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Bill Lape, Project Director with SCS Tracer, will give a presentation on the effects of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulation on the ammonia refrigeration industry. Bill sits on the RETA Board of Directors. The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard, or CFATS, is one of the most misunderstood regulations that may govern ammonia refrigeration facilities. Bill’s presentation will cover Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information and the requirements for protecting this information. Next, he’ll review the basic submission of data to the Department of Homeland Security, otherwise known as a Top Screen. Then cover the specific levels or tiers associated with CFATS, including facility tier assignments and the requirements for each tier. Finally, Bill covers the update requirements and the communication of updates. In addition, Bill will provide some general observations from across the ammonia refrigeration industry identifying typical tier levels for facilities with ammonia refrigeration systems and illustrating examples of items that typically are includ
Why is SCS Engineers dumpster diving in Wisconsin? October 22, 2020 SCS Engineers, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – WDNR, is performing a waste sort to determine what’s in the trash going into Wisconsin’s landfills. During the waste audit, SCS will collect at least 200 samples of waste from 12 waste disposal sites across the state for eight weeks.
2020 Associate of the Year September 29, 2020 Long Beach, CA – Today, the Industrial Environmental Association (IEA) recognizes SCS Engineers with the 2020 Associate of the Year Award at the IEA virtual conference. The Industrial Environmental Association and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA) sponsor the 2020 Annual Environmental Conference. SCS, the environmental consulting firm known for its work with industrial and manufacturers striving to protect the environment and promote the manufacturing industry in Southern California, provides support for the association’s programs and mission. IEA’s CEO, Jack Monger, recognizes several SCS employee-owners, including Julio Nuno and Justin Rauzon, for their support of IEA efforts in the Los Angeles area for several years, Recognizing Julio Nuno and Chuck Pryatel for their work on the San Diego Conference Committee, planning IEA’s first virtual conference, Dan Johnson and Chuck Pryatel for providing everything from complex issue analysis to general business planning amid a pandemic, Tyler Overton for stepping
SCS Engineers Appoints Iain Olness as Environmental Services Industry Lead in Arizona and New Mexico September 15, 2020 Tempe, AZ – SCS Engineers, an award-winning environmental consulting firm, hired Iain Olness, who has more than 28 years of experience in the environmental industry, to serve as the Arizona and New Mexico senior project manager from the firm’s office east of Phoenix. Olness is responsible for all phases of project management, client service, business development, and technical leadership and will oversee teams of professional staff. He also is the Arizona and New Mexico environmental services practice leader. Olness has extensive experience in petroleum remediation, surface and subsurface contamination investigation, and Phase I and Phase II environmental site investigations. He also has expertise with public water supply well installation and groundwater modeling. Olness has completed hydrologic studies for the placement of new municipal wells, including the specifications for the installation and testing of the wells.
Waste Management wins technology award for innovative environmental platform September 15, 2020 Learn more about Waste Management’s Award at minute 30:54 of the video conference recording. Congratulations to the Waste Management Team! The Ignition Firebrand Awards recognize system integrators such as SCS Engineers and industrial firms for their use of technology to create innovative solutions. Today at the virtual Ignition Community Conference, Waste Management (WM) is accepting the 2020 Firebrand Award for its landfill technology and automation platform advances. The Company designed an internal solution then contracted with SCS Engineers’ RMC Practice, and Vertech Industrial Solutions to deploy WM’s new innovative ‘Connected Landfills’ pilot.
Free financial planning webinar and microanalysis from your colleagues at SCS Utilities and the public sector provide life-sustaining services to their citizens and communities while managing budget constraints and maintaining affordable rates. SCS Management Services® supports organizations responsible for managing solid waste, stormwater, wastewater, brownfields-remediation, and energy programs that require integrated skill-sets and financial sustainability for optimal value. SCS Engineers is offering a free webinar with our experts Vita Quinn, Amy Dzialowski, and Bob Gardner, who will discuss the issues municipal public utilities, including solid waste divisions, are facing as general funds are being diverted from program support, and as municipal revenue streams begin feeling the financial strain.
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Waste Today reports M&A activity in the waste and recycling sector up big in 2020. No surprise there, but some employees prefer to avoid the suspense about their employment status that goes along with mergers and acquisitions. One of the first effects of a merger is widespread uncertainty among employees. Will I lose my job? What about my job responsibilities and performance, existing pay structures, and benefits packages? 1 ESOPs or Employee Stock Ownership Plans have many benefits, including that you?re not likely to lose your job when an owner(s) decide to sell. You are an owner with a meaningful voice. Here are a few other benefits at SCS Engineers: 2 We encourage a company culture of innovation ? where different people integrate their skills to create new solutions and technology. 3 Our teams are more productive; productivity goes along with our clients and our own job satisfaction. 4 SCS attracts self-motivated people with expertise ? you?ll learn much from your colleagues and have the opportunity to work with experts, and share your ideas. 5 Here at SCS, we genuinely
Mr. Dustman brings 17 years of experience providing environmental consulting to public and private entities desiring to assess, delineate, and remediate environmental conditions adversely affecting properties and facilities. Clients often utilize Mr. Dustman?s expertise following natural hazards like hurricanes, tornados, and floods, causing significant risk to health and property. As a Senior Project Manager, he will continue to focus on remediation and the planning for, and the recovery from natural and human-made hazards. His experience also includes health and safety (IHS) consulting to clients in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma, all locations with SCS clients. He has previously supported municipal agencies, private clients, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team, hospitals, and the U.S. Postal Service, among others. Mr. Dustman has a wide range of environmentally hazardous conditions he mitigates, including asbestos, lead-based paint, and other hazardous materials, mo
