Environmental professionals are well aware that an air pollution permit must be acquired before beginning to install, construct, reconstruct, relocate, or modify any process or process equipment that may emit an air contaminant unless a permit-to-install is issued by the MDEQ. Often, operations managers want to install equipment right away, but it is necessary to obtain a permit to install before installation. While the permit is supposed to be issued within 90 days of applic

All companies with an air pollution permit (permit-to-install) are subject to regular inspection by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Air Quality Division (AQD). Typically, the inspector will arrive unannounced at your facility. Upon arrival, the inspector will request a chaperone from the facility as part of conducting the inspection. The MDEQ has a legal right of access for inspections. Inspectors are required to present identification to establish their

Heat illness and death are preventable, yet thousands of workers become ill and 30 die from heat exposure every year. Workers at highest risk of heat illness include those in agricultural, construction, foundry, kitchen, landscaping and industry. It is a violation of the general duty clause when an employer is aware of heat-related danger but has not taken protective action to provide worker with, at a minimum, water, rest, and shade. The main environmental factors that det