I’ve been an environmental consultant for more than 30 years. Yet it still surprises me how many of my fellow consultants adopt a standard, by-the-numbers approach to conducting environmental assessments – which could result in major issues being missed or the wrong remedies recommended.
The I.C.E. (Identify, Control and Eliminate) Protocol is an easy to follow approach for reducing your environmental exposures. With so much going on at your facility at any one time, these simple steps go a long way toward eliminating existing and potential liabilities.
At many of the talks I give at industry conferences, I often hear from facility and plant managers whose sites are not in compliance. These managers want to play by the rules. But they don’t know where to start..
One of the biggest challenges for any facility or plant manager is to stay in compliance – and in the good graces of regulators. As your facility changes, the permits you have might need to be modified. Or, you might even need totally new permits. Not to mention, regulations are always changing.
