by SpillResponse | Jul 23, 2022 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup, Waste Management
This month’s Project Spotlight takes place in Hamilton, NJ where they were called out for a confined space tank cleaning of four different massive tanks. The First Call crew started by cleaning the side walls of the four tanks using a dustless blaster. Once sidewalls...
by SpillResponse | Jul 23, 2022 | #SpillLife, Community, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
Need for Respirators: When the atmosphere cannot be controlled, or while engineering controls are being put in place to help control the atmosphere, appropriate respirators must be used. Engineering controls: To prevent illness or diseases caused by breathing...
by SpillResponse | Jun 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, Cleanings, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation, Spill Cleanup
First Call Environmental’s project spotlight is focused on a 45,000-gallon soybean oil release in Saddlebrook, NJ this month! Upon First Call’s arrival, drains leading to a creek had been impacted. Our crews were quick to respond and contained the spill then deployed...
by SpillResponse | Jun 20, 2022 | #SpillLife, First Call Training, Hazmat, Safety Corner
Water is essential for the cells and organs in our bodies to function, allowing us to engage in complex activities such as playing sports and even processes we don’t think about such as breathing. When humans drink enough water, we feel good-our muscles cramp up less...
by SpillResponse | May 19, 2022 | #SpillLife, Emergency Response, Hazmat, Latest Response, Remediation
This month’s Project Spotlight shows off the excellent work done in New Jersey by the First Call team! FCE received a call for an emergency response to a plane crash. At a local airport, a plane ran off the runway and needed the fuel to be removed from the wings it...
by SpillResponse | May 19, 2022 | #SpillLife, Community, Emergency Response, Safety Corner
Many people don’t always understand what value is placed on the knowledge of corrosive incidents. They hear the term corrosive and some people immediately think of acids. In reality, acids are only one end of the scale. The PH scale runs from 0-14 with 7 being...
