Imagine you are home on a Saturday. You have some friends and family over and you grilling up some burgers. Then you get the call…you are the EHS Manager of a manufacturing operation that uses petroleum-based fluids and there’s been a substantial spill. You think…we are in full production. I’ve got to get there. You […]
Running your wastewater treatment plant requires you to be consistent in following the highest standards. It’s a lot of work. There is so much going on. Operational efficiency is of the utmost importance in wastewater treatment. There’s meeting sales quotas, keeping the accounting department happy, retaining and hiring qualified staff. All while always remaining cognizant […]
Do you fall into the trap of free offers? You go in unsuspectingly, thinking it could save tons of money. It’s like they catch you every time……bait, line and sinker! This is because even products that you can get for free can end up costing more than you could ever imagine. Take for example, this […]
We all know what a bad pillow can be like…. lumpy and uncomfortable. We toss and turn and toss and turn, just trying to get a good night’s rest. Then when we don’t get a good night’s rest because of our pillow, we wake up cranky and irritable! Not fun! Now when you have just […]
With U.S. manufacturing on the rise, production lines are at full capacity. Employees are struggling to keep up with workloads and there’s an increase in new hires. This is causing companies to spend thousands of dollars to keep everyone up to speed with procedures regarding the use of all the different spill clean-up products around […]
With this being national preparedness month, is it time you look at a more efficient, money-saving spill control system? The smallest spill of hazardous chemicals or oil can cause a runoff down an industrial drain, into a drainage system and out into a holding pond. It doesn’t matter how well-trained your employees are, even the […]
Free products for wastewater and sludge Disposal may give you convenience now, but they have their limitations. They say “the best things in life are free”, but this may not be 100% true when it comes to your wastewater and sludge treatment and disposal. One common freebie for this type of disposal is fly ash. Fly […]
Industrial facilities all over the country send and receive large shipments of hazardous chemicals and oil products every day. Each facility features systems to comply with federal regulations related to hazardous chemical or oil spills that occur during the loading and off-loading of products, as well as routine facility maintenance. Maybe it’s time you look […]
Reactive chemicals transported by rail or truck have potential acute health hazards to responders and surrounding neighborhoods. If an accidental spill or roll over occurs, the result could be catastrophic. Let’s use chlorosilanes as an example of one of those reactive chemicals. Chlorosilanes can release hydrogen as well as hydrogen chloride if spilled. This makes […]
What does an oil sheen floating on the water mean? Oil sheen on a lake or pond might make one think of rainbow puddles in an asphalt parking lot after a rainstorm on a hot summer day. However, the problem can be much more serious. We know that a spill of just one gallon of […]