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Below is a listing of resources and publications to help you understand your environmental responsibilities. If you aren’t sure where to begin, you might want to start with the Indiana Small Business Guide to Environmental, Safety, and Health Regulations, published in July 2008.

Information by Industrial Sector

IDEM Resources

  • U.S. EPA has finalized New Area Source Standards for Metal Fabrication and Finishing operations and Metal Plating and Polishing operations. This rule requires new management practices, pollution prevention strategies and equipment standards for metal fabrication/finishing operations and metal plating/polishing operations.
  • Want to take self-initiated actions to assess or audit your compliance with environmental laws and correct any violations found without fearing that the disclosure of information to state agencies would lead to enforcement and penalties? Find information in the Self-Disclosure and Environmental Audit Policy.
  • Are you looking for ways to improve the efficiency of your production operations and decrease operating expenses? Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments (P2OA) can help you identify improvements that will not only lead to increased profits, but can also reduce environmental impacts.
  • An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. Detailed information is available on the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems page.
  • Need help understanding IDEM regulations? View our library of easy-to-read fact sheets or search our publications catalog.

U.S. EPA Resources

Related Resources

  • Small Business Environmental Home Page (National) provides small businesses with environmental compliance and pollution prevention information.
  • INSafe (a division of the Indiana Department of Labor) provides free consultation services to assist employers in achieving voluntary safety and health compliance in the work place.
  • Indiana Small Business Development Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to have a positive and measurable impact on the formation, growth, and sustainability of small businesses in Indiana and to develop a strong entrepreneurial community.
  • Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute (at Purdue) provides technical assistance, outreach, education, planning services and research to facilitate the adoption of pollution prevention/clean manufacturing strategies by Indiana manufacturing facilities.