Struggling with OSHA & Environmental Compliance?

EHS Compliance For Small Business in Texas A very high percentage of the people who end up contacting us either own or work for a small business who is struggling to manage OSHA, environmental or hazardous materials compliance issues at their company and are looking for help. Talk to anyone who’s responsible for managing EHS compliance at a small company, and they’ll tell you how incredibly tough it can be trying to juggle running a small business while at [...]

By |2020-06-16T18:34:25-05:00April 24th, 2018|Government Regulation, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas Environmental Regulations, Texas Hazardous Materials Regulations, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on Struggling with OSHA & Environmental Compliance?

We Are Environmental & Safety Consultants in Texas

We specialize in helping small Texas manufacturing, construction, industrial service and healthcare companies achieve and maintain OSHA and  EPA/TCEQ environmental regulatory compliance. We focus on helping small companies because they typically lack the internal expertise, time and resources needed to keep up, and thus inadvertently put the business, their employees, local communities and environment at greater risk for harm. Our company founder has extensive first hand experience dealing with these small business compliance challenges, which was the inspiration for [...]

Texas Environmental Consulting Services

Environmental Consulting Company Texas Berg Compliance Solutions is a full service environmental consulting firm located in Texas. We provide environmental services through the state including Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and beyond. We specialize in helping the manufacturing industry comply with TCEQ and EPA regulations In our experience, the most common environmental compliance violations in Texas involve the following regulations: Stormwater Permits:  Storm water permit regulations are triggered by SIC codes, and virtually all manufacturers SIC codes trigger, yet a vast majority [...]

By |2022-03-21T13:01:58-05:00October 25th, 2017|Government Regulation, Hazardous Waste Management, Texas Environmental Regulations, Texas Hazardous Materials Regulations|Comments Off on Texas Environmental Consulting Services

Texas Surface Coating PBR Preparation

Surface Coating Permit By Rule-PBR in Texas Many Texas manufacturers are unaware of environmental regulations that require companies to seek "authorizations" from TCEQ for emitting air pollutants for their painting and coating processes. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has a very specific air authorization for this activity: "Surface Coating, 106.433"  This authorization is a "PBR" or Permit by Rule.  In order to meet the requirements of this regulation, companies must take inventory of all associated paints and/or coatings and track their usage and emissions to [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:55:51-05:00June 6th, 2017|State & Local Regulation, Texas Environmental Regulations, Texas Hazardous Materials Regulations|Comments Off on Texas Surface Coating PBR Preparation

OSHA Fines Austin Area Manufacturer $459,618

Update:  Although this major OSHA fine occurred in 2017, similar fines continue to be issued to Texas manufacturers who fail to keep up with OSHA health and safety compliance. Checkout the details of this enforcement action and helpful safety compliance resources at the bottom of this blog. OSHA announced this week that they fined an Austin area manufacturer  a total of $459,918 for a long list of health and safety violations.  This is one of the largest single OSHA fines [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:51:15-05:00May 4th, 2017|Government Regulation, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on OSHA Fines Austin Area Manufacturer $459,618

Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Requirements

Texas Doesn’t Require Employers to Provide Workers Compensation Insurance In case you didn’t know, Texas doesn’t require companies to carry Workers Compensation insurance to protect their employees from workplace injury related costs.  Texas is the ONLY state in the country that doesn’t require employers to carry Workers Compensation insurance.  That’s right, the only state in the country. It’s a surprising fact and many Texans don’t even know about.  The situation can create devastating problems for injured workers and their families, [...]

By |2022-03-21T13:03:49-05:00May 3rd, 2017|Good To Know, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, State & Local Regulation, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off on Texas Workers Compensation Insurance Requirements