Surviving a Multi-Media EPA Inspection

This 45-minute presentation is an overview of EPA's Multimedia inspection process, a first person account of a two-week inspection that took place at a chemical plant in 2010, guidance from USEPA on what to expect from an inspection and what NOT to do, and information on internal auditing to prepare your facility for inspection.   It includes specific information on:

• what is a multimedia inspection and how does it differ from a routine agency inspection
• who are these inspectors?
• how a facility gets selected for inspection
• how you are notified
• information required by EPA
• what to do when EPA calls - how to get ready in a hurry
• preparing your written documents for inspection
• inspection protocol and logistics of working with inspectors on site
• what to expect from the inspection
• what NOT to do (how to get inspectors to look at your facility more closely)
• what happens after the inspection
• the inspection report and follow-up from the Agency
• preparing for a potential inspection - internal auditing
• sources of information on the inspection program and protocols
• Plan for Success!