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Antea Group

Antea®Group USA is an environment, health, safety and sustainability consulting firm. Through services spanning environmental remediation, regulatory compliance, worker safety, mergers and acquisition support and sustainability strategy, we partner with clients to create a cleaner, safer, more sustainable world.

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Regulatory Registers: Your Guide to Navigating Diverse EHS Environments

Posted by Antea Group on Tue, Feb 08, 2022

As our world becomes increasingly connected, companies will continue to seize opportunities for expanding their businesses to new geographies. However, many challenges remain when it comes to understanding local regulations, cultural nuances, and legal applicability considerations. To overcome these challenges, EHS leaders need to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the regulatory environment and cultural landscape.  

For an EHS manager or even a small EHS team, building and maintaining this knowledge can overwhelm your time and resources. This is where utilizing an EHS regulatory register can change the game. Not only can a register help save time, but it can also ensure accurate, up-to-date information all in one place. If your organization is considering an expansion into new territory, a register to understand the organization’s compliance obligations should be the first task for a smooth, successful operation expansion.  

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Tags: EHS, regulatory registers, compliance

COVID-19 Impacts to Your SPPC Plans: Are Your Plans Up-to-Date?

Posted by Antea Group on Wed, Aug 11, 2021

Tanks-2-1The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all industries to some degree over the past year. With offices shut down, and some workforces working remotely, many offices have been left vacant. At the beginning of the pandemic, food and beverage and consumer goods manufacturing facilities were temporarily shut down or production was significantly reduced. Restaurants and retail facilities were closed or transitioned to online ordering and pick-up. Only critically essential services and operations managed to stay open. 

At many of these facilities, Aboveground Storage Tanks (ASTs) and/or Portable Containers (drums/totes) are used for oil or fuel storage critical to operations. If these facilities meet the criteria indicated below, then the facility must prepare and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan according to the Federal Oil Pollution Prevention regulation 40 CFR part 112.

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Tags: spcc, Covid-19