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Facility Evaluation Program Helps
Companies Identify Areas for Environmental Improvement
by Charles Barker
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| Some smart and lucky companies in
Kalamazoo County feel better about where they stand on environmental
management at their facilities. They’re smart because by participating
in an innovative County program they have experts in environmental
management help them improve their operations, they’re lucky because
the program is free of charge to them. The program, offered by the
Kalamazoo County’s Business Environmental Education & Assistance
Program (call Connie Sells at (616) 373-5389) provides a confidential
review of a facility’s operations in terms of groundwater
protection/pollution prevention strategies. Hands & Associates was
selected as one of three environmental consulting firms to perform the
Facility Evaluations.
The facility evaluations take about one-half to one day on site
working with the person assigned to handle environmental issues at a
company. Whether a company is relatively advanced in their environmental
management system or just thinking about getting started, the program
has proved worthwhile. From my perspective, I’ve seen a lot of peace
of mind generated from the program for individuals who want to get a
better handle on environmental issues at their facility but didn’t
know where to start |
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