Plant compliance, decoded.
FileFlo is the dual-agency document layer for manufacturers. OSHA 1910 written programs, EPA 40 CFR documents, RCRA manifests, EPCRA Tier II, SPCC plans, OSHA 300 logs, all indexed and audit-ready in one place.
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Three things FileFlo does for plants that your EHS platform doesn't.
OSHA 1910 written programs, organized
PSM (§1910.119), Lockout/Tagout (§1910.147), Hazard Communication (§1910.1200), Respiratory Protection (§1910.134), Confined Space (§1910.146), Machine Guarding (§1910.212). Every written program indexed and version-tracked.
EPA RCRA · Air · Water · EPCRA
Hazardous waste manifests (RCRA), Clean Air permits + emission inventory, NPDES discharge monitoring, EPCRA Tier II annual reports, TSCA chemical inventory, SPCC oil-spill prevention plans, all indexed by 40 CFR Part.
OSHA 300 / 300A / 301 + EPA biennial reports
Auto-classified injury logs and EPA hazardous-waste biennial reports kept for the regulatory minimum retention. FileFlo blocks deletion of in-retention records and surfaces what each agency asks for.
Four steps. One business day.
Connect your folder
Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint, OneDrive. Works alongside KPA Flex, EHS Insight, Cority, SafetyCulture, Velocity EHS.
AI classifies every doc
Each file mapped to its 29 CFR 1910 standard or 40 CFR Part. Training certs by employee. Manifests by waste stream.
Track and alert
Training expirations, permit renewals, Tier II March 1 deadline, biennial report due dates, written-program review cycles.
Audit-ready, always
One-click binder per agency: OSHA general industry, EPA RCRA inspection, EPA Air, EPA stormwater, state EHS audit.
per day per Clean Air Act violation. Per facility.
42 USC §7413(b) · 2024 inflation-adjusted
EPA Clean Air penalties compound daily. RCRA exposure reaches $84,096 / day. EPCRA Tier II late filing hits $66,712 / day. OSHA willful is $161,323 per item. Multi-agency manufacturing exposure compounds fast.
FileFlo Professional costs $2,990 / year. One missed Tier II filing pays for the platform 18 times over.
Two tiers. No per-site fees.
- · 100 documents per month
- · 3 users
- · Single-plant operators
- · Tier I qualified small facilities
- · Unlimited documents
- · Unlimited users
- · Employee auto-detection
- · Audit trail · Project management
- · Multi-plant · PSM · RCRA LQG · Title V
5-day free trial on both tiers. No credit card required to start. Annual pricing available with ~17% discount. Cancel anytime.
"Quick onboarding, AI-powered compliance tracking that delivers clear ROI. The real-time dashboard makes it easy to check compliance status at a glance, and the automated alerts have reduced our admin work and made collaboration across branches smoother."
FileFlo is a dual-agency manufacturing compliance platform for operators under OSHA 29 CFR 1910 (general industry, not 1926 construction) and EPA 40 CFR. It manages OSHA written programs (§1910.119 PSM, §1910.147 LOTO, §1910.1200 HazCom, §1910.134 Respiratory, §1910.146 Confined Space, §1910.212 Machine Guarding), training records, OSHA 300/300A/301 logs with 5-year retention, and EPA documents (RCRA hazardous waste manifests, EPCRA Tier II reports, SPCC plans, Clean Air permits, NPDES discharge monitoring, TSCA Chemical Data Reporting). FileFlo operates alongside EHS platforms like KPA Flex, EHS Insight, Cority, and Velocity EHS, not as a replacement.
How OSHA and EPA penalties compare.
| Finding | Source | Exposure |
|---|---|---|
| EPA Clean Air Act civil penalty per day per violation | 42 USC §7413(b) | Up to $121,275 / day |
| EPA RCRA civil penalty per day per violation | 42 USC §6928(g) | Up to $84,096 / day |
| OSHA willful or repeat violation (any standard) | 29 USC §666(a) | $161,323 / violation |
| OSHA serious violation (most-cited manufacturing standards) | 29 USC §666(b) | $16,131 / violation |
| EPCRA Tier II late filing or non-filing | 42 USC §11045(b) | Up to $66,712 / day |
| TSCA reporting failure | 15 USC §2615(a)(1) | Up to $51,796 / day |
EPA penalties compound per day: a Tier II late filing across 60 days reaches $4M+ exposure. OSHA penalties are per-violation. Manufacturers face both. FileFlo's dual-agency document map exists because the audit document checklists are different per agency.
The 14 OSHA + EPA topics every manufacturer must manage.
Each topic has its own required documentation: written programs, training records, permits, manifests, inspection logs. FileFlo maps each one to its 29 CFR or 40 CFR citation.
| # | Topic | Agency | Source CFR | Document evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Process Safety Management (PSM) | OSHA | §1910.119 | Written PSM program · MOC records · PHA · operating procedures · training |
| 2 | Lockout / Tagout (LOTO) | OSHA | §1910.147 | Written LOTO program · machine-specific procedures · annual training |
| 3 | Hazard Communication (HazCom) | OSHA | §1910.1200 | Written HazCom program · SDS library · chemical inventory · training |
| 4 | Respiratory Protection | OSHA | §1910.134 | Written program · fit-test records · medical clearance · cartridge change-out logs |
| 5 | Confined Space Entry | OSHA | §1910.146 | Written PRCS program · entry permits · atmospheric testing logs · rescue training |
| 6 | Machine Guarding | OSHA | §1910.212 | Machine-specific guards · point-of-operation analyses · operator training |
| 7 | Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts) | OSHA | §1910.178 | Operator certifications · pre-shift inspection logs · refresher training (3-yr) |
| 8 | OSHA 300 / 300A / 301 injury logs | OSHA | 29 CFR §1904.33 | OSHA 300 · 300A annual summary · 301 incident reports · 5-yr retention |
| 9 | RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator | EPA | 40 CFR §262 | Manifest copies · biennial reports · waste determinations · LDR forms · 3-yr retention |
| 10 | Clean Air Act: Title V or Synthetic Minor | EPA | 40 CFR §70 / §71 | Air permit · emission inventory · MACT compliance certs · semiannual reports |
| 11 | Clean Water Act: NPDES / Stormwater | EPA | 40 CFR §122 | NPDES permit · DMRs · SWPPP · stormwater inspections · SPCC plan |
| 12 | EPCRA Tier II (Community Right-to-Know) | EPA | 40 CFR §370 | Tier II form · annual March 1 LEPC/SERC submission · SDS attachments |
| 13 | SPCC (Oil Spill Prevention) | EPA | 40 CFR §112 | Written SPCC plan · PE certification · 5-yr review · spill records |
| 14 | TSCA Chemical Inventory + CDR | EPA | 40 CFR §711 | Chemical Data Reporting · TSCA inventory · §8(e) submissions |
PSM (§1910.119) is the most evidence-heavy single standard in OSHA's general industry book. The 14 PSM elements (process safety information, PHA, MOC, mechanical integrity, hot work, contractors, training, audits) each require their own document trail. FileFlo's PSM binder export surfaces all 14 in inspector format.
How FileFlo compares to enterprise EHS platforms.
| Capability | FileFlo | KPA Flex | EHS Insight | Cority | Velocity EHS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSHA 29 CFR 1910 written programs, version-tracked | Yes (audit trail) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EPA 40 CFR document organization (RCRA + Air + Water + EPCRA) | Yes (indexed by Part) | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Training records (HazCom, LOTO, Respiratory, Confined Space) | Yes (expiry-tracked) | Yes (core EHS feature) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OSHA 300/300A/301 with 5-year retention | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RCRA hazardous waste manifest tracking | Yes (stores PDFs) | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| EPCRA Tier II March 1 deadline tracking | Yes (deadline alerts) | Partial | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| SDS library + auto-classification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PSM compliance audit (every 3 years) | Yes (binder export) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Incident management + investigation workflow | No (doc layer only) | Yes (core EHS) | Yes | Yes (core EHS) | Yes |
| Behavioral safety observations | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing transparency | Yes ($89 / $299 on site) | No (quote-only) | No (quote-only) | No (quote-only) | No (quote-only) |
| Free trial | Yes (5 days, no card) | Partial (demo only) | Partial (demo only) | Partial (demo only) | Partial (demo only) |
Honest summary
KPA Flex, EHS Insight, Cority, and Velocity EHS are enterprise EHS platforms: incident management, observations, FRAT, workflow. FileFlo is documents-first. If you need full EHS workflow with annual cost in the five or six figures, choose an enterprise EHS. If you need a documents-first layer at $89-$299/month with transparent pricing (and want to spend EHS budget on workflow, not document storage), choose FileFlo. Many manufacturers use both.
What's not in FileFlo for manufacturing.
EHS workflow (incidents, observations, FRAT)
FileFlo doesn't replace EHS platforms like KPA Flex, EHS Insight, Cority, or Velocity EHS. Incident reporting, root-cause investigations, behavioral safety observations: those live in your EHS platform.
EPA Tier II e-submission to LEPC / SERC
FileFlo stores your completed Tier II forms and alerts at the March 1 deadline, but the electronic submission to your Local Emergency Planning Committee / State Emergency Response Commission is filed directly through your state's portal.
OSHA 300A ITA upload
FileFlo stores the completed 300A annual summary and tracks the March 2 federal deadline, but the upload to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application is done through OSHA.gov directly.
Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) facilitation
FileFlo stores the completed PHA report (HAZOP, What-If, FMEA) but does not facilitate the PHA workshop itself. Use a PSM consultant (or your in-house Process Safety engineer) for the actual analysis.
Live air monitoring or CEMS data
FileFlo stores summary reports and emission inventories but does not interface with Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems. Use ENVIRA, ESC LumaSense, or your CEMS vendor for live monitoring.
Built to handle dual-agency inspection days.
Chad Griffith, Founder & CEO of FileFlo, anchored the manufacturing pack around the dual-agency reality plants live with: OSHA general industry walks in one week, EPA Region X walks the next. FileFlo's rule pack maps each document to its OSHA 1910 standard or EPA 40 CFR Part so the audit binder for either agency exports in minutes.
EHS manager Q&A.
Every answer cites a specific 29 CFR or 40 CFR section. Last reviewed May 27, 2026.
Does FileFlo replace my EHS platform (KPA Flex, EHS Insight, Cority)?+
No. EHS platforms own incident management, root-cause investigations, behavioral safety observations, and EHS workflow. FileFlo is the document layer alongside those platforms, managing the OSHA 29 CFR 1910 written programs (PSM, LOTO, HazCom, Respiratory, Confined Space, Machine Guarding) plus the EPA 40 CFR documents (RCRA manifests, Tier II forms, SPCC plans, Air permits) that EHS workflows historically don't store. Most manufacturers run an EHS platform for workflow and FileFlo for the document layer.
Which OSHA 1910 standards does FileFlo cover?+
All major manufacturing standards: §1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM), §1910.147 Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), §1910.1200 Hazard Communication, §1910.134 Respiratory Protection, §1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces, §1910.212 Machine Guarding, §1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks (forklifts), §1910.95 Occupational Noise, §1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens, plus 29 CFR Part 1904 injury and illness recordkeeping.
How does FileFlo handle EPA RCRA hazardous-waste manifests?+
FileFlo stores RCRA manifest copies (paper and e-manifest PDFs from EPA e-Manifest), indexes them by waste stream and generator status (LQG, SQG, VSQG), and enforces the 3-year retention required under 40 CFR §262.40. The biennial report (Form 8700-13A/B) due March 1 of even years is tracked as a deadline.
Does FileFlo handle EPCRA Tier II reporting?+
FileFlo stores your completed EPCRA Tier II forms with SDS attachments and tracks the annual March 1 deadline for LEPC and SERC submission. The form covers hazardous chemicals exceeding 10,000 lbs (or 500 lbs for EHS chemicals). The electronic submission to your state portal remains in your hands. FileFlo provides the document organization and deadline reminder.
Can FileFlo generate a PSM audit binder?+
Yes. 29 CFR §1910.119(o) requires a Process Safety Management compliance audit every 3 years. FileFlo's PSM audit binder export produces the 14-element PSM evidence package: employee participation, process safety information, PHA, operating procedures, training, contractors, pre-startup safety review, mechanical integrity, hot work permits, MOC, incident investigation, emergency planning, compliance audits, trade secrets.
Does FileFlo support multi-site manufacturers?+
Yes. The Professional tier supports unlimited locations with per-plant audit binders and roll-up reporting. PSM Tier I sites, RCRA LQG sites, and Title V air-permitted sites can each have their own document hierarchy under one tenant.
How does FileFlo handle SPCC plans?+
FileFlo stores the written SPCC plan with the Professional Engineer certification (or self-certification for Tier I qualified facilities), tracks the 5-year review/recertification deadline under 40 CFR §112.5, stores spill records, and stores the bi-annual inspection logs of containment areas.
What does FileFlo cost?+
Starter: $89/month (100 documents/month, 3 users) for single-plant operators or Tier I qualified small facilities. Professional: $299/month (unlimited documents, unlimited users, employee auto-detection, audit trail, project management) for multi-plant manufacturers, PSM-covered facilities, RCRA LQGs. No per-site fees.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. 5-day free trial with no credit card required. Includes full OSHA 1910 + EPA 40 CFR document classification, PSM audit binder export, OSHA 300/300A retention enforcement, and EPCRA Tier II deadline tracking.
How long does FileFlo take to set up?+
One business day. FileFlo connects to your existing folder structure (Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint, or OneDrive), classifies the documents automatically against 29 CFR 1910 and 40 CFR Parts, and produces a baseline gap report within 24 hours. Most manufacturers find 15-30 missing documents in that first scan.
Does FileFlo cover state EHS requirements (Cal/OSHA, Michigan MIOSHA, etc.)?+
FileFlo covers the federal OSHA + EPA documentation baseline. State-specific augmentations (Cal/OSHA IIPP and Heat Illness Prevention, Michigan MIOSHA Part 11 ergonomics, Texas TCEQ air permits) are stored in the document layer but may not be cite-indexed to the state rule today. State rule pack rollout is on the Q3 2026 roadmap.
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Free: OSHA 1910 + EPA 40 CFR Audit Checklist + PSM 14-Element Map
Plant-floor checklist: OSHA general-industry (29 CFR 1910) programs, lockout/tagout, HazCom, machine guarding, plus EPA air/water/RCRA recordkeeping.
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