MADEP inspections have already begun in 2010. Is your company next?
Posted on Wed, Feb 17, 2010 @ 08:58 AM
By Andy Joy, Life Sciences Account Manager
During the past three weeks, the MADEP has dropped in on two LQG's for an unannounced audit. So the question I have for you is; are you prepared? Now, everyone should be prepared and well aware that the DEP (and other local/state/federal agencies) can and will stop without any lead time at your facility for an inspection.
Here are some things to think about: are my emergency generator's permitted (if needed); do I have a wastewater discharge permit, do my colleagues have the pertinent training for their job description, are my authorized signee's for manifests up to date on their trainings, do we have sufficient records of hazardous waste manifests, is the hazardous waste under 90 day accumulation, did I complete the Tier II Report, the Biennial Report, is all my waste properly labeled, is my flammable permit/license up to date, do I have an SPCC Plan?
These are questions that we need to think about on a daily basis regardless of the initiative by the DEP; but now apparently more than ever. The more prepared and organized you are, usually the easier the inspection.
So, I ask you, what else can you think of that Large Quantity Generators should think of and be prepared for?