macrocarpa
Branched out member
- Location
- Midwest
Banner Sales posted this story in a recent email newsletter. I’ve always thought this is one major advantage to using kioritz style soil injectors and trunk injection equipment as opposed to driving around with hundreds of gallons of pesticide or fertilizer.
A client had an accident where a driver had slammed into the back of their spray truck causing a fitting to break right at the tank leaving no way to stop the pesticide leak. Emergency services notified the EPA which would have normally responded but they had to choose between another accident that was more pressing. Lucky for this client, they did not incur a fine and clean up protocols that would have totaled over $25,000 even though the wrecker service had stopped the leak before reaching drains. The wrecker service charged $7,000 for their efforts that had to be paid while the crew was on site. What's most important to know here is that same wrecker driver gave great advice. He suggested purchasing toilet donuts for every truck as a part of their spill kit resource for events like this. Wax toilet rings do a great job of sealing leaks until the tank can get drained preventing major spill containment costs.
Truck Safety Tip
A story about a PHC company that avoided a catastrophe
A story about a PHC company that avoided a catastrophe
A client had an accident where a driver had slammed into the back of their spray truck causing a fitting to break right at the tank leaving no way to stop the pesticide leak. Emergency services notified the EPA which would have normally responded but they had to choose between another accident that was more pressing. Lucky for this client, they did not incur a fine and clean up protocols that would have totaled over $25,000 even though the wrecker service had stopped the leak before reaching drains. The wrecker service charged $7,000 for their efforts that had to be paid while the crew was on site. What's most important to know here is that same wrecker driver gave great advice. He suggested purchasing toilet donuts for every truck as a part of their spill kit resource for events like this. Wax toilet rings do a great job of sealing leaks until the tank can get drained preventing major spill containment costs.
