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A Guide to California’s Hazardous Materials Business Plan Program

Introduction California is home to a diverse range of industries, many of which handle hazardous materials as part of their operations. Manufacturers may use hazardous chemicals as raw materials throughout their production processes or produce them, construction...

The Ins and Outs of the Waste Toxicity Characterization

The world generates about 400 million tons of hazardous waste annually—almost 13 tons every second. Regulations require facilities producing this waste to know its composition and manage it properly to protect the health of their employees, the environment, and the...

Waste Considerations for Manufacturing Facility Changes

Six key factors to consider during the change review process   New hazardous waste generation: Changes in the manufacturing process may result in new hazardous waste streams, and it's critical to determine if those new streams fall under RCRA regulations and how...

Managing Regulatory Changes

As new regulations within the manufacturing sector pop up, it can seem a never-ending game of compliance “wack-a-mole”. Sometimes agencies make changes to existing regulations or add new rules; other times compliance issues are identified during site audits or by EHS...

A Brief Guide to Waste Toxicity Characterizations

If your facility produces hazardous waste, it’s up to you to know what that waste is made up of, and how to manage it in a way that protects the health of your employees and the environment. A critical step to getting a clear picture of your waste is completing a...

What to Look for in Your Next Manufacturing Environmental Review

No other industry is regulated as heavily as the manufacturing industry when it comes to environmental regulatory liability. Depending on your site's operations, it might have air permits, a wastewater permit, a stormwater permit, hazardous waste, and chemical storage...

What does Cradle-to-Grave Really Mean for Hazardous Waste?

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires hazardous waste generators to properly manage their waste from the point of generation, called the cradle, to the point of final destruction, referred to as the grave. This requirement means that as a...

Tier II Reporting Tips: Lower State Thresholds

At Encamp, Tier II reporting is our specialty. And one of the most common things we see when reviewing Tier II data for our customers is that it’s critical to collect quantity data on all hazardous chemicals onsite. Without staying up-to-date on your state’s threshold...

5 Reasons to Digitize Safety Data Sheets

Facilities that store and manage extremely hazardous chemicals (EHS) are subject to EPCRA Tier II reporting requirements and must submit Safety Data Sheets and inventory information to the SERC, LEPC, and the local fire department. These essential documents provide...

Tier II Reporting Checklist: Verifying Data and State Requirements

The sheer amount of compliance data and Tier II reporting requirements EHS managers have to track can make environmental compliance hard to achieve when timeliness and accuracy are such a central focus.  Having a checklist on hand during each phase of the Tier II...

Mastering Tier II Reporting for Lead-Acid Batteries

How confident are you with EPCRA Tier II reporting for lead-acid batteries? During our last virtual event, Mastering Compliance Reporting for Lead-Acid Batteries, regulatory compliance experts discussed the most critical lead-acid battery compliance issues confronting...

How to Improve Tier 2 Reporting and Curb EHS Turnover

For many EHS teams, compliance reporting for EPCRA, RCRA and other program areas usually involves team members who understand the requirements for filing accurate Tier 2 reports. Each person plays a vital role in the process. Unfortunately, for EHS teams in various...

The Ultimate Lithium-Ion Battery Reporting Kit for Tier II

No matter what industry they’re in, many businesses have started using lithium-ion batteries as an alternative energy solution to maximize their bottom line, for good reason. Compared to its lead-acid battery counterpart, a lithium-ion battery is 95% more efficient. ...

Encamp’s EHS Compliance Software is SOC 2 Type 2 Certified

At Encamp, we’re dedicated to taking a proactive approach to security, compliance, and data privacy for businesses and their environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance operations, particularly given the volume of EHS data entrusted to us by our customers....

The Secret to Collecting EHS Data for Tier II Reporting

For EHS leaders facing constant changes in chemical inventories and regulatory requirements, collecting EHS data for Tier II reporting on a continual basis promotes informed decision making. To make the kinds of environmental compliance decisions that prevent...

A Crash Course on Environmental Compliance Reporting

As if environmental compliance reporting isn’t confusing enough. What chemicals, for instance, does the EPA consider “hazardous.” If they are hazardous, what are their Tier II reporting thresholds? And why do Tier II reporting requirements (a.k.a., Tier 2 reporting...

EHS Compliance: 3 Rewards of Central Data Collection

Accurate and timely EHS compliance requires reporting data to be both visible and clean, particularly at the facility level. When every facility’s compliance information meets the exact Tier II reporting requirements for program areas like EPCRA and RCRA, EHS and...

3 More Reasons to Automate Tier II Reporting

Consistently ensuring Tier II reporting accuracy for environmental compliance has long been an inexact science. Enter automation, and the emergence of EHS digital transformation, for more precise ways to collect compliance data, validate it, and file it in line with...

Webinar Recap: An Insider’s Look at Tier II Reporting

“When you start getting into SERCs and LEPCs and their ever-changing requirements (for Tier II reporting), it's almost impossible to keep up. And if you're filing Tier II reports in 30 or 40 different states, you're dealing with 30 or 40 different state systems. You...

Encamp Secures $30M Funding to Transform Environmental Compliance

Encamp has raised $30M in a round led by Drive Capital, with participation from existing investors OpenView, High Alpha Capital, Allos Ventures, and more. The round follows on the back of a 500% increase in ARR in 2021 and rapid people growth, and values the company...

EHS Program Sustainability Through Automation

In EHS program areas for environmental compliance, sustainability applies in two ways. Naturally the first is complying with regulatory requirements for hazardous chemicals and waste to contribute to a sustainable environment. The second, is making risk management and...

How Data Drives Continuous Environmental Compliance

Credible and trustworthy data is central to an organization’s environmental compliance. Every day. Because for hazardous chemicals, hazardous waste, or both, state and local regulations don’t allow days off. The risk of disastrous events and the potential impact to...

State of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability

Katie Waskom is a Program Manager at Encamp, and is one of the top proponents of our mission to create a world where good for business can equal good for the environment. Given the growing relationship between environmental compliance and sustainability, we got her...

5 Guided Steps to Environmental Digital Transformation

“How would a digital strategy impact our company's EHS process and compliance outcomes?” It’s a good, thought-provoking question, and a lot of EHS leaders are asking it right now when considering a digital game plan of their own. Which I’m glad they are. For one...

EPCRA Sections Simplified: Tier II Reporting Insights

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act — EPCRA — was passed in 1986 in response to chemical-related safety and environmental concerns in communities throughout the U.S. Specifically, the concerns stemmed from hazardous chemicals stored and handled in...

Environmental Compliance Done Right: Jackie Velazquez

Environmental compliance done right Welcome to Encamp’s “Day in the Life '' blog series, where we interview one of our Happy Encampers and give you a sneak peek into their life, career, and passion for environmental compliance.  This week, we’re introducing you to...

Lead-Acid Batteries: Mixture vs. Component Reporting

The EPA guidelines on how lead-acid batteries are to be reported for EPCRA and Tier II reporting can be one of the most confusing aspects of environmental compliance. For instance, do compliance and operations teams and facilities report a lead-acid battery as a...

Empathy in Compliance Reporting with Madison Roe-Martin

Empathy in environmental compliance We couldn’t let 2021 pass without adding to our “Day in the Life'' blog series, where we interview one of our expert Encampers and give you a sneak peek into their life, career, and passion for environmental compliance.  This time,...

Encamp’s Year In Review: All The Good In 2021

When our CEO and co-founder Luke Jacobs was asked recently what surprised him most about starting Encamp, his response was this: “I’ve learned that starting and growing a company and innovating in a specific field takes years — but that, in time, it’s possible to make...

Encamp CEO Luke Jacobs: Forbes 30 under 30 2022 List

Add Encamp CEO and co-founder Luke Jacobs to the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022, where he’s been recognized in the category for Enterprise Technology.  Members of the 30 Under 30 lists in their respective categories are selected based on factors ranging from funding...

Nov. 2021: Environmental Compliance Regulation Updates

In November 2021, EPA enacted various additions and amendments for EPCRA and environmental compliance regulations that impacted Tier II submissions for reporting year (RY) 2021. In certain cases (and states), these changes will also impact Tier II reports for RY2022....

EPCRA Sections: What to Know for Tier II Reporting

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act — EPCRA — was passed in 1986 in response to chemical-related safety and environmental concerns in communities throughout the U.S. Specifically, the concerns stemmed from hazardous chemicals stored and handled in...

The Tier II Lifecycle: Addressing 4 Key Challenges

Rule #1 for EPCRA, Tier II reporting, and environmental compliance: Accurate data is everything.  Consider Tier II activities this way. If you break down the process by data management tasks, the Tier II lifecycle for reporting typically consists of four phases:  Data...

On-Demand Webinar: EPCRA Master Class

“A regulator’s goal is to help businesses fully understand and comply with the regulations. They are there to help you understand how to get started and develop your EPCRA compliance programs.” Madison Roe-Martin Compliance Program Associate at Encamp From the...

Podcast: What to Know About Environmental Compliance

For most EHS professionals, regulatory environmental compliance reporting is often riddled with ever-evolving state regulations, complex state requirements, and the pressure to build a future-proof, sustainable business.   Encamp CEO and Co-founder Luke Jacobs...

Environmental Compliance: Going The Extra Mile

Welcome to Encamp’s “Day in the Life '' blog series, where we interview one of our Happy Encampers and give you a sneak peek into their life, career, and passion for environmental compliance.  This week, we’re introducing you to Megan Walters, CHMM, our VP of...

Tier II Reporting: 8 Tips for EHS Managers

Ask any EHS or Operations manager where Tier II reporting for EPCRA falls on their list of Favorite Things To Do, and they’ll probably tell you, “It doesn’t.” Fair enough. Before I came to Encamp, I was an Environmental and Product Safety Manager, and Tier II...

EHS Software: Encamp’s Tier II Reporting Module

Tier II reporting for EPCRA compliance rarely follows a smooth path for any EHS team.  When we meet with EHS and Operations managers, for instance, most of them tell us their biggest hurdles for reporting are tracking down and validating data. Another common issue...

Encamp Picks: 5 Environmental Documentaries To Watch

From the environmental compliance experts at Encamp It’s no secret that at Encamp, we’re passionate about the environment and sustainability. We’re also experts at binge watching (thanks, streaming culture!) environmental documentaries that are great ways to learn...

Encamp’s Fall Summit 2021 Takes to the Mountains

Thank you Park City, Utah, for having us. Your mountains were breathtaking, the weather was perfect... and our time at Encamp’s Fall Summit 2021 was pretty awesome!  (We all followed the Covid-19 protocols set by Encamp and by Park City officials, by the way.) The...

EPCRA Tier II Reporting: The Top 10 Errors Checklist

Since 2018 Encamp’s Tier II Reporting solution has made us the EHS industry’s largest third-party filer of Tier II reports for Section 312 EPCRA compliance. As environmental regulation and compliance gurus who come from environmental management, state regulatory...

Environmental Compliance: Risk-Minimizing Tools

If you work in highly regulated industries such as chemical manufacturing, electric utilities, and industrial manufacturing, not having institutional knowledge or visibility to the right data can put your business at risk of non-compliance. Coupled with the risk of...

Environmental Compliance: Five Takeaways

  Watch the On-Demand Video Staying in compliance with regulatory requirements is one of the most important concerns for companies who want to reach their sustainability goals. Ever-evolving regulatory standards, coupled with the rapid rise of ESG investing, has...

Encamp: Reforestation with One Tree Planted

We call it Better for You, Better for Nature. PR campaign? Nah. Encamp is just doing its part to help replenish the environment by planting trees. The initiative actually stems from Encamp's  ongoing mission to create a world where good for business can equal good for...

Environmental Compliance: Knowledge Sharing

Think of it as environmental compliance knowledge sharing. On an EHS team, it's one of the best ways to increase productivity in the compliance reporting process... and greater productivity is one of the key elements of proactive environmental compliance. In nearly...

Environmental Compliance: Business Continuity

Many organizations view business continuity planning as an emergency management measure, usually to counteract an unplanned catastrophic event such as a natural disaster or technological failure of some kind. One prevailing definition describes such planning as a...

Environmental Compliance: Collaboration

If there’s one convincing reason an EHS department should assess how it collaborates for regulatory compliance reporting — or doesn't collaborate — it’s that successful proactive environmental compliance is impossible to attain without it. In simple terms,...

EHS Software: A Q&A with Bill Pennington

Verdantix is an independent research and advisory firm with expertise in EHS software, technology, and digital strategies for Environment, Health & Safety, ESG & Sustainability, and Operational Excellence. Encamp recently worked with the analyst firm to...

Webinar: Proactive Environmental Compliance

Fellow EHS Professionals, You know in the movie Field of Dreams when the voice tells Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) to “Build it and he will come”? That’s my plan for the webinar Encamp is co-presenting with leading environmental compliance experts from chemical company...

Environmental Compliance: Data Visibility

Environmental compliance can be complex enough as it is. But it’s worse when businesses and their EHS teams lack standardized, sustainable processes, digitization, and data visibility to track reporting activities across the enterprise.  In the proactive environmental...

Environmental Compliance: Digitization

As your business continues to grow, so does the number of facilities you oversee. Eventually, using spreadsheets and paper records to manage environmental compliance information for hundreds (or thousands) of facilities will no longer be scalable to your growth.  So...

ESG: The Future of Businesses Operations

By now, more than a few readers have likely heard colleagues or management use the term “ESG” (Environmental, Social, [Corporate] Governance) to describe a new program, business driver, or company objective. Some of you might be puzzled by this acronym or maybe you’re...

Environmental Compliance: Sustainability

Encamp’s new eBook on proactive environmental compliance stems from two truths of the compliance sphere. The first is that non-compliance with regulatory requirements like EPCRA is not an option. And the second is that prepping for Tier II reports should be a...

Encamp’s Summer Camp Sizzles for 2021

“I really enjoyed getting to meet and hang-out with my co-workers. I found it really invigorating and gave me a better glimpse into what Encamp is like for others outside of my department.” Steve Cadwallader, Engineering With everybody working remotely, it took a year...

Encamp Wins E+E Leader 2021 Top Product Award

Any award is a good testament for a company’s products. But an honor coming from the elite Environment + Energy Leader (E+E) Awards program says your product is one of the EHS industry’s best. And for 2021, E+E said as much when it recognized Encamp’s software...

EPCRA: Easier Tier II Reporting for EHS Teams

EHS teams and EPCRA don’t always get along — and no wonder. For one thing, navigating EPCRA’s requirements for environmental compliance can be tricky and cumbersome. For another, Tier II reporting is a messy process, which gets messier when a company’s operations are...

EHS Compliance: The Chemtool Plant Explosion

Most times, EHS non-compliance violations lead to financial penalties and perhaps an EPA Notice of Violation... not to potential charges from a state’s Attorney General.  But given the massive chemical explosion and fire at its manufacturing plant in Rockton,...

Environmental Non-Compliance Doesn’t Pay

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established more than 50 years ago for a reason. And yet we continue to see reports of environmental non-compliance and serious violations of EPA rules on a routine basis, especially for hazardous materials and waste...

EHS Compliance: Digital Transformation

Most businesses are driven by departmental functions like HR, IT, finance, sales and marketing, customer support, tech support, etc., etc. And most departmental functions are driven by processes. But are these processes standardized? Repeatable? Digitalized? That is,...

EHS: Leading Through Digital Transformation

When Robin Fleming of Anvl got together with Luke Jacobs (CEO and co-founder) and Brandon Barlow of Encamp to talk about digital transformation for EHS teams and environmental compliance, their Campfire Session was more than informative. It was a real-world look at...

EPCRA: The Tier II Season Readiness Checklist

In environmental compliance circles, March 1 is the due date every year for EPCRA Tier II reporting. While most of us in this profession have felt the stress of submitting Tier II reports at the 11th hour, it doesn’t have to be this way thanks to technology. ...

Environmental Compliance and Customer Success

At Encamp, we view environmental compliance success and customer success through the same lens.  Our customers come from all corners of the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) profession. They serve at all levels of the organizations for which they work, from EHS...

EHS Software: Innovation Never Stops at Encamp

If you rely on technology for environmental, health, and safety (EHS) operations, environmental compliance and Tier II reporting for EPCRA and other regulatory requirements, we’d like to think you’ve heard of Encamp by now. If not, to fill you in, we're all about...

Environmental Compliance: The Encamp Culture

Companies throughout the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) industry offer great EHS careers. Some EHS firms even consider themselves "trailblazers."  But not every company is reinventing the way businesses comply with environmental regulations. Nor have any of...

EHS Training: Five FREE Invaluable Resources

For environmental compliance, continuous EHS training is a must. According to many EHS professionals Encamp works with, in fact, it's a constant priority. Such EHS training is vital for RCRA and EPCRA Tier II reporting. EHS professionals also rely on training to keep...

EPCRA: Precautions for Chemical Management

EPCRA, in full, is the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The United States Congress passed EPCRA and its various EPCRA Sections as a federal law in October 1986. The law was a response to multiple accidental chemical releases that had recently...

EPCRA Tier II Reporting: A Complete Guide

The details of EPCRA Tier II reporting can get murky. And often confusing. Encamp's VP of Compliance and Customer Success breaks down the key aspects EPCRA Tier II reporting requirements here to help your business comply with total confidence. Who must file Tier II...

EHS Software: Embracing Excel for Tier II

Just to be ready for March 1 Tier II submissions, preparation for Tier II reporting and EPCRA compliance has become a full-time process. Many of the people at Encamp come from environmental compliance and EHS consulting backgrounds, so we’ve done plenty of Tier II...

Sustainability: Nike’s Low Carbon Footprint

Welcome to another EHS Moment from Encamp… This time I want to talk about two things that don’t even seem to fit in the same sentence: My interest in shoes, and my interest in the environment, sustainability, and lowering the carbon footprint. Because what do shoes...

Sustainability: Diageo’s Plastic Free Bottle

Today I want to talk about a company that's quickly becoming one of my favorites — and not just for the items they make. The company is Diageo, and for the record they’re the spirit company that produces Johnny Walker, Guinness, and Smirnoff. Now, making scotch, ale...

Covid-19, PPE and Single-Use Plastic

Covid-19 and the coronavirus pandemic might never fully be in the rear-view mirror worldwide, at least in the near future. Which means the virus and masks and plastic gloves and face shields — Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — will continue to converge on a path...

Encamp Takes Home Two 2020 SaaS Awards

Coming from the prestigious Awarding & Consultancy International, winning one award in their 2020 SaaS Awards Program is a proud achievement. Especially for environmental compliance software that usually flies under the SaaS radar. Which makes winning two awards...

Black Lives Matter

‍ Black lives matter. At Encamp, we stand in solidarity with our Black teammates, customers, and partners in the fight against systemic racism and injustice. We are committed to using our unique position as a startup to provide opportunity, equity, and trust to...

When a Lead-Acid Battery is Damaged

A lead-acid battery is known to break from time to time. When it does, and the electrolyte begins to leak from its casing, reporting actions for the spill must be immediate to avoid EPA violations. Here are the steps you should take, beginning with a 304 Notification....

Lead-Acid Batteries: Chemical Management

EPA considers lead-acid batteries a hazardous chemical and, depending on quantities and thresholds, they can come under the agency's requirements for chemical inventory reporting. When batteries are on site, and you've made the appropriate notification to the SERC and...

Lead-Acid Batteries: Lifespan and Management

Lead-acid batteries are commonly used to power equipment like electric vehicles, forklifts, and industrial machinery, and also as backup power sources for things such as a building's lighting and fire protection systems. These batteries are feasible because of their...

The EHS Software Compliant to All 50 states

Even after launching in 2018, Encamp continues to alter the EHS landscape as the first end-to-end software platform for environmental compliance. The Encamp platform, which was created by Encamp's own EHS professionals, is a single, best-in-class system that helps...

Encamp Closes Series A Funding with $3.1M

(INDIANAPOLIS - May 19, 2020) - Encamp, an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) software platform, today announced it has raised $3.1  million in Series A funding, led by Allos Ventures and High Alpha Capital, with participation from IU Ventures. Funds will be used...

EPCRA: 8 Tips for Proactive Tier II Reporting

Getting Tier II reports ready to submit to state and local regulatory agencies for EPCRA compliance isn't always easy. But at least we've made our list of 8 Tips easy to help you get prepared and comply with confidence. (And knowing Tier II is a year-round process, we...

The Latest Updates for EPCRA Tier II Reporting

For fiscal years 2020-2023, the EPA has announced seven enforcement and compliance assurance priority areas, six of which are classified as National Compliance Initiatives (NCIs). One NCI in particular reduces risk from hazardous chemicals, and its increased emphasis...

Common Problems While Filing for Tier II

Reporting your facility’s chemicals for Tier II can be a confusing task. Depending on your inventory, you may have difficulty with mixtures, lead acid batteries, or understanding your state requirements and using their portal. To help with your Tier II reporting...

EHS Safety: COVID-19 Violations and Fines

COVID-19 has affected everyone's work environment in some way. But as the pandemic has eased throughout the U.S., states have lifted their shutdown restrictions and many workers are returning to the offices and facilities they were previously barred from. To ensure...

Tier II Reporting, All Your Facilities

Let’s get right to the problem of Tier II reporting for multiple facilities. For many of the businesses Encamp works with, the problem isn’t having more than one facility to report on. It’s having facilities in different states and being required to comply with each...

EHS Compliance: A Timely Career Path for Women

The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) industry is dotted by opportunities of all kinds, especially in areas like EHS compliance, and women should explore these potential EHS careers. Encamp develops environmental compliance software, for instance, and nearly...

Black History Month: Lisa Perez Jackson

For as long as Encamp helps businesses manage environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulations and environmental compliance reporting, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be central to what we do. Therefore in honoring Black History Month, it’s only...

EPCRA: How To Automate Tier II Reporting

‍Consulting firms for Tier II reporting and environmental compliance do important work. And they do it well. But there are certain aspects of the Tier II process that Encamp excels at over consultants and the EHS software and point systems they typically use. A Better...

Tier II. EPCRA Section 312. Stay Proactive.

Every year the due date for Tier II reporting is March 1. Tier II forms must be submitted by then to stay in compliance with EPCRA Section 312. Inevitably, however, many EHS teams in charge of environmental compliance and Tier II efforts wait until January or February...

Tier II Reporting While Working Remote

Perhaps the only thing harder than coordinating work for EPCRA Tier II reports is having to do it remotely. But the pandemic has steered many EHS teams towards the same work-at-home model that thousands of companies and their employees have had to adopt. And for many...

EPCRA Tier II Reporting: 10 Helpful Resources

EPCRA Tier II reporting for environmental compliance can be an adventure. And questions can come from all directions — starting with regulations themselves. “Do they even apply to my facility?” Unfortunately, there's no magic genie in a bottle for EPCRA Tier II...

Women of EHS: Jennifer Collins

‍ For this installment of Encamp's Women of EHS video series, we spent some time with Jennifer Collins of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to get her thoughts about working in the EHS industry. And as far as EHS careers go, hers has been a...

Women of EHS: Sarah Gundrum

‍Here's yet another interview in Encamp's Women of EHS video series, this time with Sarah of Gundrum of Belmark. Sarah started her career in EHS in 2017 as an Assurance Technician and Assurance Intern for Belmark, where she’s now a full-time Quality Assurance...

Woman of Environmental Health & Safety: Julie Mouton

‍Julie Mouton is a dedicated environmental engineer and sustainability practitioner with more than 15 years of experience. So when she agreed to join Encamp's Women of EHS initiative and discuss her career in an interview, we didn't hesitate. More on Julie's EHS...

EHS Compliance: Kaitlin Urso and the Cannabis Industry

‍ It’s strange to think of the cannabis industry in the U.S. as a thriving commercial market. It's even stranger to think that the industry falls under environmental regulations and EHS compliance. Yet it does. Led by the likes of Colorado and California, 19 states...

Introducing: Women of EHS

In 2020, Encamp launched an initiative we call Women of EHS, and I’m honored to say I was one of its original contributors. Ongoing, the initiative's aim is to highlight women in our industry who’ve accomplished amazing things in their EHS careers — and who continue...

EPCRA: Simplify Tier II Reporting Submissions

Within the realm of EPCRA Tier II reporting requirements, the most grueling parts are getting the data right and filling out the proper forms for regulatory agencies. So logically, submitting your EPCRA Tier II forms should be the easy part, right? Um, not...

EHS Software: The Tech Vendor Partnership

‍So, EHS compliance management has some new technology friends. Namely EHS software that's become increasingly cloud-based and more sophisticated for environmental compliance needs, but also EHS digital transformation technologies whose adoption is on the upswing....

EHS Software: The Need for New Mindsets

Innovation for EHS operations and environmental compliance isn’t just about implementing enhanced technology like the cloud or Software as a Service (SaaS). At this point, it’s about automation and digital agility, process efficiency, and smarter ways of working and...

EHS Digital Transformation: SaaS is a Good Thing

‍*^%$*#! spreadsheets! There, we said it. We'll also say this. For EHS operations and environmental compliance, digital transformation and technologies like Software as a Service (SaaS) are a good thing. If you’ve worked in environmental compliance circles very long,...

Hazardous Chemical Inventories and Tier II

Tier II reporting for environmental compliance has always involved a degree of interpretation for EPA and various state regulations. Hazardous chemical inventories are no different. Along with the basic question of how to inventory chemicals, we’re routinely asked...

Another EHS Moment: The Danger in Cosmetics

Mercury, formaldehyde, long chain parabens, and PFAS aren’t chemicals you’d expect to come in contact with every day. Especially direct contact. Hazardous chemicals like these, after all, are strong enough to embalm a body. They are, in every respect, a danger in...

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