Compliance Assessments and Audits

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Compliance Assessments and Audits

• An audit is a systematic, independent and
  documented process for obtaining evidence and
  evaluating it objectively to determine the extent
  to which the (audit) criteria are fulfilled.
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Why complete an audit?

• There are a number of reasons
• A facility is interested in evaluating their
  adherence to environmental regulations, i.e., a
  compliance audit. Such reviews are a way of
  assessing concurrence to company policies and
  regulatory standards to minimize risk and
  liability.
• The established management system standard, e.g.,
  ISO 14001, is periodically reviewed to ensure
  actual procedures agree with documented
  requirements. This is done as part of continual
  improvement within the common Plan-Do-Check-Act
  model.
• An incident at the facility results in an
  environmental release or injury to an employee.
  Are facility procedures in place to prevent a
  reoccurrence?
• A government inspection results in the
  determination that established programs are
  inadequate to meet the regulatory requirements.
  The resulting notices of violation (NOVs) are
  costly impacting both company profitability as
  well as the companys standing in the community.

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EPA enforcement consultants

• ESCs auditing services cover a full range of
  issues. ESCs EPA enforcement consultants perform
  focused reviews of a single compliance programs
  to full-scale multi-media compliance and
  management system audits. Our compliance reviews
  and regulatory audits provide our clients
  third-party baseline assessments leading to
  assistance in the implementation of effective
  corrective actions. In todays world of
  increasing regulatory requirements coupled with
  global internet access, it is more important than
  ever to stay ahead of potential liabilities and
  compliance headaches.

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• Philadelphia, PA, 19102
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