Category: Risk Management

environmental Strategist, between the lines: While the crime listed below is a common everyday occurrence, it is the un-suspecting that need to understand the horizontal and vertical environmental liabilities created by shady / reactive storage tank owners. In the state of Michigan alone we have 9,000 known leaking underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) where there is…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: In case you missed this article in the recent issue of Risk and Insurance I wanted to make sure you had a chance to review this. Any businesses that can impact water are going to be under more scrutiny, especially agricultural accounts. Toxic Water: Pollution and Scarcity Flow Together Fracking,…

Courtesy of Intelex Technologies Inc. Thinking of bringing your business to a more sustainable place? The best starting place for any business leader to embrace sustainability is to shift away from looking at sustainability in terms of how much it will cost, and towards assessing the returns it will generate. Consider the phenomenon known as…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: For several years we have been sharing with you information on vapor intrusion (ASTM 2600) and what a serious issue it can be for any property owner. As the article below points out, the EPA also feels vapor intrusion is a serious enough liability that it deserves to get Superfund…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Do you have Agricultural client’s impacted by Risk Management Program Regulations (RMPR)? Are they aware they have to update their RMPR every five years to stay in compliance. If you have agricultural clients that use, store, manufacture or handle the on-site movement of 10,000 pounds or more of anhydrous ammonia…

Environmental Strategist, between the lines: Prisons are mini cities facing a vast array of environmental exposures in their day to day operations. (Refer to attached ERMI Environmental Risk Assessment for Municipalities) Even your community jails face an array of environmental exposures such as leaks from fuel storage tanks used for backup power generators, mold, sick…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Below is information on a sustainable website that can assist your construction and real estate developers to increase sales and reduce environmental liabilities, while better protecting human health and the environment. When you consider that sustainability has become a social value and therefore a business opportunity, this service can offer…

Parties agreed to pay penalty after EPA inspectors documented violations February 2, 2011 The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) and three of its contractors have agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty for violating the terms of a storm water permit issued for the U.S. Highway 30 construction project in Tama County, Iowa. IDOT, along…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: Here is a common, everyday environmental exposure for contractors. What do you do with excess material from job sites? Environmental Risk Management Thought: Storm water runoff from road ways contains contaminates such as petroleum products, anti freeze, lead, cadmium, asbestos, hydraulic fluids… I hope this construction company at least had…

environmental Strategist, between the lines: In a relatively short period of time this will probably go country wide so be proactive and start today to prepare your tribal client’s for more government regulation. EPA proposes pesticide applicator certification plan for Indian Country in Region 8 Release date: 05/09/2011 Contact Information: Lisa McClain-Vanderpool, 303-312-6077 EPA proposes…