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Document Actions After a Spill

   

After a spill requiring environmental cleanup, all activities, including efforts taken to contain and stop leaking materials and all regulatory reporting activities, should be logged in order to maintain a legally defensible position against third-party claimants. In truck-related incidents, drivers should write down everything they do after a spill to avoid being drawn into a pre-existing contamination problem as a responsible party, according to Spill Center President Tom Moses, who holds a Juris Doctorate degree and is a former U.S. EPA toxicologist.

 

"Being able to document that a release was separate in time, separate in nature, and was the subject of a separate and complete response and remediation will go a long way toward a successful defense," he explains. "That driver's log will provide a written record that can be used to place the company in a legally defensible position."

 

Spill Center documents all reporting and remediation activities performed on behalf of clients to limit their environmental liability and establish a legal defense against any third-party claims that might arise from spills. Clients are provided with electronic data spill packages with complete documentation of spill incidents, reporting, site remediation and other actions taken to close them. Spill Center has developed proprietary environmental claims reporting, tracking and documentation systems, which are available to support clients.

 

Put Spill Center on Your Team

 

Spill Center has been helping carriers, shippers, truck leasing and rental companies and insurers contain costs and limit liability related to environmental spills since 1990. To find out more about Spill Center services and how to become a client, contact Tom Moses. Call his direct number at 978-568-1922, x222; email him at [email protected]; or visit Spill Center's website at www.spillcenter.com, where you can register to become a client and complete a Spill Contingency Plan tailored to the needs of your company.

  

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