Environmental Policy Manual - Table Of Contents

(One Company's Example)

1.0 Corporate Policy and Introduction

1.1 Environmental Policy Statement

1.2 Corporate Environmental Responsibilities

1.2.1 Corporate Environmental Responsibilities of Sample Corporation Inc.

1.2.2 Sample Corporation Administrative Procedures for Environmental Policy

1.2.2.1 Environmental Responsibility

1.2.2.2 Environmental Coordinator

1.2.2.3 Training and Education

1.2.2.4 Handling Environmental Incidents and Violations

1.2.2.5 Environmental Compliance Reviews

1.2.2.6 Professional Involvement

1.2.2.7 Evaluation of Environmental Performance of Managers

1.3 Introduction to Environmental Regulation

2.0 Plant Information

2.1 Plant Overview and Location

2.2 Process Description and Equipment

3.0 Plant Personnel & Environmental Responsibilities

3.1 Plant General Manager

3.2 Plant Environmental Coordinator

3.3 Plant Materials Purchasing Guidelines

4.0 Plant and Process Modifications

4.1 Plant/Process Review Procedures

4.2 Material Screening

4.3 Chemical Control Guidelines

4.4 Receiving Chemicals

5.0 Environmental Regulatory Agency Contacts (this company's locations)

5.1 California

5.2 Colorado

5.3 Connecticut

5.4 Illinois

5.5 Massachusetts

5.6 Michigan

5.7 Missouri

5.8 Nebraska

5.9 New York

5.10 North Carolina

5.11 Pennsylvania

5.12 South Carolina

5.13 Tennessee

5.14 Texas

6.0 Emergency Response Procedures

6.1 Facility Emergency Response Plan

6.2 Material Spills

7.0 Hazardous Waste Generation and Management

7.1 The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

7.1.1 Major Provisions of RCRA

7.1.2 Enforcement Activities Associated with RCRA

7.1.3 Other Regulations which Interact with RCRA

7.2 Definition of Hazardous Waste

7.2.1 Characteristic Hazardous Waste

7.2.2 Listed Hazardous Waste

7.2.3 Other Hazardous Waste Types

7.3 Categories of Hazardous Waste Generators Under RCRA

7.3.1 Requirements for Hazardous Waste Generator Categories

7.3.2 Changing Hazardous Waste Generator Categories

7.4 Hazardous Waste Management Guidelines

7.4.1 Defining Hazardous Waste

7.4.2 Hazardous Waste Generator Status

7.4.3 Hazardous Waste Generator Identification Number

7.4.4 Hazardous Waste Storage

7.4.5 Pre-transportation Requirements

7.4.6 Container Management

7.4.7 Recordkeeping

7.5 Guidelines for Management and Minimization of Non-Hazardous Waste

8.0 Water and Wastewater

8.1 Clean Water Act Overview

8.2 General and Categorical Pretreatment Standards

8.2.1 General Pretreatment Standards

8.2.2 Categorical Pretreatment Standards

8.2.3 Local Standards

8.3 NPDES Wastewater Discharges

8.3.1 NPDES - Background

8.3.2 NPDES Compliance

8.4 Stormwater Discharges

8.4.1 Overview

8.4.2 Definition of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity

8.4.3 Permit Requirements

8.5 Wastewater Discharge Status

9.0 Air Pollution Control Regulations

9.1 Clean Air Act and Clean Air Act Amendments

9.2 Air Emissions Status

9.2.1 Attainment/Non-Attainment Areas

9.2.2 Ozone Non-Attainment Area Requirements

9.2.3 CO Non-Attainment Area Requirements

9.2.4 PM₁₀ Non-Attainment Area Requirements

9.2.5 Hazardous Air Pollutant

9.3 Air Compliance Status

9.3.1 Current Compliance

9.3.2 Future Compliance

9.4 Operating Permit Programs

10.0 Toxic Substances Control Act

10.1 Overview

10.2 Significant Adverse Reaction Allegation

10.3 Substantial Risk Reporting

10.4 Other Applicable TSCA Provisions

10.4.1 TSCA-Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCBs) Handling Guidelines

10.4.2 Asbestos

11.0 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (SARA Title III)

11.1 Overview

11.1.1 Emergency Planning - Sections 301-303

11.1.2 Emergency Notification - Section 304

11.1.3 Community Right-to-Know - Section 311-312

11.1.4 Toxic Release Inventory Reporting - Section 313

11.2 State Emergency Planning Requirements

11.2.1 Emergency Planning and Notification Requirements

11.2.2 Emergency Planning vs. Emergency Response

11.2.3 Emergency Response/Notification Requirements

11.2.4 Recipients of the Notification

11.3 Chemical Inventory Notifications

11.3.1 Site Inventories of Chemicals

11.3.2 Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) List

11.4 SARA Section 311 and 312 Reporting

11.4.1 Chemical Inventory Reporting: Tier I and Tier II Requirements

11.5 SARA Section 313 Reporting Requirements

11.5.1 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reports (Form R)

11.5.2 Exemptions from Form R Reporting

11.5.3 Form R Requirements

11.5.4 Recordkeeping Requirements for SARA Title III Reports

12.0 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

13.0 U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Requirements

13.1 Hazardous Material Shipping Tables

13.2 HM126-F Training Requirements

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