AMPOL Jan 2012 Newsletter - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
AMPOL ... A Leading Oil Spill Response and Total Environmental Solutions Provider
Oil Stop Hits Home Run With OSBORS
Oil Stop, a division of AMPOL, completed Phase 2 testing at the National Oil Spill Response Test Facility, also known as OHMSETT, as part of its contract with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center to develop submerged oil recovery equipment.
The Oil Stop Bottom Oil Recovery System (OSBORS) successfully accomplished a battery of tests in recent months. Moreover, since the Leonardo, N.J., Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) allows the industry to work with real oil in simulated environments, many things were observed and learned as to how to further adapt OSBORS for operation in real-world scenarios.
In the end, all observers were impressed with OSBORS' ability to effectively remove the sunken oil. As one third-party observer noted, "You guys hit a home run with that system."
We are more confident than ever that, whether working from a floating platform using an excavator in up to 50 feet of water or using the SubDredge in up to 200 feet of water, OSBORS is a viable method for effective sunken oil recovery. <<READ MORE>>
HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) CFR 29 1910.120 training is a 40-hour training course taught by certified training instructors. AMPOL's certified training instructors conduct these classes on-site.
Required by OSHA to conduct any work in the HAZMAT field, this training expires annually. An eight-hour refresher course is required each year, also taught by AMPOL's certified instructors.
AMPOL is the only emergency spill response company that offers high-level expert training in house as well as at a customer's desired location. In addition, AMPOL offers class flexibility and smaller class sizes, preferably no more than 20 students at a time, to maximize the benefits of training. <<READ MORE>>
AMPOL Takes Hunt for Heroes to Texas
American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL), a leading oil spill response and total environmental solutions provider, continues its "Hunt for Heroes" initiative honoring military veterans.
A four-day event in December was held at Trails End Ranch in Medina, Texas, and included six veterans participating, said President Kirk Headley.
AMPOL's "Hunt for Heroes" initiative, started in 2011, invites Purple Heart veterans that served in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war torn countries to spend a weekend hunting and relaxing. The veterans, which come from all branches of the military, are selected by the various military posts. <<READ MORE>>
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