Do you know the extent of your company's exposure in the event of a hazmat spill? It can be significant and very costly. By law, your company is responsible to pay:

The best way to limit your liability and contain your costs related to a spill is to be well prepared to respond quickly to clean it up and report it to the right agencies in the time required. Preparedness starts with drafting a detailed spill contingency plan with spill handling instructions and contact information of regulatory agencies and cleanup contractors. That needs to be done for every jurisdiction in which you have facilities or wherever your trucks travel. You also have to keep up with changes in the reporting regulations in those jurisdictions - federal, state, provincial and local.

But there is another way. Many companies prefer to use the services of a spill management specialist such as Spill Center to take care of these details. When a spill occurs, Spill Center is only a phone call away, 24/7, year-round. Experienced spill specialists are available to manage the incident, coordinate the emergency cleanup response and file all required reports.

Spill Center maintains up-to-date information on agencies all over North America that require incident reports after spills, nearly 30,000 of them. Comprehensive information on over 3,000 qualified cleanup contractors who are equipped to respond quickly to handle spills is also on file for instant access. Legal, technical and environmental specialists are available to provide assistance and answer questions.

Tom Moses, an environmental attorney and former US EPA toxicologist, founded Spill Center in 1990 on the belief than no company has enough spills to get good at handling them. Spill Center has been working with clients involved in spills for over 20 years - not just spills of hazmat, but diesel fuel and other materials requiring environmental cleanup and incident reports.

Spill Center's expertise in spill management and environmental claims handling has helped hundreds of clients in the transportation, chemical and insurance industries reduce their exposure to spills. For more information on Spill Center services and how to become a client, visit www.spillcenter.com or call Tom Moses in Hudson, Massachusetts at 978-568-1922 x222. E-mail him at tmoses@spillcenter.com.