Jim Merriam
Environmental Affairs Manager
BOC Gases
Murray Hill, N.J.

"We're proud of our record and consider our safety program to be second to none in our industry. We have a very comprehensive emergency response program to handle our products, but we felt we could benefit from the Spill Center's resources to help us handle over-the-road spills of diesel fuel and oil.

"Since we cover almost 50 states, it is very difficult to keep up with all the different regulations and reporting requirements related to environmental releases. The Spill Center will help us identify qualified spill cleanup contractors wherever we have an incident on the road.

"We have relatively few spills in the course of a year, but the Spill Center deals with these incidents every day -- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are knowledgeable about who to deal with and what it should cost to handle spills anywhere in the country. I expect them to save us a lot of time and effort in managing any spills that might occur in our transportation operations."

Tim Fox
Safety Director
Triple Crown Services
Fort Wayne, Ind.

"The Spill Center handles my reporting to keep me out of trouble with the authorities. They have current listings of qualified cleanup contractors, and they help me find contractors in areas where I don't already have people set up. I know I can always go to the Spill Center with questions and get reliable answers. To me, that's invaluable because it allows me to handle incidents properly and avoid fines and unreasonable charges."

Kristi Smith
Claims Supervisor
Daily Express, Inc.
Carlisle, Pa.  

"It's difficult to know every environmental regulation for every locality throughout the country. The Spill Center offers that expertise everywhere, around the clock. It's nice to know that you have it so that you're not inadvertently violating regulations or forgetting to make notifications.

"It's not an insurance company's responsibility to report spills to the authorities. And they don't pay fines for failure to report. You can call the Spill Center, and they make sure that all the right authorities are notified. You can be sure all the steps needed to contain the spill and limit cleanup costs are taken care of, too."


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