With Spill Center
on Their Team
Grammer Industries of Grammer, Indiana, specializes in hauling anhydrous ammonia, nitric acid, hazardous liquid waste, and other hazardous materials. The fleet handles about 20,000 hazmat shipments a year. Shorty Whittington, president, considers Spill Center an important part of his company’s preparedness strategy.
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Electronic Emergency Response Management System Developed
At a time when national attention is keenly focused on the security of hazardous materials, Spill Center® has introduced an integrated communications system that can save critical time during hazmat emergencies and improve incident management for the benefit of spill generators, the government and the environment.
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Are You Prepared
For a Spill?
As part of the nationwide effort to improve hazmat security, local and state regulatory agencies are becoming stricter about enforcement of spill notification requirements. Texas requires spill generators to report incidents within one hour of a spill. A county in Ohio has a 30-minute reporting requirement. The only notice many transporters ever receive is the one that arrives by mail stating the company is in violation for failure to report.
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White Paper Available
A white paper about the new Electronic Emergency Response Management System developed by Spill Center is available at no charge. Request a copy of "New Technology and Systems for Emergency Response" by
E-mail: tmoses@
spillcenter.com or call: 978-568-1922.
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Unreasonable Charges?
Our survey question in the last issue of Spill Center Advisor asked: Have you ever been burned by unexpected or unreasonable invoice charges from a fire department or cleanup contractor after a spill?
The response:
66.7% of respondents answered "Yes."
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