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Title: Small Business Self Assessment Tool (SBSAT 1.0)


1
Small Business Self Assessment Tool(SBSAT 1.0)
  • Akhil Kadiyala
  • Ashok Kumar
  • Abhilash Vijayan
  • The University of Toledo

2
Objectives
  • The purpose of the project is to create a tool
    for small business owners to check if they are in
    compliance with regulations and laws that are
    applicable to them.
  • This tool helps small businesses in understanding
    the degree of compliance achieved and the areas
    they need to focus on to become compliant.
  • It awards an index to the businesses which helps
    in understanding the different avenues for
    improvement.

3
Methodology
  • Ohio EPA has issued a self assessment guide for
    Small Businesses to check if they are compliant
    or not.
  • The questionnaire from the self assessment guide
    is used to develop this tool.
  • Points are allotted to the business if they are
    compliant with the regulations.
  • Recommendations are provided to become compliaant
    in the end along with scores.

4
Tool Development
  • A tool has been created which gives a performance
    index to the small businesses and also provides
    suggestions on how to become compliant.
  • The tool consists of six sections namely water
    pollution control, air pollution control, wastes,
    spill prevention, emergency planning and toxic
    wastes.
  • Each section has a set of questions and for each
    compliance related question a score of either 1
    or 0 is awarded.
  • Total scores in each section are tabulated.

5
Home Page of the Tool
6
Questions on Water Pollution Control
  • Identifying where the sanitary waste water is
    discharged.
  • Identifying where the process-related waste water
    is discharged.
  • Regulatory permits NPDES permit

  • Permit to Install (PTI)

  • Permit to operate (PTO)
  • 401
    water quality certification
  • Keeping permits up-to-date

7
Screenshot of Questions under Water Pollution
Control
8
Questions on Air Pollution Control
  • Identifying the air emission sources.
  • Permit exemptions for air emission sources.
  • Construction activities
  • Open burning
  • Regulatory permits PTI
  • PTO

  • Notification of Asbestos activities

9
Screenshot of Questions under Air Pollution
Control
10
Questions on Wastes
  • Disposal of recyclables and solid wastes.
  • Evaluation of solid wastes as hazardous wastes.
  • Classification based on hazardous waste
    generated.
  • Used oil and Universal waste
  • Maintenance and Storage facilities

11
Screenshot of Questions under Wastes
12
Questions on Spill Prevention
  • Quantity of oil stored.
  • Secondary Containment.
  • Employee Training.
  • SPCC plan and its review

13
Screenshot of Questions under Spill Prevention
14
Questions on Emergency Planning
  • Classification of chemicals as hazardous and
    extremely hazardous.
  • Notification of stored chemicals or spills
  • Toxic Release Inventory.
  • Cessation of Regulated Operations (CRO) program.

15
Screenshot of Questions under Emergency Planning
16
Questions on Toxic Substances
  • PCB items.
  • Maintenance.
  • Storage.
  • Disposal of PCBs.

17
Screenshot of Questions under Toxic Substances
18
SBSAT 1.0 Specifications
  • To run SBSAT 1.0 Microsoft Excel is needed
  • SBSAT 1.0 can be downloaded from
    http//p2tools.utoledo.edu/ppistools.htm
  • NOTE Development of an Environmental Compliance
    Tool for Small Businesses has been published in
    Environmental Progress in December 2007 edition
    (online 5th November, 2007).

19
Evaluation Method
  • The overall small business evaluation score is
    obtained by adding sectional scores.
  • The sectional scores and overall scores can be
    seen below in the Scores screenshot.

20
Screenshot of Suggestions for Waste Water
Pollution Control
21
Screenshot of Suggestions for Air Pollution
Control
22
Screenshot of Suggestions for Wastes
23
Screenshot of Suggestions for Spill Prevention
24
Screenshot of Suggestions for Emergency Planning
25
Screenshot of Suggestions for Toxic Substances
26
Conclusion
  • A user friendly tool that consists of YES/NO type
    questions has been developed.
  • The tool provides a summary of all the applicable
    regulations that the company is in compliance and
    not in compliance with.
  • The sectional score helps in the detailed
    evaluation of compliance related issues and take
    corrective measures to become compliant.
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