providing temporary professional EHS environmental safety professionals on a temporary or contract basis. Certified staff can be made available to fill short-term staffing needs or to address short term work load capacity issues.
Water Quality & Standards
Water quality consultant providing expert technical support on water quality standards, NPDES discharge limits and site specific permit limits.
Air, Water & Waste Permitting
Permit consultant / environmental engineer supporting industrial, commercial and public sector client in applying for environmental permits for new projects, facility expansions and renewal of existing permits. Obtaining air emission permits, air pollution control equipment permits, revising current air permits.
Assisting manufacturing, institutional and government sector clients in applying for wastewater discharge permits, including NPDES permits, pretreatment permits and authorization to discharge to public sewers.
Environmental consultant support in obtaining waste management permits, underground storage tank permit and above ground tank installation operating permits, tank registration, hazardous material storage permits, hazardous waste generator registration.
Environmental Due Diligence & Review
Supporting due diligence activities for property acquisition and business mergers and acquisitions. This includes desk table site records reviews, Phase 1 environmental assessment, Phase 2 site investigation, obtaining liability protection letters. Providing certified auditors to conduct third party compliance assessments for due diligence.
Environmental Site Assessment
Environmental consultant providing environmental site assessments and site investigations to meet ASTM standards and Small business Administration SBA and other lender environmental review requirements. Experienced environmental engineer providing site cleanup services for spills and leaking tanks and to remediate past waste disposal sites for property redevelopment.
Expedited Phase 1 environmental assessment services available in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Illinois, Florida and Nebraska.
Safety & Health Consultant Services
Safety consultant supporting existing safety programs and developing new safety programs and initiatives. Conducting PPE assessment and developing employee exposure control plans, preparing written safety programs. Preparing Safety Data Sheets SDS for manufacturers, importers and distributors of chemical products.
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