I parked my car and as I was locking my door all I could smell was spilled heating oil. Now I know the fumes associated with spilled heating oil can be strong. But if spills are cleaned up quickly and the products used really do their job, then the residual fumes should be minimal, if […]
“On our trucks it’s our most powerful tool for an oil spill and the best oil spill absorbent we’ve ever used.” That’s what one of our emergency response clients said about our oil spill absorbent, PetroGuard-D and we’re blessed to hear that often from our clients. They’re delighted they don’t have to apply it and […]
You know you need a good plan in place to prevent oil from polluting the environment. But do you know how much that plan and the products you’re using are really costing you? The often-made big mistake is not calculating every cost into the equation. A simple reality of today’s workforce environment is that experienced […]
I’ll never forget my first conversation with a safety manager. It was about toxic vapors caused by firefighting foam on a chemical spill. I was explaining how PetroGuard Chemical Spill Absorbent would be different because it quickly absorbs liquid chemicals and minimizes hydrolyzing, resulting in the reduction or elimination of toxic fumes, fires or explosions. […]
It happened again at the midnight hour. A chemical spill that shut down operations at the plant. As Sean was suiting up, he was thinking how happy he was that his plant manager was using PetroGuard Chemical Spill Absorbent. When a chemical spill happens, everyone knows how important every part of an emergency response plan […]
Being prepared to clean up an oil sheen on water not only requires a rapid response plan, but it requires using the best products available. There are a few oil sheen removal pillows on the market, but they are not all created equal. There’s a big difference between conventional oil sheen absorption products and specialty […]
How can an oil sheen on water be like flying off an aircraft carrier. In my earlier days I flew off aircraft carriers. It was dangerous, thrilling and the odds weren’t always on the pilot’s side. It took precision skill to land that aircraft in the middle of the ocean. Every landing was different because […]
When it comes to oil sheen removal, are you settling? Are you doing what you can with what you’ve got? You know those off the shelf products don’t quite do it. But… they are what you’re used to using. Guess what….you don’t have to settle. When it comes to something as important as oil sheen […]
When it came to oil sheen removal, they were trying too hard. No matter what Kaitlin and the company she worked for tried to do to get rid of the oil sheen on their ponds and puddles, the booms, pads and skimmers just didn’t do it. When Kaitlin called us, she said nothing they were […]
When it comes to wastewater solidification, you can easily get burnt by those “lost-cost” solidification products. You unsuspectingly think it could save tons of money. It’s how you they snag you. But during these inflationary times, “low cost” products can end up costing more than you could ever imagine. Take for example this situation. You […]