If your semi-truck or fleet vehicles get into an accident or need a tow, it’s likely you know who to call. However, do you know the next steps when that accident involves a spill? Different steps are involved in whether a spill is considered a hazardous material spill or legally requires a spill recovery.
Vehicle Fluid Spills
Hazardous fluids in a vehicle include windshield or washer fluid, battery acid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, or fuel like diesel or gasoline. In some instances, the release involved in an accident can be minor and can be cleaned up with a spill kit on site. Alternatively, it can be a significant spill and environmental hazard.
When calling Team Pro-Enviro to help with the accident recovery, let us know about the minimal spills involved so we can bring the tools needed. Even a minor spill still needs cleaning up, even if it is not categorized as a hazardous material spill.
Hazardous Material Spills
Hazardous material spills are substances or materials that can cause harm or risk to a person’s health or safety or to property and the environment when being transported for commercial needs. With hazardous spills, there are many more guidelines and factors involved. These dictate the size and nature of the spill, what materials are being transported, the original load size and the damage to the transporting vehicle.
For example, flammable, corrosive and poisonous materials are all under the hazardous category. Extensive fuel and oil spills are also hazardous. If your vehicle is involved in an incident with a hazardous material that spills, it must be attended to by a qualified accident recovery team, like Pro-Enviro.
Having Pro-Enviro as your emergency contact will ensure you always have an emergency spill response plan on hand. That way, if an accident happens, you already have a plan and support to handle any spill recovery – major or minor.
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