Over the next few months, Envent team members will begin functional testing and field operations of our new data handling solution, ENFORCE. This intrinsically safe tablet, will capture vital project information, including time sheets, safety audit forms and, most importantly, project compliance data, like Degassing Log Sheets and temporary tank vapor control records. ENFORCE will help facilitate customer access to compliance and account information and will greatly improve turnaround of compliance and accounting reporting.
Envent has been featured on BIC (Business & Industry Connection) Magazine‘s March 2014 issue. Envent is aligned with BIC Alliance’s goal of connecting people in business and industry with one another for the betterment of all.
ENVENT Management and Supervisors would like to congratulate Joshua Lockler and Thoi Do for being selected as the ENVENT Safety Award winners for the fourth quarter of 2014. Josh and Thoi, although relatively new employees, used SWA and possibly prevented a fire and environmental incident at the Gulf Coast shop. Recently, Steve Sellinger and Ivan Millman awarded Thoi a flat screen television and Josh an iPod as reward for their commitment to keeping ENVENT safe.
“On the morning of November 14, 2014 the weather had changed with the arrival of an Arctic cold front making the weather unseasonably windy and cold. The temperature was 34 degrees that morning, and the wind was gusting around 15 mph. We had a contractor, Andersen Roofing, that was re-coating the Gulf Coast Shop roof with an elastomer roof coating, and they were having difficulty with the coating material because of the temperature of the materials. Their standard practice was to apply heat to the material to make it more fluid when the temperature was cold like that, and they chose to accomplish this by using a series of tarps and a forced air kerosene heater.
Thoi Do and Josh Lockler, two technician trainees at the Gulf Coast Shop, observed that the blue poly tarp covering the four 55 gallon drums was smoking and melting from the heat and immediately turned off the heater and uncovered the barrels. Upon closer inspection they discovered that the tarp was also anchored down with a 5 gallon can of flammable mineral spirits, and that the coating itself was flammable. After using STOP WORK AUTHORITY to shut the job down, they notified the crew of what they had done, and called me to meet with the work crew and them about a solution. I determined a better safer way of heating the materials without the use of excessive heat or open flames.
Thoi and Josh exhibited outstanding observation and safety performance by using STOP WORK AUTHORITY, especially since it was only Josh’s fifth week with ENVENT and only Thoi’s third week. These two have also, since that time, bought into the safety program, and the safety culture here at ENVENT, 100%! Good job, guys!”
I trust that you have all enjoyed your divisional holiday parties. I know some of you were working during your get-togethers, so I wanted to thank those folks for giving up the their time so that the rest of the team could celebrate a successful year.
Congratulations Davis!
Some special awards were given out at the corporate Christmas Party this weekend, when we had a chance to recognize several people for their contribution to Envent’s success. One of those people is this year’s MVP, Mr. Davis Burns (who was actually on shift during the party). Davis won the MVP award for his dedication, hard work, and great attitude as the face of Envent. Please join us in congratulating Davis!
Other Award Winners for 2014 include:
Joshua Lockler, Rookie of the Year
Armando Salas , Technician of the Year
Jorge Rivera, Supervisor of the Year
Nancy Savady, Administrative Professional of the Year
Adrienne Domingo, Account Manager of the Year
Please also join us in congratulating these hard working individuals!
Call Envent now to see how Colorado Air Quality Control Commission February 23, 2014, Air Quality Control Commission Regulation #3 can be managed at your facility!
At Envent, we don’t just “do our job”. We make sure we exceed our clients expectations. In our industry that is highly technical and demanding, the service we provide truly makes the difference. Over the years we have been grateful for praise and thanks from many of our clients. Here’s another testimonial from Pat of Petro-Diamond Terminal Co. :
“Just wanted to say thank you for your excellent service in providing vapor control for our needs, with such short notice. Juan and the rest of your technicians were knowledgeable, friendly and very professional. Their help is greatly appreciated.”
The service that Envent provides makes the difference.
Donation “Fight On!” will benefit the Semper Fi Fund which provides financial assistance to wounded soldiers and their families.
Envent Corporation supports the Semper Fi Fund.
We see this move as an opportunity to give back to those who gave so much! Envent doesn’t only help clean the environment; we are also active in promoting activities for a worthy cause.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the upstream and midstream segments of the oil and gas industry account for nearly 40 percent of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the United States. As a result, the agency has proposed strict regulations on facilities that use storage vessels.
Air pollution is a serious issue for oil and gas industry professionals, so the monitoring of emissions regulations is a priority and a constant concern.
Due to a lack of regulations regarding storage vessels, the EPA proposed new standards, commonly referred to as 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOO (Quad O), which took effect on Oct. 15, 2012, and have a one-year compliance phase.
Facilities with a Potential to Emit (PTE) of greater than six tons of VOCs yearly must install one of three approved control devices: a standard flare, an enclosed combustor, or a vapor recovery device. The standard flare must meet both 40 CFR 60.18 and Method 22A (producing no smoke from the device). The New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Quad O, requires all combustion control devices to reduce emissions to less than six tons yearly with a 95 percent destruction and removal efficiency (DRE).
The standard also includes testing requirements. Facilities must have devices tested and retested by a third party at regular intervals, which are commonly interpreted as 180 days upon installation and startup, and within five-year intervals thereafter, or, the manufacturer provides third-party testing. Continue reading “Overview of EPA’s Quad O Standard”→
This all stainless steel mobile unit combines a proprietary recirculating liquid scrubber and packed column with a carbon polish. It removes emissions of H2S, Ammonia and Organics from vapor streams in a single fully transportable system.
EVAC 6000 — New Technology
This unit can be mobilized in just minutes our hours. Our engineers will quickly work with you to determine the best liquid solution that can be used in this system. Call Envent at 888-997-9465 or email us at solutions@envent.net.
Tank Farms
