Designation:E2365−14StandardGuideforEnvironmentalCompliancePerformanceAssessment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2365;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisguideprovidesaframeworkforthedevelopmentofanenvironmentalcomplianceassessmentprogram.Itintegratesenvironmentalcompliance,environmentalriskclassificationandbusinessriskmanagementforuseindecision-making.Itprovidesaflexible,technicallydefensibleframeworktoprioritizeenvironmentalcomplianceandassociatedpollutionprevention,withawideapplicabilitytoarangeoffacilitiesandenvironmentalpathways.Thefacilitiesthatmayfindanenvironmentalcomplianceperformanceassessmentprogramusefulandappropriatearedomesticestablishmentsthatperformworkforconsumers,business,governmentandotherorganizations.Theseincludepublicandcommercialestablishments,buttheygenerallyexcludeindividualhouseholds.Thisguidemaynotbeappropriatewhereaprimarymanufacturingfacilityhasalreadyimplementedasite-specificenviron-mentalmanagementsystem(EMS).ThisguidecouldbeusedasatoolinconjunctionwithanEMS,toevaluatecomplianceandpollutionprevention.1.Scope1.1Overview—Thisguideisanorganizedcollectionofinformationandseriesofoptionsforindustry,regulators,auditors,consultantsandthepublic,intendedtomeasurecompliancewithenvironmentalperformancestandardsagainstestablishedbenchmarks.Itfocusesoncompliancewithair,water,wasteprevention,wastemanagement,andtoxicreduc-tionstandardsforfacilitiesintheUnitedStates.Whiletheguidedoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction,itestablishesatieredframeworkofessentialcomponents,begin-ningwiththosestandardswhereadeviationpresentsthegreatestpotentialpublichealth,environmental,andbusinessrisks.Ineachidentifiedpathway,ateachtierorstepofanalysis,theguideoutlineswaystoidentifycomplianceoptionsandreducepollutioninitera...
