Emergency Response

Clean Harbors has the ability to respond to small emergency needs as well as large spills and releases at hospitals and healthcare facilities.  From a small reagent spill or mercury release to a large spill in your physical or power plant, one call to one number - 800.645.8265 - from anywhere across North America connects you to Clean Harbors' network of emergency response service centers.

Clean Harbors has the expertise to manage a wide range of decontamination needs, from small laboratory equipment to entire labs, healthcare facilities and hospitals.  In emergency and scheduled situations, Clean Harbors evaluates the circumstance and develops a safe, comprehensive and cost-effective plan.  Even projects requiring a large labor force on short notice are easily handled and are performed in a timely fashion.

• Manual scraping of solid chemicals
• Manual scraping and utilization of high efficiency particulate air filter vacuums
• Decontamination via the use of bleach or other specialty chemical solutions
• Pressure washing
• Use of HEPA negative air machines
• Manual and chemical cleaning
• Confined space entries into tanks

Emergency Services

• Chemical and hazardous material spill response
• Biohazards response
• Etiological response
• Emergency pump-outs
• Emergency lab packing
• Emergency waste disposal
• Standby emergency response coverage
• National response coverage programs

Typical Emergency Responses

• Laboratory chemical spills
• Mercury spills
• Tank overflows
• Leaking drums