By: Bob Pickert COVID-19 has accelerated trends already in motion. One of those trends is moving environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) programs and related data to the cloud so it can be shared with a larger team and is accessible whenever and wherever needed. For some EH&S managers, the imperative to move EH&S programs to
By: Bob Pickert We recently provided a client alert for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 26, 2020 policy memo COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program. The bottom line is that facilities are expected to make every reasonable effort to comply. If compliance is not possible, regulated facilities are advised
While many operations have been put on pause, others need to proceed – but how do you keep things on track, while keeping employees safe? In a new article featured in Bloomberg Law, EHS Support’s Monica Meyer teamed with attorneys Andrew Cooper and Robert Conrad of Van Ness Feldman to discuss how companies can address on-site environmental
By: Mike Arozarena Under normal conditions, EHS Support conducts classroom and in-field tank inspection training for clients; however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can complete this tank periodic inspection training remotely. Since its inception in 2005, EHS Support has been a virtual environmental consulting firm – we are used to working remotely. Knowing that companies
By: Mike Arozarena From implementing social distancing practices to organizing staggered work shifts and work-from-home policies, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have certainly presented new challenges to businesses, resulting in new protocol and procedures to protect the health and safety of personnel. The ability to conduct required environmental, health and safety (EH&S) regulatory training is no exception,
By: Mike Arozarena Since its inception in 2005, EHS Support has been a virtual environmental consulting firm – we are used to working remotely. Knowing that companies will still be required to keep up with regulatory training despite the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have the resources to help you virtually. SPCC Training
By: Leah Krause, CPEA From slowing deal flow to causing cancellations of in-person management meetings and due diligence site visits, Covid-19 restrictions have certainly presented new challenges for dealmakers. The ability for acquirers to conduct environmental, health and safety (EH&S) due diligence is no exception, as restrictions make it difficult for EH&S assessors to travel,
By: Reynolds Renshaw The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in business closures from government order and low demand. Business owners have furloughed and laid-off staff and are scrambling to pay bills. While the federal government and other sources are planning small business loans, they have yet to be finalized and in some cases are struggling to
By: Monica Meyer While we all are looking forward to things returning to “normal” in our personal and work lives, we are also recognizing COVID-19 is redefining what “business as usual” will look like in the coming months. What does this uncertainty mean concerning the health and safety of your employees? Time is of the