Job of the Week-Jan. 22, 2021

by | Jan 26, 2021

Never underestimate the value of an excellent Overpack drum. On January 22, 2021, one of the largest freight-transport companies in the world called HazChem Environmental at 4:57 a.m. with a major problem. “Resin had spilled on a trailer at one of their Chicagoland...

Job of the Week/12-24-20

by | Dec 30, 2020

There is something very special about a high-quality skid-steer machine. On Dec. 24, at 11:26 a.m., one of the largest petroleum-service companies in the world suffered a 70-gallon fuel spill at one of its Chicagoland stores. The spilled fuel covered 159 yards in...

Job of the Week-Dec. 7, 2020

by | Dec 11, 2020

Battery acid can be dangerous. According to batteryuniversity.com, “contact with the eye can cause permanent blindness; (and) swallowing damages internal organs that can lead to death.” On Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at 2:01 p.m., HazChem Environmental Corp. received an...

Job of the Week-Nov. 12, 2020

by | Nov 17, 2020

  November 12, 2020, Wisconsin, at freight-transport company terminal Thursday, Nov. 12, was a busy day for HazChem Environmental in Addison, IL. “Besides our usual Chicagoland work, we had an overnight job in Iowa, a job in Springfield (IL), another in Missouri...

ER Workplace Improvements

by | Nov 4, 2020

   First Step: Remember that people can’t drive you crazy if you don’t give them the keys.  There is no business quite like the emergency response business. When you go to work, your life, the lives of your fellow citizens and your fellow workers are literally at...