by SpillResponse | Sep 5, 2024 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, First Call Training, Safety Corner
Limiting Heat Burden While Wearing PPE. Wearing PPE, fire retardant clothing, etc. can often increase your risk for heat-related illnesses. PPE reduces the body’s normal way of getting rid of heat by sweating and increases the physical effort to perform duties while...
by SpillResponse | Jul 31, 2024 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup
Our Chattanooga, TN office recently took on a tricky situation involving a 50-gallon diesel fuel release from a tractor trailer. Usually, our team can dig up impacted soil no problem but the location of this spill involved a culvert that would make it near impossible...
by SpillResponse | Jul 31, 2024 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Safety Corner
Summer is a great time for outdoor contract work, but can be a brutal time for workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such as sunburn, dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. This risk goes up even more when you factor in...
by SpillResponse | Jul 8, 2024 | #SpillLife, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
This month’s Project Spotlight highlights the efforts of our Knoxville, TN Crew! The team responded to a 25-gallon diesel leak from a punctured saddle tank in a parking lot. Knoxville’s new Area Manager, Cameron Sherwood, made light work of the ordeal by quickly...
by SpillResponse | Jul 8, 2024 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) final rule was released May 20, over three years after it was proposed. The changes take effect July 19. There are staggered compliance dates for chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors evaluating substances (January...
