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Welcome to Spill Center Update, the information service focusing on hazmat transportation safety, risk avoidance and cost containment.
 

Good PR Needed After a Spill

    

Truck accidents are big news when they tie up traffic for hours while emergency crews deal with diesel fuel and hazardous chemicals leaking from the vehicle. That's when the spill generator needs some good PR. But it doesn't just happen, especially in a crisis situation, says Tom Moses, president of Spill Center, a leading spill management organization with over 20 years experience assessing and managing environmental spills. His white paper on crisis communications planning, "Dealing With the Media During a Spill Emergency," can help you as a spill generator know what to expect when the media come calling.

 

Tom, who received his law degree in 1986 and is a former U.S. EPA toxicologist, advises a strict policy of openness with the press. He also urges carriers to appoint a company spokesperson whose job it will be to gather all available information (who, what, where, when, how, and what's next) and answer news media inquiries. For Spill Center clients, we automatically notify this person in addition to other key company officials when we activate the client's Contingency Plan during a spill emergency.  

 

Advance crisis communications planning can go a long way toward keeping your company from coming off as the bad guy after a spill. To help in your planning, download Tom's white paper by clicking the link at left. The paper contains Spill Center's recommended guidelines for dealing with the media during spill emergencies that occur on the road or at one of your facilities.  

 

Environmental Liability Webinar Slated

 

Tom will present a webinar on Spill Liability and the importance of being adequately prepared to respond quickly to environmental spills to help minimize liability. He will discuss the environmental and spill liability laws along with situations that give rise to liability. He will also focus on ways to maintain a legally defensible position against third-party claimants. Tom's webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, noon to 12:30. If you haven't registered, click or copy/paste: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/810345465 


For more information on Spill Center subscriber services and how Spill Center can help your company become better prepared to handle spills requiring emergency cleanup, visit www.spillcenter.com or call Tom at 978-568-1922, x222. You can email him at [email protected].

  

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