Safety Safety Environmental Services

TEXO’s Safety Health and Environmental Services representative who specializes in environmental issues and concerns, will ensure that your firm is kept abreast of current rules and regulations set forth by the following governing agencies.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) formerly TNRCC. The representative will assess your projects status in complying with the guidelines set forth by these agencies.
• Identify activities, which impact the environment.
• Develop a plan to minimize impact.
• Review plans before, during and at the end of projects in order to build a database of best practices.
• Document actions/improvements to the plan to achieve overall goals.
• Communicate issues and successes with management.
• Proactively build relationships within industry, municipalities and community.
Storm Water Audit/Analysis: TEXO’s safety/environmental representatives will do a physical walkthrough of your jobsite(s) utilizing a documentation tool allowing for a comprehensive and consistent method of collecting, documenting and analyzing collected information. Upon completion of the walkthrough, the jobsite superintendent and the home office will receive the documentation and a formal report

EPA/TCEQ/TEXO Partnering
The Partnering Agreement between EPA, TCEQ and TEXO was signed Thursday, October 1, 2009. 

View the Partnership Agreement (PDF)

Storm Water Training Workshop
To prepare you and your jobsite for any possible inspections in the future and to confirm that you are in compliance, TEXO is providing this workshop to its members. During this training you will be provided with new documents that the State of Texas has issued, specifically a new NOI form and a CSN for large construction projects.

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Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)

Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

AGC Environmental

Jobsite Compliance Request Form (pdf)

Cooperative Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan Partnership (2009)

 
 
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