Presenter

Eric Lassalle

111 N. Church St.Smithfield, VA 23430

(757) 356-6703Cell (757) 613-1287

What is ECAP?

• Environmental Compliance Assessment Program (ECAP)

• Third Party Audit• Team

– Smithfield Foods, Inc.– Hunton & Williams, LLP– Third Party Compliance Assessor

ECAP Focus Areas1. Wastewater2. Storm Water3. Drinking Water4. Water Rights5. Air6. RCRA Non-hazardous, Hazardous and Universal Waste7. Community Right-to-Know8. Material Management9. FIFRA Pesticides10. Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Materials11. Asbestos - Disposal12. Superfund13. Wetlands

14.Lead-based Paint15.Groundwater Monitoring and Underground Injection Wells16.Risk Management Planning17.Medical Waste18.Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Planning19.OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations Requirements20.Regulated Refrigerant (CFC/HCFC) Management21.Environmental Management System Practices22.Facility, Food & Bio Security23.Greenhouse Gases

Why ECAP?

• Assess Compliance Status– Find and correct non-compliance– Implement best practices

• Benchmark Performance

• Training Mechanism

• Goal– 100% Compliance, 100% of the Time!

When – ECAP Cycle

• Year 1 – ECAP• Year 2 & 3 – OFF• Year 4 – ECAP

Schedule may be adjusted by Smithfield Foods, Inc. for extenuating circumstances.

ECAP Process

• Pre-Assessment Questionnaire

• Site Visit

• Final draft of Finding & Recommendations

• Report & Score (for internal use only)

• Follow-up (provided as needed)

ECAP Scoring Areas Each facility is scored based directly on the number and

priority of findings

  Scores from Each Section % of Score

I. Wastewater 2.0/4.0 50%

II. Storm Water 1.0/4.0 25%

III. Drinking Water & Water Rights 4.0/4.0 100%

IV. Air and Regulated Ref. Management 3.0/4.0 75%

V. RCRA, Superfund, & PCB 2.0/4.0 50%

VI. Community Right-to-Know 3.0/4.0 75%

VII. Material Storage & SPCC 1.0/4.0 25%

VIII. Asbestos 2.0/4.0 50%

IX. Risk Management Plan 4.0/4.0 100%

X. Miscellaneous 3.0/4.0 75%

  a. Wetlands and waterways    

  b. Lead-based paint    

  c. Groundwater monitoring    

  d. Medical waste    

  e. OSHA's Haz. Wst. Op. Requirements    

  f. FIFRA    

  Average Facility Score: 2.5/4.0 63%

ECAP Scoring Criteria

4 Absence of any priority A, B or C findings.

3 Absence of any priority A and not more than one priority B findings.

2 At least one priority A finding and/or more than one priority B findings.

1 More than one priority A finding, or at least one significant priority A finding (e.g., missing permit or plan; reportable violation(s)).

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SMITHFIELD

JOHN MORRELL

FARMLANDFOODS

MURPHY-BROWN

OTHERSUBSIDIARIES

TOP 10 FINDINGS

#1. SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL &

COUNTERMEASURE (SPCC)UPDATE & IMPLEMENTTRAININGRECORDKEEPINGDEVELOP & IMPLEMENTSPILLED MATERIALSINSPECTIONS & TESTING

#2. STORMWATER (SW3P)

UPDATE & IMPLEMENTFOLLOW PERMIT REQUIREMENTSBEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

(BMP’s)TRAININGINSPECTIONSRECORDKEEPINGDRAWINGS

#3. COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW (EPCRA)

INACCURATE REPORTINGMISSING RECORDSREVISEDESIGNATE EMERGENCY

COORDINATOR

#4. RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

UPDATE & IMPLEMENTPROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS (PHA’s)TRAININGRECORDKEEPINGCOMPLIANCE AUDITSTANDARD OPERATING

PROCEEDURES (SOP’s)

#5. AIR

INCONSISTENT PERMITFOLLOW PERMIT REQUIREMENTSOPACITYLACKS PERMIT/REGISTRATIONTRAINING RECORDKEEPINGREPAIR & MAINTAIN EQUIPMENTo REGULATED REFRIGERANTS

#6. WASTEWATER

FOLLOW PERMIT REQUIREMENTSUPGRADE & REPAIRNEED PERMITSYSTEM DRAWINGSPROCEEDURESACCIDENTAL RELEASE/SLUG

CONTROL PLANS

#7. RESOURCE CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)

WASTE CHARACTERIZATIONMANAGE & PROPERLY DISPOSELABELING & DATINGFLOURESCENT LAMPSTRAININGRECORDKEEPINGPERMITS/REGISTRATIONCORPORATE POLICY

#8. MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

PERMIT/REGISTRATION (Tanks)LABELINGSPILLED MATERIALSPARTS WASHERSTRAINING & RECORDS

#9. USED OIL

NOT LABELED IMPROPERLY STORED

#10 Universal Waste

NOT LABELEDIMPROPERLY STORED

Follow Permit Requirements

HOW TO PASS!

1. UPDATE & IMPLEMENT PLANS 2. TRAIN, RE-TRAIN & DOCUMENT3. READ YOUR PERMITS & PLANS (e.g., NPDES,

Pretreatment, AIR Permits, SPCC Plan or SW3P) and understand WHAT, WHEN, WHO, & HOW is required!

4. IMPLEMENT & MAINTAIN Stormwater BMP’s5. Maintain, Document, Communicate & VERIFY!!!

– Keep detailed and organized files– Communicate – no surprises, ask for help, follow-up

Thank You!

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