Small Business Self Assessment Tool (SBSAT 1.0)

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Small Business Self Assessment Tool(SBSAT 1.0)

• Akhil Kadiyala
• Ashok Kumar
• Abhilash Vijayan
• The University of Toledo

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Objectives

• The purpose of the project is to create a tool
  for small business owners to check if they are in
  compliance with regulations and laws that are
  applicable to them.
• This tool helps small businesses in understanding
  the degree of compliance achieved and the areas
  they need to focus on to become compliant.
• It awards an index to the businesses which helps
  in understanding the different avenues for
  improvement.

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Methodology

• Ohio EPA has issued a self assessment guide for
  Small Businesses to check if they are compliant
  or not.
• The questionnaire from the self assessment guide
  is used to develop this tool.
• Points are allotted to the business if they are
  compliant with the regulations.
• Recommendations are provided to become compliaant
  in the end along with scores.

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Tool Development

• A tool has been created which gives a performance
  index to the small businesses and also provides
  suggestions on how to become compliant.
• The tool consists of six sections namely water
  pollution control, air pollution control, wastes,
  spill prevention, emergency planning and toxic
  wastes.
• Each section has a set of questions and for each
  compliance related question a score of either 1
  or 0 is awarded.
• Total scores in each section are tabulated.

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Home Page of the Tool
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Questions on Water Pollution Control

• Identifying where the sanitary waste water is
  discharged.
• Identifying where the process-related waste water
  is discharged.
• Regulatory permits NPDES permit
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  Permit to Install (PTI)
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  Permit to operate (PTO)
• 401
  water quality certification
• Keeping permits up-to-date

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Screenshot of Questions under Water Pollution
Control
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Questions on Air Pollution Control

• Identifying the air emission sources.
• Permit exemptions for air emission sources.
• Construction activities
• Open burning
• Regulatory permits PTI
• PTO
• 
  Notification of Asbestos activities

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Screenshot of Questions under Air Pollution
Control
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Questions on Wastes

• Disposal of recyclables and solid wastes.
• Evaluation of solid wastes as hazardous wastes.
• Classification based on hazardous waste
  generated.
• Used oil and Universal waste
• Maintenance and Storage facilities

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Screenshot of Questions under Wastes
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Questions on Spill Prevention

• Quantity of oil stored.
• Secondary Containment.
• Employee Training.
• SPCC plan and its review

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Screenshot of Questions under Spill Prevention
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Questions on Emergency Planning

• Classification of chemicals as hazardous and
  extremely hazardous.
• Notification of stored chemicals or spills
• Toxic Release Inventory.
• Cessation of Regulated Operations (CRO) program.

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Screenshot of Questions under Emergency Planning
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Questions on Toxic Substances

• PCB items.
• Maintenance.
• Storage.
• Disposal of PCBs.

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Screenshot of Questions under Toxic Substances
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SBSAT 1.0 Specifications

• To run SBSAT 1.0 Microsoft Excel is needed
• SBSAT 1.0 can be downloaded from
  http//p2tools.utoledo.edu/ppistools.htm
• NOTE Development of an Environmental Compliance
  Tool for Small Businesses has been published in
  Environmental Progress in December 2007 edition
  (online 5th November, 2007).

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Evaluation Method

• The overall small business evaluation score is
  obtained by adding sectional scores.
• The sectional scores and overall scores can be
  seen below in the Scores screenshot.

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Screenshot of Suggestions for Waste Water
Pollution Control
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Screenshot of Suggestions for Air Pollution
Control
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Screenshot of Suggestions for Wastes
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Screenshot of Suggestions for Spill Prevention
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Screenshot of Suggestions for Emergency Planning
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Screenshot of Suggestions for Toxic Substances
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Conclusion

• A user friendly tool that consists of YES/NO type
  questions has been developed.
• The tool provides a summary of all the applicable
  regulations that the company is in compliance and
  not in compliance with.
• The sectional score helps in the detailed
  evaluation of compliance related issues and take
  corrective measures to become compliant.