Spills don’t happen every day, so it can be easy to overlook the need to conduct spill response trainings. Skipping spill drills can compromise safety, expose employees to unfamiliar hazards and ...

Accidental spills of chemicals, petroleum and other hazardous substances can happen any time and to any one. RIT's main goal is to avoid spills whenever possible but in the event that a spill occurs, ...

As a former supervisor of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s Spill Prevention and Response programs, I was trained in many of the Coast Guard’s Incident Command System classes and was the Incident Commander ...

VALDEZ, Alaska — Against the backdrop of Alaska's snow-topped Chugach Mountains and in the same waters that were spoiled by the Exxon Valdez oil spill more than two decades ago, Shell has been ...

The objective of this guide is to provide laboratory employees with a framework for spill response planning. This planning must be done in advance, not after a spill occurs. All spills are different; ...

A propane-fueled torch sits amid oil and burnt marsh vegetation April 1, 2025, on Weeks Island in coastal Iberia Parish. Evidence of an oil leak – and unsuccessful efforts to clean it – remained ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email It was all hands-on deck, or rather, on the Clay Kaserne airfield, as trainees reacted to the effects of a notional ...

The decision to use dispersants on any given oil spill requires careful comparison of its health and environmental impacts compared to other available response options, including mechanical recovery, ...

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has conducted a table-top exercise with Indonesia and Malaysia to enhance regional coordination and strengthen response capabilities for oil spills.

WEEKS ISLAND – A month after an oil spill in coastal Iberia Parish, the little island at the edge of Vermilion Bay looks bleak. Footsteps churn up oil mixed with mud and ash. A rainbow sheen spreads ...