Personnel invited to volunteer for ESOHCAMP assessments Published May 19, 2011 By Jim Maravelias Civil Engineering HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- The Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment Management Program (ESOHCAMP) will conduct a base-wide assessment of Hanscom's compliance with environmental, safety and occupational health laws and regulations. This year there will be both Internal (Tier 2) and External (Tier 3) inspections. The External inspection will take place June 6 through 9. "This assessment will focus primarily on the Environmental Management System process, which identifies and implements enhancements to both the mission and the environment," said Don Morris, Civil Engineering Asset and Environmental Management chief. The Internal inspection will take place June 20 through 24 and Hanscom personnel will be able to serve as protocol inspectors in the inspection. No particular expertise is required and any member of the community is eligible to volunteer. "The Internal inspection relies on volunteers to put a fresh set of eyes on existing environmental program compliance," said Tom Schluckebier, Base Civil Engineer. Typically the Internal ESOHCAMP team is composed of volunteer military members, government civilians and contractors. Some volunteers have environmental, safety or occupational health professional backgrounds and others are novices in those particular areas. Volunteer inspectors must have approval of their supervisors in order to participate. The Internal ESOHCAMP team will then provide constructive feedback to applicable work centers so all findings can be corrected as soon as possible. The inspection team will also be looking for Best Management Practices and will recognize units with excellent compliance programs. There are multiple protocols which compose ESOHCAMP evaluations such as: air, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, natural resources, solid waste management, liquid fuels storage tanks, drinking water, wastewater and toxic substances including items such as lead based paint, asbestos, radon and other environmental contaminants. Safety and occupational health are now also included in ESOHCAMP. For any questions related to ESOHCAMP, or to volunteer, contact the Environmental Management office at 781-377-8207 or 781-377-2904.