Emergency Rapid Response Team Services Page<\/a> to learn more about our expeited services.\u00a0 HazChem offers a wide range of <a href=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"//hazardous-waste-disposal///">Hazardous Waste Removal Services<\/a>. Or visit <a href=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"///">all services provided by HazChem<\/a>.<\/p>","tablet":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>JOB OF THE MONTH- HAZCHEM EMERGENCY RESPONSE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On July 12, at 7:34 p.m., one of the largest companies in the world became aware of a problem at one of its United States Midwest outlets. The outlet was in Gurnee, Illinois: Flammable waste products had mistakenly been disposed into one of its large dumpsters. HazChem Environmental was called to handle this emergency. A six-man crew of HazChem immediately began the process of making sure the proper equipment was brought to the emergency site, including a Bobcat. The HazChem manager of this job was a Lieutenant at a Chicagoland Fire Department who also works part-time for HazChem.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Flammable Waste was Put Inside a Dumpster<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"449\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7897-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7897-003.jpg 566w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7897-003-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #555555; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"> HazChem was called to handle the emergency.<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have found that hiring highly trained, highly skilled firemen to work for us on a part-time basis is a huge benefit to our company,\u201d said Chris Johnson, Co-owner of HazChem Environmental. \u201cOn this particular spill in Gurnee, our manager did an outstanding job as did our entire crew.\u201d Once onsite, employing a Bobcat, HazChem pulled the dumpster far away from the building and towards a roll-off dumpster that HazChem also brought to the job site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7878-004.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7878-004.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7878-004-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><\/p><figcaption>HazChem crew member gets inside dumpster; conducts inspection. (Below) HazChem crew members continue to search for flammable products, while still getting rid of all the waste.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7890-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7890-003.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7890-003-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7889-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7889-003.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7889-003-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"512\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7891-004.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7891-004.jpg 447w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7891-004-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The HazChem crew members carefully moved all flammable products out of the garbage bin and safely deposited the items into 55-gallon Open-Top-Steel Drums. The rest of the garbage in the bin was transferred to the heavy-duty bucket of the Bobcat and then efficiently transferred to our runoff dumpster. \u201cWe were very proud to be called to handle this emergency job and equally proud that the job was done safely, effectively and, for the work involved, relatively quickly, which helped save our client capital,\u201d said HazChem Co-owner Alan Shapiro. \u201cWhen we hear at the end of our jobs, \u2018Thank you so much for everything,\u2019 which is what occurred after this particular job was completed, it\u2019s very rewarding to our crews and our entire company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"422\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7862-002.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7862-002.jpg 443w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7862-002-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">At the end of the job, no hazardous or flammable products remained in the dumpster of our client. HazChem handles over 1,000 emergency jobs per year, testament to the trust we have.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>","phone":"<h3><strong>JOB OF THE MONTH- HAZCHEM EMERGENCY RESPONSE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On July 12, at 7:34 p.m., one of the largest companies in the world became aware of a problem at one of its United States Midwest outlets. The outlet was in Gurnee, Illinois: Flammable waste products had mistakenly been disposed into one of its large dumpsters. HazChem Environmental was called to handle this emergency. A six-man crew of HazChem immediately began the process of making sure the proper equipment was brought to the emergency site, including a Bobcat. The HazChem manager of this job was a Lieutenant at a Chicagoland Fire Department who also works part-time for HazChem.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Flammable Waste was Put Inside a Dumpster<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"449\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7897-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7897-003.jpg 566w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7897-003-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #555555; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\">HazChem was called to handle the emergency.<\/span><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have found that hiring highly trained, highly skilled firemen to work for us on a part-time basis is a huge benefit to our company,\u201d said Chris Johnson, Co-owner of HazChem Environmental. \u201cOn this particular spill in Gurnee, our manager did an outstanding job as did our entire crew.\u201d Once onsite, employing a Bobcat, HazChem pulled the dumpster far away from the building and towards a roll-off dumpster that HazChem also brought to the job site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7878-004.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7878-004.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7878-004-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> <\/span><\/p><figcaption>HazChem crew member gets inside dumpster; conducts inspection. (Below) HazChem crew members continue to search for flammable products, while still getting rid of all the waste.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7890-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7890-003.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7890-003-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7889-003.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7889-003.jpg 450w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7889-003-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"512\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7891-004.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7891-004.jpg 447w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7891-004-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The HazChem crew members carefully moved all flammable products out of the garbage bin and safely deposited the items into 55-gallon Open-Top-Steel Drums. The rest of the garbage in the bin was transferred to the heavy-duty bucket of the Bobcat and then efficiently transferred to our runoff dumpster. \u201cWe were very proud to be called to handle this emergency job and equally proud that the job was done safely, effectively and, for the work involved, relatively quickly, which helped save our client capital,\u201d said HazChem Co-owner Alan Shapiro. \u201cWhen we hear at the end of our jobs, \u2018Thank you so much for everything,\u2019 which is what occurred after this particular job was completed, it\u2019s very rewarding to our crews and our entire company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"422\" src=https://www.hazchemcook.com/"https:////prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads//2020//07//IMG_7862-002.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7862-002.jpg 443w, https:\/\/prod-hazchem-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_7862-002-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">At the end of the job, no hazardous or flammable products remained in the dumpster of our client. HazChem handles over 1,000 emergency jobs per year, testament to the trust we have.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>"}},"slug":"et_pb_text"}" data-et-multi-view-load-tablet-hidden="true" data-et-multi-view-load-phone-hidden="true">
It started out as a calm morning at one of the largest freight-shipping transportation companies in the world. “Everything had been going pretty smoothly,” said F.H., the dock supervisor. And then, suddenly, things were no longer going smoothly. “We had a huge, huge problem on our hands,” F.H. said. “One of our 53-foot trailers pulled into the dock and we could see there was a fairly large-sized mineral oil spill under the trailer and in the trough. We opened up the back of the trailer very carefully — it was a monster-sized stinking mess.”
“It was brutal,” F.H. said. “It was all over the place.” By 8:30 a.m., HazChem Environmental Corporation was called. “HazChem doesn’t mess around,” F.H. said. “We knew they’d send us a crew as fast as they could and we knew they’d fix the whole problem, and this was a huge problem — I was certain we’d have to shut down a pretty good-sized portion of our dock to clean up this spill, and that is always a huge inconvenience to our workers, which slows things down and that, ultimately, affects our customers. I was just hoping we could re-open this particular area of our dock by around 6 p.m. This was a big mess.” A four-man HazChem crew arrived via Emergency Truck at 9:20 a.m.
Mineral Oil had leaked out of the trailer and onto the ground.
E.L. was HazChem’s designated crew manager. “We agreed with the dock supervisor’s desire to shut off this area,” said E.L., a veteran at HazChem. “The inside of the trailer had a lot of freight and the entire trailer was soaked with the mineral oil.” While there are plenty of products that are more dangerous than mineral oil, this particular spill still required plenty of care.
At its worst, mineral oil can irritate the lungs, causing coughing or shortness of breath. It can also irritate skin, causing a rash or burning feeling. Therefore, it is considered a hazardous substance, and a spill must be handled very carefully.
Taking the proper precautions, E.L. and his fellow HazChem crew members were able to find the source of the leak. “There was a punctured drum and all 55 gallons had leaked out” E.L. explained. “We made sure it was neutralized (with a PH test), and then put it carefully into an 85-gallon open-top-steel drum as an over-pack.”
By 10 a.m., HazChem was getting the freight off the trailer. “We fully understand that time is money,” said HazChem Co-Owner Alan Shapiro. “And we know in the freight business, particularly with this company, a shutdown of an area for a huge amount of time can be very disruptive and costly.”
HazChem crew member cleaning inside of trailer:
The crew had placed a huge sheet of Poly on the dock to hold the freight and protect the dock floor itself. All the while, the crew employed the necessary oil dry to help handle absorption and the cleaning.
HazChem crew has cleaned up inside of trailer:
“I have always had a great relationship with the guys who work for HazChem,” said F.H., who has been with this particular freight company for 33 years. “HazChem has handled our emergency spills the last 15 years or so. They always let me know their game plan beforehand and I am always appreciative of that. On this particular spill, I could see they had the inside of the trailer completely cleaned before noon. I knew they could get it clean and I was happy they did it so doggone fast.”
Soon after, the trailer was moved so HazChem could clean up the spill outside, on the ground. The mineral oil was sitting in the trough, close to 75 feet in length. “Using oil dry, pads, shovels and brooms, the four of us got everything outside cleaned up in 67 minutes,” said E.L.
With a good-natured chuckle, E.L. added, “Yes, exactly 67 minutes. Our owners like us to take meticulous notes and we know our customers appreciate that, too.”
HazChem Co-Owner Chris Johnson was pleased. “Once our guys finished with the proper paperwork, and placed the seven drums in OS&D, our guys were on their way back to our shop by 1:30pm” Johnson said. “Our crew had worked hard and very quickly. We knew they needed this cleanup not to be an all-day thing — and it wasn’t.”
HazChem crew cleans spilled Mineral Oil outside the freight company dock.
Mineral Oil had spilled. HazChem handled the cleanup, including the cleaning of the trough:
The job of cleaning the Mineral Oil spill has been completed.
