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What we stand behind

You sign the filing, not us — the rule requires that, and no software can take it from you. So the line between what we owe you and what you own runs through the middle of the work. Here is where it runs.

Ours

The arithmetic and the law behind it. Every one of these shows you the rule it came from, so you can check us.

  • Whether an amount reaches a reporting threshold
  • Converting gallons to pounds, and adding up locations
  • Working out how much of a chemical is in a mixture
  • Which of your state’s rules apply, and where they came from
  • Building a file the submission software accepts

Yours

The facts only you can know, and the signature. We ask rather than guess, and we say so when we have assumed something.

  • How much you actually keep, and where
  • How strong a mixture is, when the sheet says
  • Confirming the hazards against section 2 of your safety data sheet
  • Sending the filing to your state, and signing it

If we get the calculation wrong

We refund what you paid for that year in full, and the next year is free.

That covers the work in the left column — a threshold we read wrong, a conversion we botched, a file the software will not take. It does not cover fines or interest, and it does not cover a figure you entered that turned out to be different.

You can check whether we were wrong: every number we use is on the rules page with the regulation it came from and how far we trust it.

Why that is worth saying

EPA’s own free Tier2 Submit program is distributed with a notice that it does not warrant accuracy or completeness, is not responsible for errors and omissions, and is not liable for any damages — and it asks you to indemnify the government on top. Consultants quote you a number and hand back a finished form without showing their working.

We would rather be checkable than confident. Showing the regulation behind every number is what makes the promise above mean anything.

Some plain limits

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