Doffing PPE: July Safety Corner
Employees must know how to doff PPE correctly. Different workers wearing different types and amounts of PPE will have diverse doffing guidelines and steps to be followed. The process of doffing PPE is especially critical for personnel working in hazardous operations...
100lbs of Carbon Black Pigment – June Project Spotlight
Our New Kensington, PA office is being featured in the Project Spotlight after their recent response to a release of an estimated 100lbs of Carbon Black Pigment. Carbon Black is one of the most difficult pigments to clean up due to the extremely dark color, its...
Process, Accountability, Communication, and Engagement:
First Call Environmental is focused on leading with safety. We push to make sure that we are meeting the standards within the company and setting the PACE (Process, Accountability, Communication, and Engagement) standards high. Safety is the responsibility of every...
Adhesive Clean Up in Bristol: May Project Spotlight
The First Call Environmental Bristol, VA crew stole the show this month and is our May Project Spotlight Feature! The Bristol Crew, run by Regional Manager, Mike Newman, and Area Manager, Eric Vaughn, recently responded to a release of latex adhesive. While this could...
How to be Proactive with Internal Documents: May – Safety Corner
First Call Environmental is focused on being proactive in making sure that all personnel have the documents that they will need for any situation at any time. We build out these needs through our Common Thread platform. First Call is very unique in the fact that we...
Release of 75 gallons of diesel on a roadway – April Project Spotlight
Our project spotlight this month is all about a recent response done by our Augusta, GA crew. Our Augusta office is overseen by Director of Operations, Eric Hartman, Regional Manager, Darryl Roberts, and Area Manager, Tyrell Morris. The team responded to a release of...
Critical Inspections – April Safety Corner
Inspections are a major part of what we need to operate and verify quality control. They are done in different forms and fashions throughout FCE. We have pre-trip inspections, done on vehicles and trailers prior to every response. There are monthly shop inspections...
March Project Spotlight – auto accident caused a large amount of diesel to be released
Check out March's project spotlight performed by our Richmond, VA crew. Led by Central Director of Operations, Steve Newsome, Regional Manager, Blake Hartman, and Area Manager, Aaron Nemes, our Richmond crews were quick to respond after an auto accident caused a large...
PPE Selection Using the Safety Data Sheet – March Safety Corner
The Safety Corner What Sections on the SDS direct your PPE selection? Section 2: This section reviews the Hazards Identified with the product. There will be Signal words and hazard statements that should be the biggest clue. Some examples of these are: Oxidizer May...
First Call and SpillTech Partnership
First Call is now a vendor and distributor for SpillTech and their full line of exclusive, high-performance polypropylene sorbents for almost any leak or spill application. Locally made in the United States, SpillTech produces an exclusive line of specially designed...
