The Dirt on Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

Ed Van Osch, CPESC

Explore the critical elements of effective ESC design and plans with Ed Van Osch, CPESC. Mr. Van Osch has delivered over 200 ESC training sessions across Canada and has a unique perspective on the state of the ESC industry in Canada. ESC plans and resulting practice succeed or fail for very predictable reasons. For an ESC plan to be an effective construction, management and reference document, the plan must go beyond the subjective, qualitative general statements intent quite often expressed in these plans. ESC plans are a written and graphic representation of the critical decisions made in the ESC design process. Design and practice prescriptions presented in plans are the end result of a site, construction process, contract and regulatory assessment that defines project ESC outcomes. Prescriptions must be unambiguous, measurable, and true best science and practice based. Plans must also designate ESC responsibility for implementation, inspection and practice modifications. Preparing an effective ESC plan is hard work.

Ed Van Osch, CPESC

Ed Van Osch, CPESC, is the principal Environmental Trainer for VOI Training Group. He is the author and Instructional Trainer of the Erosion and Sediment Control Practitioner (ESCP™), Erosion and Sediment Control – Planning and Design (ESCD1™), Environmental Field Procedures Practitioner (EFPP™), and Environmental Monitoring for Construction Projects Practitioner (EMCPP™) Certificate training courses. He is a leading Canadian ESC practitioner. Prior to his present focus on training, Ed owned and managed an environmental consulting company specializing in erosion and sediment control, planning and design for projects in and around water, and construction environmental monitoring. He is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control since 2002.