June Safety Corner – Hazards to outdoor workers
HAZARDS TO OUTDOOR WORKERS With everyone’s attention on COVID-19, and employees either working from home or how to keep them safe as they return to the workplace, we can’t forget about our workers that spend most of their workday outdoors. Many of these essential...
Overcoming Challenges and showing The First Call Difference
First Call was recently requested to assist a customer with an emergency confined space entry to remove a hardening resin material in order to return the tank to production. Facility personnel had attempted to remove the product from outside the man way with no...
May Safety Corner – Safe Reopening
Ten Universal Actions Every Employer Should Take to Help Ensure a Safe Return NSC releases guidance for employers to prioritize workplace safety post-shutdown. Reopening businesses and returning employees to traditional work environments post-quarantine will be the...
Project spotlight – Caustic Liquid Release
First Call Environmental was requested to respond to a release of several hundred gallons of a caustic liquid at a manufacturing facility. Upon arrival it was discovered that the caustic was a high concentration and had impacted an area of soil and gravel. First Call...
FCE and Q Barbeque giving back to health care workers and first responders during COVID-19
Over the last month and half, First Call Environmental partnered with Q Barbeque and as a small way of saying thank you, provided meals to some of the local Frontline Heroes who are fighting COVID-19 in the Metro Richmond, VA area. Everyone here at First Call...
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Safety Corner – Electrical Safety While Working from Home
With many Americans working from home during this COVID-19 crisis, it may be necessary for a lot of them to use more devices in the home than they normally do. Plugging computers, printers, copiers, and chargers into extension cords; while setting up at kitchen...
Project Spotlight “Emergency Services and so much more!”
First Call was contacted to respond to a chemical reaction causing a drum to expand in a warehouse. The drum contained an oxidizer and was showing a buildup of pressure. Upon arrival, the supervisor performed an assessment of the situation. A temperature was taken of...
Project Spotlight – The Complete First Call Difference In Action!
In the early hours of a late winter morning, First Call Environmental was contacted by one of our partners to assist with tractor trailer fire with fuel release. Initial reports did not indicate the full scope of work that involved a truck fire underneath a bridge. The incident was on a major roadway causing a very significant traffic backup.
Safety Corner – Coronavirus: What We Know and What We Can Do
Coronavirus: What We Know and What We Can Do A new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly spreading around the globe and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the disease a pandemic. As employers, we should take precautions to ensure the safety of our...