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Bottled water brouhahBottleah? Should you drink tap or bottled water? Read the National Resource Defense Council's report here.News for gas station owners and managers: EPCRA changes requirements for them on Feb 11, 1999Are you ready for June 1999? That's when RMPs (Risk Management Plans) are due! Check out RMPs in our free guidance section! Then check out EHSO's plan development services. The RMP Amendments were just published(Jan 6, 1999). Get a copy here! (scroll down to RMP and follow the links)Owners of PCB transformers had to notify the EPA by December 28, 1998 - did you? See40 CFR 761.30(a)(1)(vi)(A)!The December 22, 1998 EPA deadline for Underground Storage Tanks has come and gone. Are you in compliance? Check our UST page!Online Guide to EH&S Services - Find out about the environmental and safety training, assessment and other services that EHSO (Benivia, LLC) offers.

Environmental assessment servicesSafety AssessmentsSafety exposure monitoringTraining - for EPA, OSHA and DOT requirementsPollution preventionRegulatory compliance supportPermit writingReport preparation & writing Writing Environmental PlansSafety PlansISO14001 system designenvironmental department outsourcing, lab packing & warehouse chemical removal other support services.

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About the company - summary below

Affialiates and related service providers - EHSO doesn't claim to do everything - but for those services we don't provide, we do know where to get quality at reasonable prices.

About the Company

EHSO offers environmental health & safety (EH&S) services to support managers who have EH&S responsibilities; from plant engineers to environmental managers, safety managers, other professionals, directors and their departments.

See the EHSO Services Overview page for details, and be sure to visit our free guidance and links sections for free downloads of information useful to environmental professionals!

Our Mission

EHSO was formed in response to a changing marketplace that demanded substantially lower prices and ever-improving quality and customer service. Many companies have realized that they could achieve this buy outsourcing or subcontracting EHS functions which had been internal, just as they had with legal, insurance and accounting services.

Consequently, EHSO offers services that:

professional service, the time you spend on EHS functions,
and the cost of compliance with environmental regulations and goals.

Company Profile

EHSO was formed in 1997. EHSO serves the general public and a variety of clients in the manufacturing sector, governments, medical communities school systems and universities, and companies, small and large, and provides factual environmental health & safety information directly to the public. EHSO also cooperates on projects with other environmental partners and government agencies.

Contact Information

Call, write or email us at the addresses below to see how we
can best be of assistance to you and your environmental
needs. We look forward to hearing from you.

Company Name

EHSO (Benivia, LLC)

Principal Officer

John B. Slemmer

Telephone

770-645-0788

Fax

770-645-0788

Postal address

PO Box 675421
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
USA

Free Guidance Pages Overview

Here is a list of some of the topics addressed in the site - For terms and acronyms that are confusing, go to our acronyms page. To obtain information about any of the issues listed below click here to go directly to the contents page. Please allow it a minute or so to load - it access a LOT of information!

Air regs, issues, guidance: Clean Air Act overview, The Clean Air Act in Plain English (EPA publication), Air Guidance Manuals and other free downloads, CAA Operating Permits Guidance, Links & Downloads, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Clean Air Act 112r requirements, Indoor air quality, Sick building syndrome

Asbestos Information, background, Asbestos regulations, Asbestos Federal Register notices, Asbestos resource links, Asbestos, Training Materials

Assessments - environmental site assessments, Phase I and II's, compliance assessments, etc.

Auditing - Environmental auditing, state and EPA policies regarding audits.

CERCLA - Superfund: Brownsfields, Site remediation

Community Right-to-Know - (EPCRA)

DOT (Dept. of Transportation) contacts, phone numbers, links, etc.

Drinking Water Safety - vs. Tap Water - Get the facts here

EPA contacts, links, phone numbers, reg downloads, EPA/OSWER publications (free download here)

FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act

Food safety - Mad Cow Disease, Pfisteria, E. Coli...how do you protect your family's health? Find out here.

Groundwater Contamination

HazMat - Hazardous Materials - MSDS searches, chemical compound information, etc. including used oil.

Hazardous Waste - RCRA information and regulations, Generators of Haz Waste, TSDFs (Treatment, Storage and/or Disposal Facilities), Land Ban requirements (Part 268, land disposal), HWIR - Hazardous Waste Identification Rule Now published - Nov 30, 1998!!!

Health & Safety - OSHA, Federal & State Health Department Links
contacts, links, etc., OSHA Fact Sheets - free to download here, OSHA News & FR notices - Back to 198 (Search & Download any notice), Respiratory Protection Standard (current reg), Respiratory Protection OSHA Interpretations, Disposable Respirators - OSHA Letters regarding their use, Asbestos, MSDS searches.

International Environmental Affairs - Everything from the Basel Convention to Whaling is here - and we're adding more information from each region and country every week.

ISO14001 - Environmental Management Systems overview, Detailed explanation, FAQs, News and new company certification listings

Lab Packs - Information about packing and removing small (less than 10 gallons each) containers of hazardous chemicals, cleaners, paints, etc. for disposal.

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) searches and other chemical information

News - latest significant regs, Newsletters & email subscriptions, Federal Register Notices & News, DOT News & FR notices, EPA News & FR notices, OSHA News & FR notices

OSHA - See Health & Safety (above)

Oil: Used Oil management information, regulations, etc.

Pollution Prevention - including online tools to search for alternatives

PCBs - Overview Page, PCB Health & Safety Information, PCB Regulatory Compliance Guidance, PCB Disposal, Federal Register Notices (downloads)

Radioactive/Nuclear wastes issues, regulations, links, State nuclear regulatory agencies links

Recycling issues - Batteries, Fluorescent Lights, Fluorescent lamp recyclers list, Mercury Wastes, lists of recyclers

Risk Management Plans - Publications, guidance, sample plans and current memos and regulations. Remmeber: They are due June, 1999!

Safety Information - OSHA, Federal & State Health Department Links
contacts, links, etc. (quite a lot here), OSHA News & FR notices,

Search Engines - 1. Search this site, 2. Search government sites, also has capabilities to search the Federal regulations and Federal Register, 3. Search the Internet, 4. Search for a book, article, or video at Amazon

Soil Contamination - regulations, guidance

State Government contacts, links, address, & numbers for all 50 states, State Stormwater Contacts, State Health Department info & contacts, State DOT (transportation) web sites

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) - Also see "PCBs" and "Asbestos", Premanufacture Notices (PMN) guidance, forms, etc., TSCA regulations and laws

Training - (required DOT, OSHA, RCRA training), Hazwoper (OSHA 40/24/8 hr) Detailed information, regulations, etc. provided about the EPA/OSHA and DOT requirements, DOT HM Training, OSHA Training

Transportation of Hazardous Materials - also see DOT, Hazardous material transportation regulations, Hazmat transportation links, State DOT agencies, FAQs and guidance

Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) - New information 12-15-98

Used Oil - information, guidance, regulations

Water & wastewater - NPDES, NPDES FAQ, NPDES Details, Pretreatment, Stormwater, State Government Stormwater Contacts, Wetlands

Wastes - Both Solid Wastes and hazardous wastes, Animal Waste - issues, resources, links; Batteries - Used, disposal, management, lead acid, car, etc.;

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