Environmental Services Projects Aid the World
Rinchem typically performs over 300 hazardous materials removal, remediation, and spill response projects throughout the Western United States annually. Projects have varied from small quantity fuel and diesel spills to large federal facility remediation design, decontamination and demolition projects.
Depending upon available resources, Rinchem can mobilize trained and experienced hazardous materials personnel, equipment, and tools for remediation and emergency chemical spill response projects. Our expertise and knowledge of managing and performing work under a wide variety of conditions has assisted numerous customers in decontamination tasks, remediation projects, and emergency spill response in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, northern Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming and Utah.
Health and Safety Plan
Rinchem’s technicians will generate a site specific Health and Safety Plan for each project, brief all project participants on safety procedures, and secure the area in accordance with OSHA regulations (29 CFR 1920.120)
Sampling
Rinchem’s field technicians are trained and experienced in collecting samples from the environment as well as from generated hazardous waste from containers, tanks, waste piles, ponds, and lagoons. They are experienced in representative, composite, worst-case, and swipe sampling in compliance with EPA regulations. The sample preparation, collection, and preservation are performed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations including “EPA’s SW-846,” “A Compendium of Superfund Field Operation Methods,” and sections of EPA 40 CFR.
Chemical Lab Packing
In order to avoid unnecessary economic and environmental liability, accidentally spilled chemicals and outdated or expired chemicals must be handled and packed in both a safe and legal manner. Rinchem’s lab packing service satisfies all regulations stipulated in 49 CFR 173.12 and is an efficient method of segregating chemicals and bulking hazardous waste streams for transportation. We specifically designed this service to provide the maximum value to our customers while maintaining the lowest total cost for analysis and disposal of multiple hazard classes.
Lab packing services include:
- The identification and inventory of chemicals by hazard, quantity and container type
- Safely segregating and bulking chemicals by hazard class
- Packaging chemicals in the proper UN approved containers
- Labeling containers as required by regulations
- Preparing all manifests and accompanying documentation
- Providing transportation to an EPA approved disposal facility
- Delivering the certificate of disposal for “cradle-to-grave” tracking
Facility Emergency Response
Rinchem's Facility Emergency Response agreement includes an annual evaluation of your facility conducted by a team of Rinchem experts to assess your company's chemical handling procedures. The team identifies methods to prevent accidents as it collects the critical information needed to plan prompt and effective emergency responses at the facility before any accidents occur.
Household Hazardous Waste Management
In conjunction with city or county agencies, Rinchem establishes drop-off locations on specified dates and collects residential household hazardous wastes such as paints, pesticides, cleaners, used oil, gasoline, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs. Rinchem then ensure that such material is disposed of or recycled in an environmentally friendly and safe manner.
For more information about Rinchem’s environmental services or any of our other chemical management solutions, please contact a member of our business development team.