Please note that 40 C.F.R. 262.34 references many other regulations. Pollution Prevention can help in your Audit Pollution prevention means eliminating or reducing at the source the use, generation, or release of toxic chemicals, hazardous materials, or solid waste. It requires a review of business activities from start to finish, in order to make changes that avoid the creation of waste, rather than managing waste after it has been generated. Pollution prevention is not the same as pollution control. Pollution control means reducing waste after it has been created, rather than avoiding its creation in the first place.
Pollution prevention can increase operational efficiency.
An emphasis on pollution prevention shows EPA officials that you run an efficient facility. A preventive maintenance program that is written and has documentation will assist your facilities credibility with the inspector as having control. Preventive maintenance schedules should be reviewed periodically and incorporate a schedule to ensure that equipment is being maintained. These areas are one of the first areas that the inspectors review. This entire room can set a major example on how the rest of the inspection will be performed.