Haz-Mat- Brochure

INS2 6/12OIL SPILL24/7 RESPONSEHAZ-MAT24/7 RESPONSEINDUSTRIALSERVICESSTANDBYRESCUEENVIRONMENTAL& SAFETYPRODUCTSSAFETYCOMPLIANCETRAININGTRANSPORTATIONSERIVESWASTEMANAGEMENT& DISPOSALOMI Environmental Solutions (OMIES), a leader in oil spill response for over 40 years, has a well-respected, experienced team of professionals with the expertise to resolve any environmental service problem such as a spill, haz-mat, industrial services, standby rescue, waste management & disposal, transportation, safety, compliance or training need. Also, our environmental & safety products division offers extremely competitive rates and delivery options.• Chemical Incident Response • Biological Incident Response • Unknown Chemical Response • Compressed Gas Incident Response & Transfers• Chemical (Dry & Bulk) Transfers • Clandestine Drug Lab Response • Abandoned Container Recovery • Atmospheric Metering & Monitoring • National Spill Response Program (NSRP)HAZ-MAT RESPONSE 24/7Any hazardous materials incident presents a potentially dangerous situation. Chemicals that are combustible, explosive, corrosive, toxic or reactive along with biological and radioactive materials can affect the general public and the environment. While response activities needed at each incident are unique, the most important activity requires protecting the health and ensuring the safety of the responder, general public and the environment. OMI Environmental Solutions (OMIES) is dedicated to the highest level of profes-sionalism and preparation in providing unrivaled hazardous material emergence response services to its customers and continues to be a leader in emergency spill response on the Gulf Coast. The recent expansion of the Haz-Mat division allowed for the introduction of even more qualified personnel, most having more than 20 years of experience, in order to bolster the knowledge and capabilities of response teams. We have the training and capabilities to perform all types of: • hazardous and nonhazardous liquid transfers • bulk transfers • compressed gas transfers Our Haz-Mat teams can respond to situations at fixed facilities, on land, water and underground via pipeline, and are specially trained in various situations involving transportation and railcars.Furthermore, the continued acquisition of various specialized equipment, such as plugging, patching and capping for railcars, unique-ly positions OMIES to be one of the only response companies capable of performing services that were once labeled as impossible outside of normal situations.The OMIES Haz-Mat team has the expertise and ability to respond to all chemical spills and transfers utilzing their solutions-oriented approach.24/7 Oil Spill Response . 24/7 Haz-Mat Response . Industrial Services . Standby Rescue . Waste Management & DisposalTransportation Services . Safety / Compliance / Training . Environmental & Safety ProductsWWW.OMIES.COM 24/7 EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1-800-645-6671 OUR MISSIONThe mission of OMI Environmental Solutions is to be the premiere environmental services company in the Gulf South by providing outstanding service to businesses, industries and governmental agencies. We strive to be the first call to provide safe, effective solutions utilizing our experienced personnel, and state of the art equipment and products.Recently the Haz-Mat team was called into action to perform two very unique transfers. After it was discovered that a railcar containing a flammable and poisonous chemical called Trimethylamine was leaking, the OMIES Haz-Mat team was called into secure the railcar by capping it thereby avoiding evacuation of the area. Later, after the necessary permits were obtained, the team returned to transfer the product to another railcar. By using Nitrogen the team depressurized the car and push out the Trimethylamine. The gas was then flared off several yards from the railcar. Four members of the Haz-Mat team took about six hours to transfer the 28,000 gallons of Trimethylamine successfully. The other unique transfer that the Haz-Mat team was called in for their expertise was one involving Chloracetyl Chloride, a poisonous corrosive chemical. After a 5,000 gallon ISO tank was damaged in transit, the OMIES Haz-Mat team was called in. This chemical cannot get wet and required that the transfer occur with the condition of no rain and very low humidity to avoid a violent reaction. After setting up a safe perimeter, having the fire department on scene and waiting until the plant was closed, the members of the Haz-Mat team successfully made the transfer to the second ISO tank utilizing specialized hoses and pumps. According to the chemical manufacturer, this was the first time Chloroacetyl Chloride has ever been transferred in the field. Chloroacetyl Chloride is a chlorinated acyl chloride. It is a bifunctional compound, making it a useful building block chemical. Like other acyl chlorides, reaction with other protic compounds such as amines, alcohols, and water generates hydrochloric acid, making it a lachrymator (tear gas).Trimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula N(CH3)3. This colorless, hygroscopic, and flammable tertiary amine has a strong “fishy” odor in low concentrations and an ammonia-like odor at higher concentrations. It is a gas at room temperature but is usually sold in pressurized gas cylinders or as a 40% solution in water.