by SpillResponse | May 4, 2025 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, ProjectSpotlight, Spill Cleanup
Our Nashville, TN crew recently responded to a complex release involving two different diesel mixtures that accumulated in a containment pit, resulting in approximately 12,000 gallons of diesel-water mixture and around 2,000 gallons of sludge. While the spill was...
by SpillResponse | May 4, 2025 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Safety Corner, Teamwork
While many of us need a certain level of stress to achieve peak performance, too much stress can take its toll, increasing the risk of job burnout, anxiety, depression, insomnia, hypertension, and frequent illnesses. The more an organization can do to reduce stress on...
by SpillResponse | Apr 1, 2025 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, ProjectSpotlight, SafetyFirst, Spill Cleanup, Teamwork, Waste Management
At First Call Environmental, safety and efficiency drive every project. Recently, our Winston-Salem team, led by Area Manager Steven Dean with Technicians Jerell Hodges and Brian Trujillo Alvarado, expertly handled a hazardous material spill. A one-gallon leak of 5.2...
by SpillResponse | Apr 1, 2025 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
The Hazard Communication Standard requires pictograms on labels to alert users of the chemical hazards they may be exposed to. See below to understand the signs and what they...
by SpillResponse | Mar 3, 2025 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
Our March project spotlight highlights the efforts of our Bristol, VA office! This crew recently responded to a call of leaking lead acid batteries in a local cell phone tower. Lead acid is especially harmful as heavy metal is extremely corrosive and leaves a...
by SpillResponse | Mar 3, 2025 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, First Call Training, Safety Corner
Every year thousands of people lose their lives during work in confined spaces. Most accidents are caused during work in vessels, tanks, manholes, sewage sumps, sewers, trenches, borewells, etc. The reason behind accidents is allowing individuals to enter confined...
