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What To Look For When Choosing An Environmental Cleanup Service
Hazardous substances cleanup as well as preventive maintenance is indigenous to any industrial setting: it's just part of everyday business. However, who you choose to outsource these services to is extremely important to the safety of your employees, your equipment, your facilities, and your property. Because environmental waste is nothing to be left to the amateur or the inexperienced, here are some things to look for when choosing an environmental cleanup service.
You will be able to tell a lot about a company from its website: does it have a tab that allows you to review its safety procedures or does it barely mention safety and emphasize the services it offers instead? Some of the safety training and procedures that the service should practice as a matter of course include:
-- OSHA compliance: as can be imagined, OSHA has very strict requirements for services that handle environmental cleanup. Employees must undergo a 40 hour training program and then have 8 additional hours of training every year after that. At least two weeks of on-site training is mandated and managers must hold monthly safety meetings.
-- Extra non-mandated training: a good environmental cleanup company will not simply fill OSHA and DOT requirements; rather, it will go the extra mile by having new employees be closely mentored by experienced ones during the first year. So much of safety cannot be learned in a classroom: it is often learned in the field as well. Newer employees will not be left unsupervised, but will learn how to handle any unexpected circumstances by observing and assisting veterans.
-- Random drug and alcohol testing is a great way to know if the environmental cleanup service is truly committed to having the safest, most dependable workers on the job for you. The company should screen its employees before employment, annually, and randomly as needed. If an emergency arises, you want to be confident that the responders will be ready and able to take on anything.
An environmental cleanup company's services range may include: tank cleaning, chemical cleaning, waste reduction and disposal, sewer cleaning, emergency response, and much more. It's worth the time and effort to compare several local services to see how they each stack up when it comes to practicing critical safety measures. Then choose a company that has at least 20 years of experience, has an excellent track record of safety, and that cares enough about you, your employees, and your livelihood to emphasize total professionalism.
About the Author Great Lakes Equipment Inc.(http://www.zesinc.com/)has the manpower and resources needed to deliver unmatched speed, effectiveness, and safety to handle a wide range of scheduled maintenance and emergency service needs. Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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