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 For those
clients who are interested in an on-site waste reduction or
energy use assessment, the process is as follows:
- An Interested organization
submits a request for an assessment.
- Based on discussions with
the organization's representative, an assessor team
leader may determine that a pre-assessment visit
will be helpful and will schedule this visit at a
mutually convenient time. Pre-assessment visits are not
always necessary, but may be scheduled if the type of
business, industry, or facility is unusual or very
complex. The purpose of this visit is to gather enough
facts about the facility and its operations to properly
assemble a subsequent assessment team. Pre-assessment
visits usually consist of a brief tour of the facility
and a short discussion of operations, and may take one
to three hours.
- The assessment visit
will be scheduled at a time mutually convenient for both
the company and assessment team members. This visit will
consist of a thorough walk-through of the facilities and
sufficient discussion with staff to identify the most
useful pollution prevention or waste reduction
opportunities. The time required for an assessment visit
depends on the size and complexity of the facility, and
can range from a couple of hours (for a small auto
repair shop, for instance) to a few days (for a complex,
multiple site manufacturing plant). Prior to the
assessment visit, the team leader will probably request
that the organization provide the last 12 months'
utility bills to facilitate an analysis of energy saving
opportunities. Other information that may be requested
by the team could include a floor plan, flow diagrams of
processes, and any available lists of known wastes or
by-products.
- Upon completion of the
assessment visit, the assessors may meet with facility
representatives in an exit interview to discuss
their initial impressions and clarify various details
about operations and processes.
- After the assessment visit
is complete, a written report is prepared, with
specific recommendations for waste reduction, pollution
prevention, energy conservation, and cost-savings. The
report will be sent to the company or organization
approximately four to six weeks after the assessment
visit. Only two copies of the report will be prepared;
one is sent to the facility and the other is maintained
by the WRATT Foundation for use in subsequent
discussions, and in case any questions arise from the
company at a future date. No one, except the client
organization and the retirees who wrote the report, will
see the report unless the client organization
specifically wishes it otherwise.
- A week or so after the
assessment report is sent to the client organization, a
follow-up phone call will be made to determine if
they have had an opportunity to read the report and to
answer any questions they may have. If any inaccuracies
or misunderstandings have been identified in the report,
these will be corrected and a revised report issued.
- At intervals (approximately
six months, one year, and two years) after the report
has been issued, WRATT assessors will contact the
organization in follow-up phone calls or site visits,
if requested, to evaluate the usefulness of the
report recommendations, to answer any questions that may
have arisen in evaluating or implementing the
recommendations, and to provide other information as
appropriate.
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