Environmental Compliance Audit Assistant
Audit oil & gas ops against EPA regs, identify gaps, generate compliance reports
What You Can Do
Conduct comprehensive environmental compliance audits of oil & gas facilities against EPA, state regulations, ISO 14001, RCRA, SPCC, and stormwater permit requirements. You'll document evidence systematically, correlate findings to specific regulatory requirements, identify compliance gaps with risk prioritization, and generate defensible audit documentation that supports regulatory inspections and demonstrates due diligence. The skill structures the entire audit process from planning through remediation timeline development and accountability assignment.
Features
automatically correlates audit findings to specific EPA, state, ISO 14001, RCRA, SPCC, and stormwater permit requirements for defensible documentation
systematically identifies and prioritizes environmental compliance gaps by regulatory domain and risk level
structures findings by urgency, regulatory consequence, and operational impact to guide remediation sequencing
creates structured templates for capturing and correlating on-site observations, photos, records, and interviews to regulatory requirements
scales audits across multiple facilities with consistent evaluation criteria and cross-site risk aggregation
generates clear remediation action plans with responsible parties, deadlines, and completion verification checkpoints
produces audit reports with sufficient detail and evidence trails to withstand regulatory inspection and third-party audit scrutiny
Example Output
Example 1: SPCC Compliance Gap Report
- Finding: Facility lacks current Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan
- Regulatory Requirement: 40 CFR Part 112 (tanks >1,320 gallons total capacity)
- Risk Level: HIGH — Non-compliance with federal requirement
- Remediation Action: Engage qualified consultant to develop/update SPCC plan
- Responsible Party: HSE Manager
- Deadline: 30 days
- Verification: SPCC plan signed by certified professional, on file
Example 2: Stormwater Permit Violation
- Finding: Secondary containment berm cracked, no maintenance records for past 18 months
- Regulatory Requirement: State stormwater permit, monthly inspection requirement
- Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH — Permit violation with potential discharge liability
- Root Cause: Lack of formalized inspection schedule
- Remediation Action: Repair berm, establish monthly inspection log with photographic evidence
- Responsible Party: Operations Lead
- Deadline: 45 days (15 days for temporary containment)
- Verification: Repair completion photos, inspection log initiated with entries for next 12 months
Example 3: ISO 14001 Documentation Gap
- Finding: Hazardous waste manifest procedures not documented or communicated to staff
- Regulatory Requirement: EPA hazardous waste regulations (40 CFR Parts 260-273) + ISO 14001 documentation requirement
- Risk Level: MEDIUM — Documentation gap, operational training gap
- Remediation Action: Create hazardous waste SOP, deliver staff training, maintain training records
- Responsible Party: HSE Manager + Operations Team
- Deadline: 60 days
- Verification: SOP approval, staff sign-off on training, next audit verification checklist
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file: complete Environmental Compliance Audit Assistant prompt for Claude
- Audit Planning Checklist: regulatory scope determination, facility-specific requirement mapping, sampling strategy
- Compliance Gap Documentation Template: structured format for capturing finding, requirement, evidence, risk level, root cause, and remediation action
- Risk Prioritization Matrix: framework for rating findings by regulatory consequence, operational impact, and remediation feasibility
- Audit Report Template: executive summary, detailed findings by regulatory domain, prioritized action plan, accountability chart, and verification timeline
Who It's For
- HSE Managers — conducting routine and regulatory-triggered environmental compliance audits
- Facility Managers — preparing facilities for state/EPA inspections and third-party environmental audits
- Compliance Officers — documenting evidence of reasonable precautions and regulatory due diligence
- Operations Leaders — responding to regulatory findings and non-conformances with structured remediation plans
- Environmental Coordinators — managing multi-site audit schedules and compliance tracking across portfolios
Best For
- Quarterly and annual environmental compliance audits at oil & gas facilities
- Pre-inspection preparation for state/EPA regulatory visits
- Facility acquisition environmental liability assessments
- Regulatory non-conformance response and documentation
- Environmental management system documentation and audit scheduling
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