by SpillResponse | Dec 8, 2023 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, First Call Training, Safety Corner
What does LEL mean and how does it relate to our safety? LEL is the lower explosive limit. The flammable range is considered the values between the Lower Explosive Limit and Upper Explosive Limit. At these ratios, combustible and flammable gases/vapors will burn or...
by SpillResponse | Nov 5, 2023 | #SpillLife, Community, Emergency Response, Latest Response, Remediation
This month our project spotlight is focused on our Winston-Salem office who received a request to conduct a site evaluation and provide an estimate for a remediation needed after a motor vehicle crash in the front yard of a residence. A site evaluation was conducted...
by SpillResponse | Nov 5, 2023 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, First Call Training, Safety Corner
For First Call Environmental, Air monitoring can indicate if the air contamination has been eliminated. Atmospheric monitoring can help technicians understand the hazards associated with the products that they are dealing with during a hazmat incident. In many cases,...
by SpillResponse | Oct 11, 2023 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
This month we’re featuring FOUR offices in our project Spotlight! Dinwiddie, VA, Fredericksburg, VA, Waynesboro, VA and Hagerstown, MD put in some serious work when responding to a release of 20% Sodium hydroxide in soil. Prior to First Call Environmental’s arrival,...
by SpillResponse | Oct 11, 2023 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Safety Corner
Fatigue is a critical safety issue that affects the environmental industry. Fatigue impacts a technician’s attention and alertness and increases the risk of mistakes, which in turn impacts the safety of the entire job. Given the long hours that technicians tend to...
