HAZCHEM ENVIRONMENTAL BLOG
HazChem Environmental is thrilled to announce our newest team member, Anthony Testa, as a Customer Service Specialist.
Top Mercury Spill Clean-up Expert Joins Hazchem Team: HazChem Environmental Corp., a leading provider of hazardous waste clean-up and disposal...
RCRA Cradle to Grave
Introduction to RCRA Cradle to Grave: RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) is a critical federal legislation in the United States designed...
What Does SDS Stand For ?
Safety Data Sheet Explained: Chemicals are used in a wide range of workplaces, from industrial manufacturing plants to small auto shops. Ensuring...
10 Fundamentals: Purchasing Trucks
Our waste-disposal company has been purchasing trucks for over 30 years. Fortunately, our company has followed some fundamental rules when making...
Firefighters Retirement Income
Brian Towers, a lifelong Chicagoan, worked for the Chicago Fire Department from 1990 until retiring in 2021 at age 60. But instead of merely...
Mercury Spill Expert Joins HazChem
Top Mercury Spill Clean-up Expert Joins Hazchem Team: HazChem Environmental Corp., a leading provider of hazardous waste clean-up and disposal...
How to Dispose of Brake Fluid
There are quite a few complexities surrounding how to dispose of brake fluid. Of course you want to avoid excessive fines, penalties and any sort of...
Hand Sanitizer Disposal Q&A
Are you a business or an entity that is now wondering how to legally dispose of hand sanitizer in bulk? During the COVID-19 pandemic, at various...
Household Paint Disposal Issues
Paint can be dangerous to the environment if it is not disposed properly. Paint can be dangerous to you, your children and your pets if it is not...
Hazardous Roadside Spill Closes Chicago Expressway
PROBLEM: Hazardous Roadside Spill : Hydrogen Peroxide What caused the hazardous roadside spill? The truck driver was cut off and reacted by...
Emergency Acid Spill Clean Up
PROBLEM: A manufacturing plant spilled a 1200 lb. sack of hazardous chemicals. An emergency acid spill clean up was requested. Inhalation and...
Emergency Roadside Fuel Spill Cleanup
A Roadside Truck Spill of Fuel Can Pose Significant Hazards Problem: Rollover Truck Accident With Fuel Spill HazChem was called to the scene of a...
Silica Powder Spill Cleanup
Problem: Spill on Loading Dock Trailer HazChem received a call for a silica powder spill on a trailer at a truck terminal. Silica, often referred to...
Warehouse Dock Chemical Leak
Our Emergency Response Vehicles for chemical leaks are pre-loaded with 90% of the equipment needed for any emergency situation. In September...
Emergency Hazardous Chemical Spill
HazChem Emergency Rapid Response Team was deployed for an emergency hazardous chemical spill cleanup, involving Glycol Ether. HazChem...