Developing a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan is an essential task for any facility that stores oil over certain EPA-mandated thresholds. Traditionally, this involved having an environmental consultant come on-site to inspect storage areas, assess spill risks, and draft a comprehensive compliance plan. But what if there was a faster, more cost-effective way to achieve the same level of compliance without the logistical challenges of scheduling in-person site visits?
Enter remote SPCC development—an innovative approach that leverages modern technology to provide facilities with a fully compliant SPCC plan in less time and for less money. While traditional methods still have their place, remote SPCC development is an excellent option for facilities with simpler storage setups.
If you're already sold and want to learn more, reach out and we can discuss if your business is a good fit for remote SPCC plan development!
So how does the process work? Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how remote SPCC development delivers the same thorough results as an on-site visit, but with greater efficiency and cost savings.
Every successful SPCC plan starts with a comprehensive understanding of your facility’s needs. After an initial consultation to scope your operations, we’ll send you detailed instructions and forms to gather essential information about your oil storage, containment systems, and site layout.
Along with the forms, we’ll request photos and videos of key areas, such as your oil storage tanks, piping, and drainage systems. These visuals allow us to remotely evaluate potential spill risks and assess your existing spill containment measures.
This process is designed to be as simple as possible, ensuring you can gather everything we need without any prior knowledge of environmental compliance. Even if you’ve never had to deal with an SPCC plan before, our instructions walk you through each step, ensuring nothing is missed.
For some facilities, the photos and videos will be enough for us to start developing your SPCC plan. However, in some cases, we may schedule a virtual inspection, where you'll guide us on a tour of your facility via an online video call so we can get a closer look at key areas of interest.
This allows us to thoroughly review your oil storage equipment, secondary containment setups, drainage patterns, and other key components of your SPCC compliance—all without the time and cost associated with an in-person on-site visit.
Once we’ve gathered the necessary information, our team goes to work developing your SPCC plan. Using the photos, videos, and virtual tour insights, we create a plan that is fully compliant with EPA regulations and tailored to your facility’s unique setup. Along the way, we'll be in touch, keeping you updated on progress and asking any final clarifying questions to ensure your plan is exactly what you want and what works for your business.
We focus on ensuring that all aspects of spill prevention, control, and response are covered, providing you with a comprehensive plan that helps prevent spills and ensures rapid, effective responses in the event of an incident.
Whether your facility stores just over the threshold or has thousands of gallons of oil and petroleum products, your SPCC plan will be customized to address your specific operational risks and compliance needs.
Once your draft plan is finalized, we’ll deliver your very own SPCC plan, fully customized for your facility. Typically, this comes as a physical binder, ensuring you have a compliant hard copy on-site at all times, as required by SPCC regulations. For added convenience, we can also provide you with an online copy.
Your SPCC plan will include everything you need—detailed information about your oil storage, maps of your facility, emergency contacts, spill-reporting procedures, inspection forms, and more—all tailored to your site without us ever needing to visit in person.
While it may seem like a lot to digest, don’t worry. Your plan will come with helpful documents and FAQs to guide you through each section, so you’ll know exactly what you need to do and understand.
Once your SPCC plan is in place, our support doesn’t end there. We’re here to help you with any regular updates or revisions your plan might need over time, ensuring you stay compliant as your facility evolves. Of course, if you have any questions about your plan or what you're supposed to do with it, we'll be right by your side!
In addition, SPCC regulations require regular staff training, and we’ve got you covered. We’ll set you and your team up with easy-to-use, engaging online SPCC video training that meets regulatory requirements, all developed in-house by our experts here at RMA.
And, if you feel like our standard SPCC training doesn’t quite fit the unique needs of your operation, we can also create a fully customized training program specific to you, which can either be delivered online through our training portal, or handed off to integrate into your internal training program. This way, your staff will be fully prepared to implement the plan and maintain compliance, all without the hassle of scheduling in-person training sessions.
Remote SPCC development offers several advantages over the traditional on-site approach, particularly for facilities with straightforward oil storage operations:
We wrote a whole piece on this that you can read here: Is Your Facility a Good Fit For Remote SPCC Plan Development?
Here's the short version: remote SPCC development isn't for everyone, but it's typically ideal for facilities with relatively low oil storage or a simpler layout. If your facility has more complex operations and environmental risks, a traditional on-site visit might still be the best option. Don't worry though, we do those too!
The best way to know for sure? Reach out to one of our experts - we'll shoot straight with you and let you know if remote SPCC development is a good choice for your facility.
Whether you’re a small operation or a large facility, our remote SPCC development service offers a streamlined path to compliance.
We craft fully customized, EPA-compliant SPCC plans with the same precision and detail as traditional methods, but through a faster, more efficient process. Experience a tailored solution that’s cost-effective and reliable, designed to meet your unique needs without the delays of an on-site visit.
Ready to learn more? Contact us today to see how our remote SPCC development can help your facility stay compliant with ease.