Compliance Evaluations and Assistance

ERG helps clients navigate environmental and health and safety regulatory complexities, conduct focused compliance evaluations, and develop compliance assistance programs. Drawing on our experience in regulatory development and implementation, our experts perform comprehensive, multimedia compliance evaluations related to air, water, toxics, and solid and hazardous waste programs. Our technical experts work closely with our outreach, communications, and information technology professionals to develop on-target compliance assistance materials. We also provide workplace audit and program evaluation support in topics ranging from top-level programmatic issues, such as environmental and safety and health management systems, to more discipline- or hazard-specific issues, such as those covered in the OSHA General Industry and Construction standards. With every task, ERG combines careful upfront planning, knowledgeable and experienced staff, and comprehensive protocols and approaches.

Environmental Regulatory Compliance Evaluations

Sector studies and analyses
Facility assessments
Industrial process analyses
Pollutant emissions/release evaluations
Environmental measurements
Facility inspections

Program-Specific Environmental Compliance Assessments

Clean Air Act—PSD/NSR, NSPS, NESHAP, BACT, MACT, LDAR
Clean Water Act—NPDES, stormwater, municipal wet weather
Resource Conservation and Recover Act (RCRA)—Hazardous waste determinations, Underground Storage Tank (UST) inspections, closure analyses
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)
Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA)

Health and Safety Evaluations

Worksite evaluations
Compliance audits
Program evaluations
Hazard/risk assessments
Root cause analyses

Compliance Assistance Materials

Compliance guides and manuals
Fact sheets
Classroom and Web-based training programs
Standard interpretations
Outreach strategies and plans
Self-audit tools/checklists

Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement

Program development
Baseline compliance rate evaluation
Measurement tools
Outcome measurement and program assessment
Training