Environmental Compliance Audit (On-Site Assessment)

Environmental Compliance Audits are available through the North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service (IES). Companies can use this service to self-audit their facilities in an expedient and confidential manner. The audit uses Dakota Auditor software to present a hierarchical status of environmental compliance. A series of yes and no questions are answered to determine regulatory applicability followed by compliance determinations.

As a non-regulatory body, NCSU IES will conduct a 1-2 day audit and report all findings confidentially to the manufacturer. With this information in hand, a company can determine the most cost-effective environmental strategy to implement without being burdened by enforcement deadlines or regulatory agencies.

Environmental Compliance Audits are often conducted in response to the ISO 14001 "Compliance Evaluation" requirement. Audit information can also be useful to non-ISO companies in an effort to maintain continual compliance and minimize possible legal issues.

Topics Covered Include:

The following environmental topics may be audited - if requested:
- Air Quality (Permit Applicabilty, Permit Requirements, etc)
- Risk Management Plans/Process Safety Management
- Sewer Discharge (Process Wastewater)
- Stormwater Discharge
- Direct Wastewater Discharge (NPDES)
- Safe Water Drinking Act
- Ground Water Monitoring
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (Tier II, TRI, NCRTK)
- HazWoper Applicability and COmpliance
- Emergency Action Plans
- Hazardous Waste (Generators)
- Universal Waste
- Used Oil
- Asbestos/PCBs/Lead
- Oil Spill Prevention (SPCC)
- Ozone Depleting Substances
- TSCA (Chemical manf and imports)
- Others