The training included both outdoor and indoor classroom workshops as well as an on-water day for oil spill response preparation drill rehearsals. SERVS was created in 1989 after the Exxon Valdez ...

To prepare for spills, you should: (1) learn about the hazards of the chemicals in your laboratory, (2) write response procedures to address those hazards, and (3) make sure that you have the ...

have the training or expertise necessary to proceed safely The amount and location of the spill is within the capability of College employees to handle The necessary spill response supplies and ...

Thus, spill response training exercises can also be useful to ensure better handling during emergencies and accidents. Several other factors might affect the cleaning procedure of an oil spill.

WITH the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) nearing completion, oil storage tanks already in place ...

When oil spills occur, the first step is to control the source, "whether that be a ship, pipeline, or leaking well", says Doug Helton, regional supervisor of the emergency response division at ...