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Manufacturing
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Manufacturing
Air Quality Services
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including new source review and renewable operating permit
applications and negotiations for paint manufacturing,
chemical, adhesive, coating, plating and other manufacturing
processes.
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| We successfully obtained air permits for a facility that was
under Consent Order for solid waste violations and was unaware
of their air permit requirements. We negotiated the permits
with the Agency without penalties for the company.
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| When a company needed guidance and structure to their air
emission recordkeeping requirements, we developed facility
specific SmartFormsTM to help manage and maintain
compliance with Special Conditions of their air permits. The
recordkeeping task became simple and routine, freeing up staff
time for other operational needs.
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regularly perform air quality dispersion modeling
to meet the needs of site-specific operations.
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| Stack testing was performed for adhesive coating operation
and metal pickling operation to ensure compliance.
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| We participated in organizing and presenting a seminar on
the Clean Air Act Section 112r Risk Management Program
sponsored by the Michigan Chemical Council and Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Assistance
Division. The seminar helped attendees to better understand
the program, its applicability to their operations, and
provided resources for assistance.
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| Our developing an air-use permit application for allowing
the treatment of organic-containing waste streams ended up
being a facility-wide air permit that appropriately limited a
liquid waste processor’s air emissions so that they are not
considered a major source for renewable operating purposes.
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| When a facility needed to handle rail car unloading of
hydrochloric acid, we provided scrubber design and purchase
assistance plus new-source-review-air permit for a replacement
scrubber.
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| By understanding the mechanism for byproduct odor
production, we were able to develop a cost-effective scrubber
design along with achievable input material control to solve a
tricky odor problem. Our scrubber design and purchase
assistance for replacement scrubber properly addressed
neighborhood odor concerns.
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Environmental Management Services
| We mentor and coach environmental managers and staff to
develop comprehensive environmental management systems at
steel, chemical and manufacturing plants. We work at all
levels from top management stressing support to operators and
maintenance teams.
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| Our approach to training both environmental managers and
employees on the shop floor helps to minimize the risk of
accidents and spills, which could result in large cleanup
costs.
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| We developed the File-Logic™, the environmental and/or
safety filing system used as a structured method to organize,
store, and retrieve valuable documents and information used at
paint manufacturing, brake manufacturing, steel processing,
and chemical facilities.
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| We saw the need for, then developed the SmartForm™
recordkeeping system for coating operations, solvent blending
operations and paint manufacturing operations.
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| We custom design and perform Multi-media "mock
inspections" and/or "operation reviews" to
measure the effectiveness of the environmental management
system at a number of facilities.
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mesh a Company’s existing ISO 9000/QS 9000 Quality
Programs with the ISO 14001 environmental management
system needs for a time and cost saving integration
of the two related programs.
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conduct informative and productive ISO 14001
training seminars for manufacturers. Our training
builds on a company’s existing programs and
corporate philosophy to avoid "reinventing
the wheel" and providing an easy transition
through familiarity.
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| By using our Environmental Management System Operation
Review, Companies get a "snap-shot" of their
operations, both positive aspects, and areas needing
improvement.
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| By conducting Operations Reviews, we can design and
implement training for continual improvement.
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Environmental Services
| We develop plans and compile existing plans to produce
integrated contingency plans (ICP) for a number of facilities.
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| We determine whether a company needs (or doesn’t need)
various regulatory driven plans such as Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC), Pollution Incident
Prevention Plan (PIPP), Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWP3) and then produce the plans tailored to the Company’s
specific situation.
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provide storm water operator services and storm
water plan development for a number of facilities
that do not have the personnel or time to keep
up with their General Permit obligations.
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| We Prepare Michigan Air Emission Reporting System (MAERS)
forms and SARA Form R reports for customers with complex
reporting needs and assure on-time delivery to the agency. We
cross-reference and check the air permits at a facility to
make sure the correct information is recorded and that the
links between the various reporting requirements acts to
reduce cost and confusion.
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| We conduct thorough Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site
Assessments and Baseline Environmental Assessments (BEAs) for
real estate transfers and due diligence. Our approach and
product provides a high level of liability protection for new
owners purchasing property.
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are actively involved in the evaluation, remediation
management and closure work for a facility dealing
with subsurface petroleum contamination. We
streamline the investigation process to obtain
the necessary information and minimize costs.
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| We provide UST closure for underground storage tanks. Our
staff has been involved with numerous tank removals,
remediation and closure activities in a variety of
hydrogeological settings.
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| The DEQ expeditiously accepted our Baseline Environmental
Assessment for historic industrial property that required a
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Assessment.
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| HANDS reacted quickly to a request by a major Detroit
Chemical Company when it needed to assess the potential for
environmental impacts at an active manufacturing operation and
associated property in Iowa. The assessment included an update
of a previous consultant's Phase I ESA report and collection
of soil and groundwater samples for analysis to assist in
evaluating the property for purchase. HANDS determined the
location and depth of soil sampling based on the present and
historic operations at the site. Investigation results did not
indicate significant environmental impacts and the sale was
completed within weeks of the final report.
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| For a repeat customer, we performed a Phase 1 and Phase 2
Environmental Site Assessment as the company was looking to
purchase a facility in Houston, Texas.
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| We provided environmental oversight management assistance to
property owners and legal counsel for closure of a
contaminated former industrial facility. Our services included
managing the environmental consultant, supervising field
activities that consisted of subsurface remedial
investigations, reviewing or preparing needed reports and
working with the regulatory agency to minimize project cost.
The customer was required to perform the closure activities to
meet their contractual obligation for the transfer of the
property to a new owner.
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Safety Services
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