Implementing ecological opportunity assessments: NJTAP's ECŌ·PA program for process safety and risk management

Chemical mishaps, in some cases leading to fires and explosions, may pose a threat to workers in the manufacturing industry, the general public, and to the environment in general. In response to this concern, the New Jersey Technical Assistance Program (NJTAP) for Industrial Pollution Prevention, in...

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Published in:Environmental quality management 1998-03, Vol.7 (3), p.69-77
Main Authors: Wolgast, Eileen M., Roesler, Arthur C., Healey, Marcus J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Chemical industry
Ecology
Explosions
Industrial pollution
Manufacturing industry
Nonprofit organizations
Pollution control
Pollution prevention
Regulation
Risk
Risk management
Safety regulations
Small business
Studies
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Summary:Chemical mishaps, in some cases leading to fires and explosions, may pose a threat to workers in the manufacturing industry, the general public, and to the environment in general. In response to this concern, the New Jersey Technical Assistance Program (NJTAP) for Industrial Pollution Prevention, in conjunction with the Chemical Industry Council and the Responsible Care® Initiative, has launched a new program called ECO¯·PA, an Ecological Opportunity Assessment for Process Safety and Risk Management. Environmental and safety regulations have become more complex, and since small businesses typically have fewer resources available to interpret these regulations, they may have trouble complying despite their good faith efforts. ECO¯·PA addresses this need for compliance. Now that the program is available, how does one contact and provide this assistance to appropriate clients? NJTAP has created an algorithm for targeting clients which may be useful for other nonprofit organizations.
ISSN:1088-1913
1520-6483
DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310070308