At Butterfield Environmental Corporation (BEC), our aim is to do more than bring your business into compliance with environmental regulations. We strive to be your strategic partner - to help you improve the profitability of your business by reducing compliance and production costs.
That is why we are thrilled to introduce our new environmental health and safety (EHS) self-audit service and our environmental management system (EMS) design and implementation services. By adding these services to the list of things we can do for you, we hope to increase the value that you get from our ongoing partnership.
A self-audit is an objective, systematic review of your facility, policies, and procedures to determine your level of compliance with all relevant environmental health and safety issues - from the Clean Water Act to OSHA. When you choose to conduct a self-audit or select a third-party firm such as BEC to conduct one for you, you will identify all regulatory programs that apply to your business; you will learn whether or not your company is in compliance with these programs; and you will find out what specific corrective actions can/should be taken to improve your compliance position.
BEC has the capability to develop and maintain a complete Environmental Management System for your company. We will customize a database system for your operation, perform periodic updates to the system, keep abreast of all legislative changes applicable to your company, and coordinate any corrective actions that need to be taken to maintain compliance.
-- Elimination or reduction of certain penalties
-- Not recommending cases for criminal prosecution
-- Not requesting voluntary audit reports in enforcement investigations
In addition, tracking your company's environmental impact over time can provide valuable insight for major management decisions. For instance, you may choose not to increase production capacity in a certain location if it would trigger significant regulatory requirements or cause the company to fall out of compliance with specific air and water regulations.
Outsourcing your auditing and environmental management needs offers several more advantages:
-- You benefit from the experience of professionals who have performed numerous audits, so you maximize the efficiency of the process and leave no stone unturned.
-- Working with a third-party offers objectivity that you wouldn't be able to get from in-house employees.
-- We enter the data and produce the reports so you don't have to; this saves valuable employee time.
-- There is a seamless transition between the audit stage and the development of the Environmental Management System; we guide you through the whole process, greatly reducing your time burden.
-- Once an EMS is in place, you don't waste time, money or worry on periodic EHS Audits to check your facility's compliance status; compliance is maintained on a continuous basis, including necessary reports, filings and documentation.
-- Outsourcing can actually eliminate the need for a dedicated EHS department.
-- Up-front software costs (over $40,000 for both the auditing and the EMS software programs) are eliminated since the products are already licensed to BEC.
The first option is a comprehensive program, which includes (1) a complete EHS Audit, (2) EMS design and implementation, and (3) ongoing monitoring services. A typical scope of work for the complete program is as follows.
1. Conduct a comprehensive self audit and prepare a written report of findings and recommendations.You may also choose any one of the three phases, or a combination of two. For instance, some companies forego the audit phase and instead focus on implementing an EMS to keep their facility in total compliance going forward. We will work with you to determine which approach best meets your needs and your budget.
Dakota Auditor has been highly acclaimed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as Environmental Protection magazine and several industry publications such as Plant Engineering and Occupational Health & Safety. The program simplifies the process of regulatory compliance auditing by integrating an extensive regulatory library with easy-to-use checklists and thorough reporting. (For more information, see www.dakotasoft.com.)
MIRS is considered the gold standard of environmental health and safety management systems. EnvironmentalExpert.com says MIRS is a comprehensive, integrated, flexible and easy-to-use software package for environmental, health & safety compliance and management. Its modular design allows clients to implement information management programs for any aspect of EH&S management, from Clean Air/Title V to OSHA HazCom/Worker Right-to-Know. (For more information, see www.mirsinfo.com.)
While these software packages are highly valuable, they are also very expensive particularly for the end user. However, when consultants license the programs, they are able to bring the benefits of the programs to several clients at once, and can therefore charge clients a fraction of the face value of the software. And, what you will save in labor costs by outsourcing means you could see a savings of tens of thousand of dollars to implement a full compliance program.
If you are anything less than delighted with the results of our services, we will work until your expectations are exceeded. No extra fees. No questions asked.
