About Heat and Your Health – July Safety Corner
Stay Cool If you are outside, especially for a long time, and the HeatRisk is red or above, you can: Stay in the shade as much as possible Take breaks when you can Do outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day or evening, if possible. When you are indoors,...
55 Gallons Of Motor Oil – June Project Spotlight
A release of approximately 55 gallons of motor oil occurred at a terminal in upstate New York, impacting both a trailer’s interior and the surrounding ground area. Area Manager Dustin Thomas led the rapid response effort, alongside Technicians Seth Harrison, Daniel...
Complex Release Involving Two Different Diesel Mixtures – May Project Spotlight
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...
Managing Stress at Work – May Safety Corner
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...
One-Gallon Leak of 5.2 Peroxide – April Project Spotlight
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...
Know Your Signs – April 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 represent.
Leaking Lead Acid Batteries in a Local Cell Phone Tower – March Project Spotlight
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...
What is a Confined Space According to OSHA? – March 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...
Multiple 5-Gallon Pails Spill – February Project Spotlight
This month our Project spotlight is on Our Cincinnati, OH crew made up of Regional Manager, Dale Robertson, Area Manager, Parker Kelbel, Assistant Area Manager Zach Grimme, and Technician William Hamm. After a leaking freight truck was called in, this crew was quick...
Are You Adapting To Change? February Safety Corner
Change is inevitable, no matter how you look at it. Much like when the year 2000 was about to occur, the "fear of the unknown" affected so many people. Doubts and unclear thoughts were in all our minds. With so many changes in technology. AI seems to read our minds....