Do I wear a safety helmet while working at home?

    SHOULD I WEAR A SAFETY HELMET WHILE WORKING IN MY HOME?  Being safe while working from home is often overlooked. When in doubt, don’t go without. Let that be your guiding rule. Wearing a safety helmet could help prevent a life-altering injury, and perhaps...

Job of the Week-Feb. 9, 2021

Emergency spill is called in at 9:15 a.m., Feb. 9, 2021 EMERGENCY CLEAN UP FOR DRUM LEAKS February 9, 2021 was a cold day in Chicago. And at 9:15 a.m., HazChem Environmental received an emergency phone call from the top freight transport company (volume) in Illinois....

Job of the Week-Jan. 22, 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

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

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

  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...