Heidi counsels companies nationwide on federal and state environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance, auditing, and due diligence.
Heidi has significant experience advising clients across a range of industry sectors on federal and state EHS regulations. She applies her diverse expertise in EHS regulations to help companies comply with requirements in a practical manner, mindful of the companies’ objectives and costs.
EHS Audits, Risk and Compliance Program Assessments
Heidi is a leader of the firm’s EHS Audits, Risk and Compliance Program Assessments practice. She advises a diverse range of companies with planning and conducting comprehensive and targeted compliance audits and managing related federal and state disclosures. She also advises companies on the development and implementation of management systems for environmental compliance.
Heidi was the Compliance Assurance Manager for a manufacturing company for several years. She managed their nationwide EHS audit program, including coordinating facilities and third-party auditors, advising on legal compliance questions, and advising on corrective actions necessary to improve operations, prevent a recurrence, and minimize the risk of potential enforcement actions or other liabilities.
Heidi also counsels clients on the environmental aspects of acquiring industrial facilities, including identifying and evaluating actual and potential environmental liabilities and identifying permit transfer requirements.
Occupational Safety and Health
Heidi regularly advises companies on compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and its state equivalents, including compliance with a broad range of health and safety regulations and consensus standards. She also advises clients on preparing for and responding to OSHA investigations and resolving OSHA citations.
Enforcement Defense
Heidi defends companies in federal and state environmental enforcement actions. Among her cases, Heidi and her colleagues successfully defended a manufacturing plant in a Clean Air Act enforcement action resulting in the entry of a consent decree and denial of intervention and defended an administrative action challenging that plant’s air permit.
Professional Involvement
Before joining Beveridge & Diamond, Heidi interned with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, and the Maryland Office of the Attorney General at the State Highway Administration. Earlier in her career, Heidi worked for an environmental consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Heidi is a frequent speaker on auditing and EHS issues. She is also an appointed member of the Northborough Cultural Council in Central Massachusetts, which works to promote the arts and help develop cultural and science programs throughout the Northborough community. She resides in a historic home in Central Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Heidi P. Knight
- OSHA Issues a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare and Guidance for General Industry - (Posted On Friday, June 11, 2021)
- Cal/OSHA Chief Nominated for Top OSHA Role - (Posted On Friday, April 16, 2021)
- OSHA to Update Hazard Communication Standard - (Posted On Tuesday, February 16, 2021)
- Reopening Workplaces Amid COVID-19: Key Considerations for Non-Essential Businesses - (Posted On Monday, August 31, 2020)
- OSHA Reiterates Requirement for Access to Qualified Trainers During Safety and Health Worker Training – Limitations on Computer-Based Training - (Posted On Tuesday, November 05, 2019)
- OSHA Implements New System for Measuring Enforcement Activity - (Posted On Tuesday, October 22, 2019)
- Central Massachusetts Sand and Gravel Company Hit with $120,000 Civil Penalty for Air Violations - (Posted On Thursday, December 21, 2017)
- Academic Institutions: Do You Still Have a Single-Walled Steel Underground Storage Tank? - (Posted On Wednesday, March 29, 2017)
- Raising the Stakes – EPA Increases Civil Penalties for Environmental Noncompliance - (Posted On Monday, October 24, 2016)
- Massachusetts Attorney General Joins Multi-State Coalition Investigating Climate Change Disclosures - (Posted On Thursday, July 07, 2016)
Beveridge & Diamond PC has been named a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of Coronavirus Legal News by the National Law Review. In January of 2022, authors Mark N. Duvall, Jayni A. Lanham, and Heidi P. Knight detailed at length the ever-changing COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards published by OSHA. Their publication provides excellent insight into the complicated landscape of COVID-19 rulemaking, and has to date been viewed more than 17,000 times.